Powell’s Beaverton

This will be special! Not only is it the first stop in the PNW, it will have a very meaningful guest! Jenny Nguyen (The Sports Bra) will be joining Katie and Tiffany to discuss the importance of women’s sports. A dynamic conversation and book signing will be included. Free!

Brave Up!

A girls’ sports and confidence workshop, in partnership with local community organization, Ophelia’s Place and co-hosted by Trackgirlz, Bras for Girls, &mother, and AMHF. This event will work with 40 middle and high school girl identified youth at the Bob Keefer Center for Sports and Recreation. All these nonprofit groups will take part in the event, which is designed to instill in the young girls a deep belief and connection to themselves: emotionally, physically, and mentally.

Join Katie and Tiffany for a book reception at Tsunami Books in Eugene.

Both authors will be there to discuss the key elements of their book, participate in audience Q&A, and sign book copies. 

Empower Hour - Festival Stage

Panel discussion on Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports will be featured during the “Empower Hour” on the awards main stage at Hayward Field in Eugene. Taking part will be Sarah Lesko (Bras for Girls), Mechelle Freeman (TrackGirlz), Alysia Montano (&Mother), Dr. Sam (&Mother) and Katie Steele, LMFT & Tiffany Brown, Ph.D., LMFT (Athletes Mental Health Foundation). The panel will be moderated by Sasha Spencer, Athlete & Teams Experience Director for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, 9-time NCAA All-American at Georgetown University, and former Nike elite athlete.

Let’s Talk Female Athlete Mental Wellbeing with the Authors of The Price She Pays: Confronting the Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women’s Sports—from the Schoolyard to the Stadium

Books will be available for purchase and an author signing will follow the panel discussion.

Two experts in mental health are here to offer parents, coaches, and participants advice and support to help female athletes thrive in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete. Katie Steele, LMFT, and Tiffany Brown, Ph.D., LMFT, are the authors of the newly released book The Price She Pays: Confronting the Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women’s Sports—from the Schoolyard to the Stadium. Through first-hand accounts, research, and reporting, the book explores some of the biggest challenges that girls and women experience in pursuit of excellence in sports—including body image and eating disorders, depression and anxiety, mistreatment and abuse, and more. They’ll talk about where current sports systems go wrong and how we can correct course to ensure better experiences for girls and women at all stages of competition.

This conversation and book launch celebration will be introduced by Erin Strout, journalist and co-author of The Price She Pays, and moderated by Christine Yu, journalist and author of Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes.