A look at life at the intersections of wellness, culture, and current events
The body’s first betrayal is always the most surprising. I learned this the hard way on September 6th, 2019. I was in a derby girl’s garage, working on a pole routine for a fundraiser that my former roller derby league was putting together. Given my history in doing aerial silks, […]
Hello everyone, I am Octavia Hustler, skater for Angel City Derby! When I’m not on skates, I work as a registered dietitian in Los Angeles. So why am I writing about this? Batty Davis from ACD reached out to me a few weeks ago to make a post about nutrition […]
I get two types of responses when I tell people that I do roller derby: “Wow, that’s so awesome! You’re such a badass for doing derby!” Or, “Wait, you do roller derby? But you’re so tiny!” I find it amusing that people assume that my size automatically disqualifies me from […]