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Aug 12, 2026
Grief Is Part of the Game: Why Losing a Pickleball Partner Hurts and How Healthy Competition Can Help You Keep Growing with Dr. Amanda Sovik Johnston
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15:18LaurenHOST
But yeah, let's talk about the partner side of this.
15:21
So I think pickleball is built to help you get really close, and then it is built to break your heart, because you're really only operating in twos.
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I think we're wired to like want monogamy, but we don't want monogamy really.
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And so I think there's this piece of I'm gonna get really close to one person and play with them, and they're gonna play with someone else, and that's just gonna make me anxious, and I have to be okay with that, right? I have to be okay with that, and it's part of the game, and I'm gonna try and talk about it.
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42:17CasieHOST
But this notion of when we are intentional, might we also be intentional not just about the level we're playing, and what we're bringing to the game, and what we're gonna learn, and prioritize as our own growth opportunity, but also the type of priority that the person next to you or the foursome brings to the table.
