Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Shelley Maurer and Sher Emerick
E106: Lydia Hirt: Building Community, Style, and Opportunity Through Pickleball
28 minutes Posted May 5, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Book News And Giving Back
Meet Lydia Hurt
Pandemic Discovery And NYC Courts
Finding Friends Through Pickleball
Women, Equity, And Visibility
Style, Skorts, And Confidence
Growing The Sport And Staying Safe
Life Lessons And Closing Links
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How can pickleball open the door to new friendships, a whole new career path, and a fresh way to bring style, community, and opportunity into everyday life? In this episode, we talk with Lydia Hirt, a New York-based pickleball community builder, marketer, and creative voice who has helped grow the sport in exciting and meaningful ways. Lydia shares how she first discovered pickleball during the pandemic in Florida, playing with her family as their small pod, and how that one experience sparke...