Learning From Larry: Clinical Insights on Athlete Abuse

As a former competitive gymnast, and a current therapist and child abuse specialist, the Larry Nassar case is one I’ve been fixated on for awhile. It encapsulates so many key dynamics of both sexual abuse, and also sports culture. There are lots of great articles and books on it (I recommend The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down by Abigail Pesta) so I’ll resist the urge to do a deep dive myself and instead offer some preventive tips for parents of children in competitive sports