What happens when the life you've built suddenly ends, leaving your identity and sense of self shattered? How do you navigate the messy work of dissolving who you thought you were to discover who you might become?
In this episode of Embodied, Olympic figure skating medallist turned transformational coach and facilitator Dylan Moscovitch joins Anthea Bell for an honest conversation about purpose, loss, and the possibility of deep healing through letting go. Together they move from the all-consuming world of elite sport into the liminal space of identity crisis, spiritual awakening, and building a meaningful life beyond external success.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction & the shattering of identity
02:41 Dylan's journey into figure skating
06:12 Leaving a world of structure and pressure
07:46 The successful athlete persona versus the authentic self
11:47 Losing the 'sparkle' and the grind of high performance
15:39 The addictive energy of performing and receiving adoration
18:02 The intimacy and challenge of pair skating partnerships
22:24 Love and relationships beyond the skating world
39:32 Identity loss, addiction to success, and coming home to the body
43:57 The body as a vessel for spiritual connection
47:02 The accident that ended Dylan's career
57:06 Parenting the inner child, grounded practice, and integrity
61:07 Ancient wisdom, plant medicine, and performance psychology
65:28 Wholeness in nature, sacred reciprocity, and learning as joy
About Dylan Moscovitch:
Dylan Moscovitch is a Canadian Olympic silver medalist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Threshold™ - a methodology for navigating life's pivotal transitions.
For nearly two decades he represented Canada in pairs figure skating, winning silver at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games through resilience, artistry, and focus under pressure. Then a 200-pound mirror fell on his face, ending his path to a second Games and shattering an identity built over decades. What followed wasn't recovery - it was an unraveling.
Acting, modeling, broadcasting, and coaching each pushed him further, but not yet through. A profound awakening cracked everything open, initiating a path of purpose rooted in study and service. Learning from indigenous traditions, somatic practice, meditation, and ceremony, he weaves ancient wisdom with sport psychology and lived experience.
From that passage, Threshold™ emerged. Dylan now guides athletes, leaders, and creatives through transitions of every scale, working alongside his wife, Mariana, at Tierra Viviente, and creating safe spaces for men at Menkind Collective.
Connect with Dylan:
Website:https://www.dylanmoscovitch.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylan.moscovitch
Working together, beyond the podcast
If something in this episode landed in your body, there are a few doors open to you.
For 1:1 coaching, this is a bespoke and intimate partnership, curated by you and who you know you can become. If you're a woman of unmistakable talent who has hit a ceiling, in confidence, in bandwidth, in the career you're building, this is deep, targeted work. Together we locate the blocks in body, mind and context, and cultivate what it takes to move beyond them.
For a compact immersion, the Embodiment Coach Training runs each year. Applications for the September 2026 cohort are now closed, but you're welcome to join the waitlist for the next intake at info@ab-embodimentcoaching.org.
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Connect with Anthea:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ab_embodiment/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@embodied_anthea/videos
Substack: https://antheabell1.substack.com/
Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/
