Hosts Chinny and Emmett are joined by two powerful leaders in their respective fields of peacebuilding and sports: Karen Doubilet is the Executive Director of PeacePlayers International, and Dr. Sarah Hillyer is the director of the Sport, Peace & Society Center at the University of Tennessee. In today’s episode of Play it Forward, a social justice podcast, we explore their origin stories - how they took two seemingly different paths, but found themselves working to improve the lives of others and build peace through sport. Throughout the conversation themes of confidence, leadership and competition in sports are raised as it relates to not just their personal journeys, but the journeys of millions of girls across the world. Karen speaks to the relationship of competition and retention in sports within PeacePlayers, and Dr. Hillyer addresses and speaks to society at large. This a wonderful conversation that we hope leaves you all feeling as inspired as we are!

Content Warning: Brief discussion of disordered eating. 

For more information on the Center for Sport, Peace & Society visit:

https://sportandpeace.utk.edu/

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Twitter @SportandPeaceUT

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Facebook @TheCenterForSportPeaceSociety

Interested in learning more about PeacePlayers mission to build a more peaceful and equitable world? Visit our website https://peaceplayers.org/playitforwardpodcast/ and check out our social handles.

Twitter: @peaceplayers

Instagram: @peaceplayersintl and @playitforwardpodcast

Facebook: @peaceplayersintl

LinkedIn: PeacePlayers International

YouTube: PeacePlayers

The Play It Forward podcast is produced by:

Chinny Nwagbo

Emmett Shepard

Leif Frymire

The Play It Forward podcast audio engineering and editing

LeBaron Leath

Animation and music created and designed by

LeBaron Leath

Podcast Cover Art by:

Adam Hawkins

Marketing by:

Gabriella Mora

Sophie Kennedy

Bailee Rasmussen