Show Your Scars

This week Jordan talks to friend, entrepreneur, and recovering athlete Sam Weber about what she is currently going through in her ACL recovery process. Sam talks about how she is just starting to use meditation via the HeadSpace App and finding a dramatic difference in her focus during physical therapy sessions. We also talk about the importance to take care of your whole self: mind, body and spirit during the recovery process and how Sam has learned to embrace the space the recovery process has created. Great talk and make sure you listen to the end for an opportunity to get some free gear via emailing me [email protected]

In something new, Jordan takes a page out of fellow podcaster Gary Vee's book and starts really interacting with people on social media. After noticing a lot of interaction from tattooed.skier, she reaches out via a phone call to learn more about his (Shaun's) story. This is a real and raw conversation between the two as he explains how his past helped build character that he is reassuring himself on now, how he uses vivid visualization and film study to help foster patience, an how he uses his voice on social media and through coaching to help inspire people to keep going. This is not a conversation you will want to miss. Thanks to Shaun for being so real with his reactions and words.

Casey Short opens up to Jordan about the ins and outs of her injuries throughout her soccer career. She talks about how she used her phone to help motivate her, what legend soccer player wrote her a note that she still reads to today, how it feels to play for your hometown professional soccer team, and what she wants to be remembered for when all is said and done many years from now. Casey is a resilient and humble person and I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did.

Jordan takes us along with her on a hike up a mountain near her house where she discovers the parallels to the hike and the journey to recovery in a sports injury

Jordan talks with American Ninja Warrior Erica Cook as she currently recovers from an ACL injury she endured last year. Erica talks about her diverse athletic background, how she got into ANW, how she finds motivation in conversation with fellow athletes, and how this injury and the recovery is allowing her to learn how to be more mindful of the way she trains.

Eron Harris, guard for Michigan State basketball team, talks to us about the emotional night of his senior game this past weekend. After tearing his ACL in the game before, his coach checked him into the game and gave him the opportunity to uphold the Michigan State tradition of kissing the Spartan logo at half court. This act went viral via ESPN, FOX Sports, and other news channels as people connected with Eron's story. I got to talk with Eron this week about how he is doing and about what that night meant to him.

Allyson Lem talks about recovering from a devastating knee injury following ACL reconstruction. She was torn away from her sport at 20 years old with an infection in her joint that lead to a strong mental and physical journey back to being fully Allyson again. Her journey back and her outlook for the future and why she is finally proud to Show Her Scars.

**Warning: We do talk about Allyson's infection in her joint during her ACL journey. With any surgery, infection is a possibility your doctor will talk to you about. What is key about what Allyson wanted to say is you must communicate with your PT or Doctor when you feel like something might be wrong."

We talk to Ali Krieger about the highs and lows of her ACL injury recovery. She opens up about what was frustrating about return to sport, how she learned to value a different perspective while sitting on the sideline, and how her script of what happened in the following years couldn’t of been written any more perfect.

She talks about her initial feelings, the hardest mental and physical battles she faced, and how she used small goals each day to help her feel the progress of her recovery.

Ali also speeks about what her dad taught her at a young age that helped her through the ACL recovery and is something she still uses to this day.

We also play a fun rapid-fire answer game with Ali and get a “February Feels” playlist from her that we will share via Spotify.

Chris Gorres, or known in the sports world as Trainer Gorres, is a Performance Coach, NASM, CPT, PES who works with World Cup, NWSL, NFL, MLS, NBA, youth, and adult athletes. He is also the co-owner of a new company called Onyx Elite.

We talked to Chris about…

-Why he loves what he does, including his experience and background.

-His favorite books

-How you can integrate back into your sport

-How communicating is the most important part of the injury recovery process

The injury recovery process is called that for a reason: it takes time, it is small victories paired with bumps in the road that eventually get you back to the sport you love. But how can we use it to learn? Listen in as Jordan shares her ideas about how we learn in the process.

1. Learned how my body works

a. Activating your glutes/hamstrings/core

b. Activation program

c. Fusionetics – assessment with corrective movements

2. Nutrition

a. JuicePlus+ - fruits and veggies in a capsule! Bridges the nutrition gap

3. Affirmations

a. Affirmations are a small