Show Your Scars

Justin sits down to talk with me about his athletic background, how he changed his life by pursuing his passions and how he got through his most recent injuries. Justin is currently a professional body builder and member of the Denver Broncos Thunderstorm parachuting team. Justin reflects back on what he has learned throughout his injuries and the biggest lesson he learned during the process.

You can follow Justin online @justinthornton_ifbbpro

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MLL star Ryan Flanagan joins me as we talk about not only his most recent injury but how injuries in high school and college propelled him to look at the full picture of being an athlete from nutrition to weightlifting to sleep and beyond. We talk about how he was a dual sport athlete in high school, his time at UNC and his first few years in MLL. Ryan goes into depth about his most recent injury how it was a ripple effect from one injury to the next and how the first game he got to play again will always be special.

You can connect with Ryan on Instagram @ryanflanagan24

Here is a great article on Ryan and his return to play with the New York LIzards:

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/pro/mll/flanagan-debut-with-lizards-marks-return-from-acl-injury

Teammate talk is the 4th and final episode in our 4 part series to help you and your supporting staff through injury.

This episode, I dive into how you can ask your teammates for help, how your teammates can set weekly reminders to reach out to their injured friends/teammates, and how we are all in this together. It is ok to ask for help and support, it doesn't make you weak it actually showcases your strength!

Visit our website www.theaclclub.com to find the link in the bottom left corner to sign up for our 4 part FREE PDF series.

Kellie Harper, current coach at Missouri State and former Division 1 basketball player at the University of Tennessee, talk to me about not only her ACL injury recovery but about what it was like to play for Pat Summitt, winning 3 national championships, how hard it was to miss 3 months of her sophomore year (especially since her team was struggling to win games consistently), and how her experiences as a player have helped her relate to her student athletes as a coach.

If you want to watch the video I speak about in the podcast, you can find it here: A Cinderella Story: University of Tennessee Women's Basketball 1997 Story to the NCAA Championship

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg3EaxA7_zk

Thank you Kellie for your time and opening up to us about your injury recovery and how you help your athletes now.

Robbie Elliott is a current Sports Scientist at Nike and a former 17 year pro in England's Premier League and Championship. He played for his hometown team Newcastle United as well as Bolton Wanderers Sunderland, Leeds, and Hartlepool United during his career.

We talk everything from

- his favorite goal,

- the injuries he battled back from,

- how his mindset during injury allowed him to not only come back stronger but to explore other areas of interest in his life,

- his role as a sports scientist

- and how difficult it is to be a parent of an athlete going through ACL rehab.

I had a blast talking with him. Make sure you write a review with someone you want us to interview next so we can get who you want on the podcast.

To get the supporting documents we created for injury recovery wellness, go the www.theaclclub.com and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the homepage. We will be sending an email once a week this month coordinating the documents to our podcast reaching and catering to:

1. players,

2. parents,

3. coaches, and

4. teammates.

In the first week of our 4 week series where we explore the different people who support the mental wellness of injury recovery, we talk to Joanna Lohman about her ACL injury and what she is doing to get back. She speaks about honoring her mind and body and allowing herself rest in the recovery process.

To get the supporting documents we created for injury recovery wellness, go the www.theaclclub.com and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the homepage. We will be sending an email once a week this month coordinating the documents to our podcast reaching and catering to:

1. players,

2. parents,

3. coaches, and

4. teammates.

Today I get to talk with A Game Sport Psych founder Amanda Myhrberg. We talk about good ways to set up your technical and emotional support teams, how the timing of her injury was helpful, and how she can help you in your recovery.

Here is a little more about Amanda from her website:

Amanda Myhrberg is the founder of A Game Sport Psychology Consulting in Sarasota, FL. Amanda loves teaching athletes that mental toughness is not just an idea but a set of skills you can train like anything else in sports. She has earned her Master of Science Degree from Florida State University in the field of sport psychology. She is also a Certified Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (CC-AASP #517).

Amanda has worked with Professional, Olympic, Collegiate, and Youth athletes. Currently Amanda is also working with veterans to improve their health and wellness through mental training. Previously she has worked at IMG Academy and as a graduate assistant at Florida State University. On a personal note, Amanda has competed in several different sports. Most notably, Amanda was a collegiate volleyball player at Texas A&M International University. Recreationally Amanda participates in tennis, golf, running, and ultimate Frisbee.

http://www.agamesportpsych.com

Joanna Lohman continues to share with us her journey back to full health through an ACL injury. She opens up about not comparing herself to others, how great she felt taking a big step in recovery, and how she is balancing her life/rehab to make sure she is happy.

Project Repat:

https://www.projectrepat.com

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As athletes, we have a tendency to try and hide our feelings or not show vulnerability. It is in being vulnerable that you actually find healing and develop strength within yourself through the injury recovery process. I talk about my feelings on how expressing feelings and asking for help is key in healing.

Here is the link to the article about the New Zealand All Blacks and vulnerability.

http://theconversation.com/what-the-all-blacks-can-teach-athletes-about-accepting-mental-vulnerability-80012

Jess Ausec opens up about the world of female BMX riders. We cover:

- how her injury happened,

- what she does to stay in her sport and community and how it helps her recovery,

- how she chooses carefully what she puts in her body nutrition wise,

- and how you never know how one person might change your life.

I enjoyed this conversation with Jess and I hope you all do as well.

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Thank you all, it is much appreciated!!