"At some point when she was growing up, Ceara Jane O'Sullivan created this whole mythology about Girls Who Can Cartwheel: they're organized, they're determined, they follow through, and they're brave. These are not things Ceara thinks about herself, and, coincidentally, she also cannot do a cartwheel. You see how this becomes a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy, right?"
"I present the most whimsical Try Hard episode of the season, in which a grown woman takes a private gymnastics class with a coach who usually teaches children in the hopes of turning just one (1) cartwheel. A transcript of the episode can be found here. You can listen to Try Hard wherever you get your podcasts: RSS here, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify (if you must). Send me voice memos of the things you're trying at podcasts@defector.com or message me on Instagram @alexlaughs."
Ceara Jane O'Sullivan invented a mythology about Girls Who Can Cartwheel, assigning them organization, determination, follow-through, and bravery. Ceara does not see herself as possessing those traits and also cannot perform a cartwheel. That perception functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy that limits action. A whimsical Try Hard episode follows a grown woman enrolling in a private gymnastics class with a coach who usually teaches children, aiming to land one cartwheel. A transcript is available, and the episode is distributed via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Listeners may send voice memos to podcasts@defector.com or message on Instagram @alexlaughs.
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