Teresa Strasser: Baseball's Healing Powers

Award winning author Teresa Strasser shares how she used a thrilling Little League baseball season to grieve her brother’s passing and reconnect with her father. Her book Making it Home just made USA Today’s list of “Best Books of 2023”. Teresa & host Mark Hochgesang discuss how a love for baseball helped them 'heal' and get through the toughest moment of their lives.Time-Stamped Show Notes1:39            Welcome to the Show2:49            Favorite Read of the Year4:48            My Losing Season5:41            The Reasons Why8:25            That's Bugsy9:20             My Sports Parenting Career Ends10:38          What Cal Says13:34          Just Take the Bus14:10          LAX or Burbank?15:49          The Evil Step Mother20:21          Eli's Homerun Hug22:30          Moneyball25:47          Pitcher's Mom Syndrome (PMS)26:52          Coaches Wearing Baseball Pants. Oh no!28:14          Family Affair30:10          Sense of Hope31:35          Bad Girls35:17          DNA Match37:30          The Show Must Go On43:45          The Fonz's Oscar Scene48:55          The Lightning Round- Teresa's Website: https://teresastrasser.com/- Teresa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresastrasser/- Teresa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-strasser/- Making it Home: https://www.powells.com/book/making-it-home-9780593546086Listeners, please subscribe to Heavy Hitter Sports wherever you listen to podcasts so that you don't miss any future episodes. Ideally, please also rate and review the show. And share this episode with a coworker, friend or family member who it might benefit. Feel free to reach out if you have suggestions re future episode guests or topics. Mark's contact info is noted below. Many thanks. [email protected]