Kerri Walsh Jennings on Finding Out She Was Pregnant Mid Olympics and Keeping It Secret

Cassidy and Skylar speak with five time Olympian, three time Olympic gold medalist, founder of Hero Volley, and mom of three Kerri Walsh Jennings. Kerri opens up about the miscarriage that forced her to choose between starting a family and going for Olympic gold, the marriage that nearly fell apart at the height of her career, and what it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter in her belly and her sons cheering from the stands. This discussion touches on: The miscarriage Kerri had in 2005 and the impossible decision that followed: wait a year to get pregnant, or postpone her family and go for the Olympic repeat with Misty May-Treanor. How chasing gold while putting her family on hold pushed her marriage to the breaking point and what it actually took to come back from the edge of divorce. How Kerri found out she was pregnant during the London Olympics, kept competing, and why she has zero regrets about the decision everyone around her questioned. What it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter Scout in her belly, her boys Joey and Sundance in the crowd, and her husband Casey by her side after everything they had been through. Kerri's honest take on breastfeeding, the judgment she faced as a traveling athlete mom, and why she refuses to apologize for the choices she made. How Kerri is now channeling everything into building Major League Volleyball and why she believes women's volleyball is on the verge of its biggest moment yet. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM @andmomshow TIKTOK @andmomshow FACEBOOK @andmomshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices