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Just six months ago, five-time Paralympic medalist Mallory Weggemann was quietly consideringretirement.
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I didnt feel like there was a path forward that showed how this could work.
Fortunately, if Weggemann knows anything, its overcoming adversityas well as her way around a pool.
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For anyone familiar with Weggemanns story, this perseverance comes as no surprise.
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To say Mallory Weggemann is busy is the understatement of the century.
Glamour: You just qualified for your fourth Paralympics!
How are you feeling?
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The excitement and thrill of the experience is renewed in a different way this time around.
How else has being a new mom impacted the way you approach your career?
I have a whole new appreciation for what my body is capable of.
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So while we had five years to get to Tokyo, we had three years to get to Paris.
Your journey to motherhood and your openness about going through IVF inspired and helped so many people.
How did you and your husband navigate the emotional and physical challenges of this process in the public eye?
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Neither Jay nor I wanted people on the outside looking in to not know the truth of our journey.
Theres a clip in the film where Jays putting his gloves on like, Hi, Im Dr. Snyder.
What are you going for today?
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Now thatWatershedis out, how has the response been?
Have you gotten more messages like those you just mentioned?
For us, thats it.
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Its been really special.
Jay also got a message from somebody who just went through IVF with his wife.
So he thanked Jay for being a voice for the male factor infertility community.
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Speaking of struggling in our journeys, you recently opened up about considering retirement earlier this year.
If that is part of your reality, it can feel all-consuming at times.
felt like it was being driven by external factors and not having the support that I needed.
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Thats where that kind of pivotal moment came of really figuring out how it could work.
For me, the biggest realization was that theres power in choosing to do it your way.
You dont have to do it the way everyone else has done it, or the person before you.
This game of comparison is where we get stuck.
Every woman is going to do this differently, and thats okay.
There are a million amazing ways to do this.
You just have to do it your way and what feels right to you.
And when you stay true to that, thats what helps.
Youre also hosting NBCUniversals Paris Olympics coverage on CNBC and E!.
What are you most excited about in this new role?
Being a host for NBC for the Olympic Games is an absolute dream.
I love broadcast and have wanted to continue that part of my career.
What more motivation do you need than watching all of these athletes completely kill it over in Paris?
Im really excited for it.
Its a really unique opportunity; an active summer athlete has never done this.
Weve never had a disabled host in the US for the Olympics before either.
Thats really special too.
However, I will say competing in the US out of home games would be a dream.
My husband and I would love to be able to have another kid if we are able to.
That would be so special to us.
These are active dreams that were living out that have been on the vision board for so long.
When we look at our own journeys, we all have our own watershed moments.
But I think theres something to be said about allowing ourselves space to movethrough.
Theres something to be said about understanding the difference between living in the past and honoring our past.
When we create space to honor our past, we also create space to celebrate everything we have survived.
