The lens through which you view yourself and your capabilities can have a profound effect on your progress, either helping or hindering. In this podcast episode, we'll talk about the difference between a fixed and growth mindset, how having a fixed mindset can show up in fitness and rehab, with 7 very specific examples, and how to begin reframing your thoughts to move towards a growth mindset.

Understanding your own energy and how to manage your life in a way that supports your energy fluctuations can be a defining factor in making lifestyle changes. In this episode, we're covering the basics of looking at your life and daily tasks from an energy-management and cognitive load perspective.

In this episode, we're covering how I manage my own scoliosis as well as what changes I make and what I prioritize in programming for those I work with who also have stable scoliosis. Scoliosis isn't something to be afraid of, but it is something to take into consideration. Tune in to hear what I recommend prioritizing.

This could really also be labeled as 10 things I've quit doing as a movement professional, or 10 mistakes I've made in my 5+ years out of school because I have for sure done most of these at some point. It's inevitable to make mistakes, and we can learn so much from them. The goal of this episode is to spark reflection, whether you're a movement pro or a client.

Nerve glides and nerve tensioners are not a new concept. But they have gained increasing popularity over the years as our general awareness of rehab has increased thanks to social media. While there is no "unicorn treatment" that can magically get rid of your pain, neurodynamics exercises *can* feel like the closest thing, when they are warranted. Tune in to this episode to learn about your nerves, how they are often misunderstood, and where a lot of people go wrong with neurodynamics exercises.

Our brains are super creative. They are always filling in the blanks and interpreting the information we hear and take in. And most of this work is done without our awareness. Many people hold beliefs about their bodies and injuries and pain that they aren't even fully aware of, and a lot of my work is helping clients unpack those stories, and oftentimes also challenging them. Tune in to this episode for a small glimpse into what that can look like and a few ideas to help spark that thought process.

Early on in my fitness journey, I swore off running. I confidently declared I would "never be a runner". Then about 3 years ago, I changed my mind. Tune in to this episode to hear me get a little vulnerable about my relationship with running and how it has evolved over the years. If you've ever struggled with feeling like an outsider in the fitness world, definitely give this episode a listen.

A couple months ago, I shared on Instagram that I'd be switching my next block of training to focus more on mobility. I was met with some questions and requests to share some insight into what that looks like. In this episode, I share a mini-breakdown of what the first month of this block has looked like, how I'm approaching my training as a combination of some conventional strength and unconventional strength training mixed with mobility work, and some of the why. Some of it is a bit experimental for me which has been very fun.

This is part 2 of Alex Beasley's story. If you haven't listened to Part 1, go back to episode 57 first. In this episode, Alex shares more specifics in her attempts to address the movement aspect of her persistent low back and hip pain, as well as her experience with working with myself to implement more mobility training, and what she's learned from shifting to a season of addressing weaknesses versus chasing performance. Tune in to these episodes for a glimpse of the rehab process, from Alex's perspective.

In this episode, Jen is joined by Dr. Jocelyn Wallace to discuss rehab and care of women post-myomectomy/hysterectomy. Jocelyn is a physical therapist who specializes in women's health and coaches women to get back to pursuing fitness after undergoing one of these surgeries. Jocelyn shares her own experience with fibroids and surgeries, why rehab should be a gold standard for these surgeries, what rehab typically looks like, and more.