Alyssa's Writing & Speaking

Alyssa's Public Speaking & Related Writing

This isn't a lark. Alyssa has been a dynamic public speaker for years, even longer than she's been writing about tough social issues. While speaking and writing about fitness is arguably newer, in the past 8 years, she's been speaking and writing about empowerment, body shame, consent, joy and agency forever.

Here are a few highlights, but feel free to get in touch to talk more about her speaking experience, and having her come speak to your group.

AUDIO and VIDEO

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TEDx Seattle

These ideas about the spectrum of human sexuality and the pain of sexual shame still informs all of Alyssa's work, even though now she works in fitness, not human sexuality.

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Slut Walk

Alyssa took to the stage in front of thousands of people to discuss surviving her own violent rape, and how society has to learn not to blame the victim. And maybe stripped a little, to make a point.

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Don't Be An A**hole

Alyssa is proud to be touring the country as part of the Out Foundation's Don't Be An Asshole tour on trans inclusion in fitness spaces.

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Girls Gone WOD

This super fun chat talked about the power of CrossFit to save the world , the secret back story behind trans inclusion and "that tweet," and how to make CrossFit welcoming to any body.

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The Victory and The Struggle

Do we need to accept reality in order to be our happiest? Is it even possible to create a space where everyone is welcome?

Girls Gone WOD

Lotsa laughter in this "deep convos" chat while we were in Whistler. We discuss the nature of goals, drive, consumerism and why ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

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Morning Chalk Up / Open Gym

Alyssa Royse has long been a voice for greater diversity within the CrossFit community. In this conversation, she tells us how Rocket CrossFit is striving to be an example of exactly what that looks like.

coming soon

Morning Chalk Up /

Fresh Cup of Fitness

... coming mid January 2020.....

Contact

Want Alyssa to speak or write for you?

Send us a note. She's generally up for just about anything, as long as it doesn't involve Electronic Dance Music or Okra.

WRITING.. this is a small sample of relevant published writing...

Morning Chalk Up: Why Are You Still Using "RX?" RX is useful in competition, but not for training, and certainly not for building community.

Morning Chalk Up: No Shirt, No Problem! Your body, your choice, but at it's root, "modesty culture" is rooted in shame and control, which has no place at Rocket. Not to mention that no one is responsible for your thoughts or actions but you!

Glamour Magazine: Is It Time To Call B.S. On Body Positivity? You don't have to love your body in order to accept it.

ESPN: Life Lessons on the Lifting Platform Watching my train and compete at elite levels shows me that she's got the skills necessary for life, regardless of what happens on the platform.

The Guardian: We Banned Bigots From Our Gym. When we posted a sign saying that bigotry was banned, we learned some surprise lessons about ourselves.

The CrossFit Journal: Welcoming or Winnowing? We all say that we're all about community, but sometimes the images and languages of gyms exclude more people than we think. (Also, Alyssa outright warned everyone that the future of CrossFit is on the couch, BEFORE "the couch" started popping up. Coincidence?)

Scary Mommy: This Gym Owner Is The Body-Positive Fitness Guru We All Need This is not BY Alyssa, but it is ABOUT Alyssa and Rocket, so it seems relevant.

Seattle's Child: Positive Resolutions About Fitness For Kids How we approach fitness with kids will shape their relationship with their body for their whole lives. Do it carefully!