More Train, Less Pain; Engineering the Adaptable Athlete

S3E4: Sam Leffers, LMHCA- Suffering Less and Improving Mindfulness with Chronic Achilles Pain


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Tim sits down with Sam Leffers, a licensed mental health counseling associate based in Indianapolis, IN who helps clients with a broad variety of psychological ailments, including those suffering from anxiety or depression related to chronic pain. Additionally, he’s a runner who “walks the walk” in managing training, life, and his movement practice in the setting of fairly persistent left Achilles issues.

Although not a household name in our industry, Sam is a wealth of knowledge- acquired both personally and professionally- and together Tim and Sam dive into topics such as, why “tension” is the root of suffering, physical pain versus suffering, “fixing” someone versus establishing a therapeutic alliance, acceptance strategies, meditation and stimulus/response unpairing, and learning to appreciate and, dare I say “love”, your idiosyncratic movement and psychological compensations. Listen, subscribe, and tell your friends...

Contact Sam: https://www.samleffers.com 

Contact Michelle: https://www.michelleboland-training.com/

Contact Tim: https://www.timrichardt.com/

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More Train, Less Pain; Engineering the Adaptable AthleteBy Dr. Michelle Boland & Dr. Tim Richardt

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