Today kicks off Alaska's ceremonial start for the Iditarod!Īs the musher, there's a lot of responsibility in leading your team in far below-zero temperatures as you encounter some of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature offers. Since 3rd grade, I've been following this race, and as a reporter, I covered these stories, ran dogs on my weekends, and last year, I was a dog handler for the Iditarod.
The discipline, determination, grit, and intensity that mushers need to lead their team of dogs across the 1,000+ miles from Anchorage to Nome has been instrumental in helping me succeed in my journalism and healthcare career. There's one sport that has taught me a significant amount about leadership. I'm grateful for young journalists putting a greater emphasis on mental illness.įormer UCF student shares how eating disorders go unnoticed It’s great to connect with students from my alma mater and help shed light on this insidious mental illness. Genevieve Suarez is a University of Central Florida reporter telling stories that spark change through conversation. Still, to this day, I enjoy connecting and investing in young reporters who are inquisitive and have the desire to tell meaningful stories. When in college, I studied broadcast journalism I was focused on building upon my craft and wanting to tell meaningful stories. After asking people to tell their stories on a daily basis, it led me to share my story in mainstream media to help field questions surrounding eating disorders. A loophole was found within her insurance, and she was approved for inpatient treatment.Īt that moment, I realized how vulnerable and courageous this mom was in telling me her greatest fears and hearing similar concerns from her physician. This provider said the media was her last option, and through the power of storytelling, viewers flooded the office of a Maine Senator, and her case was reevaluated. In my early years, a physician said she needed help saving a patient whose insurance denied her continuous inpatient psychiatric treatment. For more than a decade, I was a journalist who covered purposeful stories addressing mental illness, especially eating disorders.
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