Caption: From elite gymnastics and USA Gymnastics experience to pageantry, leadership, and youth advocacy, what happens when your entire identity is forced to pivot after a career-altering injury?

In this episode of The Aurora Sessions: Beyond the Couch, Theresa sits down with Angelique Cauterucci—former USA Gymnastics athlete, founder of the non-profit You Define Beauty, NCAA Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athlete, MBA candidate, and Miss South Jersey.

Angelique opens up about her personal journey navigating high-stakes performance pressure, unpacking how her upbringing in elite gymnastics impacted her relationship with body image and self-worth. She shares the pivotal moment a severe gymnastics injury forced her to shift her mindset from what her body looks like to what her body can do, and how that transition sparked a mission t ...