Redefining My Athlete Identity Through Adult Leagues and 18-minute Miles | Jazzmyne Jay

What happens when the thing that’s defined you your entire life… suddenly ends?

Jazzmyne Jay was born and raised to be an athlete.

Volleyball was everything — her schedule, her identity, her way of belonging.

But two games before playoffs, she tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus.

In one moment, everything she’d built came crashing down.

In this episode, Jazzmyne sits down with Erin to unpack what it really means to lose your sport — and find yourself again.

They talk about what being a teammate actually means once the games are over, how perfectionism follows you into adulthood, and why she’s finally playing for joy instead of performance.

Jazzmyne opens up about healing through adult rec leagues, seeing more Black and brown women on the court, and what it’s like to rebuild a relationship with her body on her own terms.

It’s raw, funny, and deeply human — a conversation about identity, healing, and that question every athlete eventually asks:

“For what?!”