{"podcast":{"title":"Confessions of an Elite Athlete with Midge Purce","slug":"confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469","podcast_index_feed_id":7828469,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP3428885028","website_url":"http://youtube.com/@confessionsofaneliteathlete","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d3a582c4-22de-11f1-ba38-673271b65927/image/0cf50a97b90a20088491579981b82806.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media","episode_count":12,"summary":"What does it really take to be elite? Midge Purce is a champion on the field, but she's also a Harvard graduate with a degree in psychology. In Confessions of an Elite Athlete, Midge sits down with the best athletes in the world to explore their mindset and unseen battles on the path to greatness. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T00:18:16.001720+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469"},"episode":{"title":"Ali Truwit Lost Her Leg to a Shark—16 Months Later She Was on a Paralympic Podium","slug":"ali-truwit-lost-her-leg-to-a-shark-16-months-later-she-was-on-a-paralympic-podium","published_at":"2026-08-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469/ali-truwit-lost-her-leg-to-a-shark-16-months-later-she-was-on-a-paralympic-podium","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/257/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9848897158.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/257/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9848897158.mp3","summary":"Two days after Ali Truwit graduated from Yale University, she was attacked by a shark, fought it off and won. She lost her foot and part of her leg, yet still, somehow, swam 75 yards back to her boat. Just sixteen months later she was standing on a Paralympic podium in Paris with two silver medals. In this episode, Midge Purce sits down with Ali to discuss her path from trauma, to radical self-acceptance, to the Paralympic podium. They dive deep into how our minds can be the biggest barrier to accomplishment, overcoming negative brain loops with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and why we are all far stronger than we think. Ali and Midge also talk about how they met at Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show in Miami, overcoming body dissatisfaction, and why Ali is embracing a multi-hyphenate identify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Two days after Ali Truwit graduated from Yale University, she was attacked by a shark, fought it off and won. She lost her foot and part of her leg, yet s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3766,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469/episodes/ali-truwit-lost-her-leg-to-a-shark-16-months-later-she-was-on-a-paralympic-podium/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-an-elite-athlete-with-midge-purce-7828469/ali-truwit-lost-her-leg-to-a-shark-16-months-later-she-was-on-a-paralympic-podium.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}