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Learning Resilience with Teresa Strasser – Episode 2348

by Vinnie Tortorich

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Episode 2348 – In this Friday’s episode, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes friend Teresa Strasser, author of “Making It Home”, and the two discuss baseball, learning resilience, and more.

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LEARNING RESILIENCE

  • Vinnie welcomes Teresa, and the duo jumps right into how they met, what they initially thought of each other, and Teresa’s background growing up. (3:00)
    • They also discuss several things they have in common.
    • They talk about team sports and the sports community, and the lessons learned.
    • Any moment can be a make-or-break moment.
  • They share some favorite baseball movies and discuss some famous Jewish athletes. (19:30)
  • They get into more details about Teresa’s backstory, which is important to the foundation of her story in the book. (31:30)
  • Teresa is a vegan but doesn’t try to influence others’ choices, which leads to a chat about Michael Greger. (35:00)
  • Vinnie lets Teresa know she has a celebrity doppelgänger, Sabrina Impacciatore. (38:00) 
  • The duo discusses their early days in Los Angeles. (42:00)
  • They return to the topic of Teresa’s “Making It Home” book and more of her background as it relates to the book. (53:20)
  • Teresa has some questions for Vinnie regarding athletics and the social aspects of being on a team. (1:07:00)
    • Her boys are involved in sports, so they share some stories.
    • Vinnie confirms, that even with all his injuries and pain throughout the years, he wouldn’t change a thing about playing football.
    • Competing in sports is a great way of learning resilience.
  • They also discuss players like Kurt Gibson, and his progressing Parkinson’s disease. (1:11:30)

CONNECTING THROUGH A GAME

  • Vinnie asks Teresa about her relationship with her dad, who was a great baseball fan, and how they bonded over baseball while also grieving her brother’s death. (1:14:00)
    • Teresa explains the way she handled the narrative of the story, with flashbacks to various points in childhood.
    • She and her dad were able to connect in a way just by watching games together.
  • Vinnie asks Teresa how she was able to get Cal Ripken to write a “blurb” for her book. (1:19:00)
  • They also chat about FQ, “Failure Quotient” as well as “streaks”, and how to apply them to lessons in life.
  • You can find Teresa on both Instagram & Twitter at @teresastrasser.
  • You can purchase her book, Making It Home, here.
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