In this episode, Morgan Meese, a doctor of physical therapy and business & marketing consultant for clinicians. She joins us to talk about BOTH her journey as a crossfit athlete and runner. She also dives into the path she took to become a business owner of her own case-based practice and help other clinicians start their own business through her DPT to CEO Program!

Connected with Morgan:

Website: Morganmeese.com

Youtube: @morganmeese

Instagram: drmorganmeese

Podcast: DPT to CEO by Morgan Meese

Have you ever wondered how your emotions can affect your healing? What about your nervous system and breathing? Have you ever heard of ANF Therapy? 

Santi Villamil is a physical therapist in Gainesville, FL and I brought him on to talk about all of the above. He is also a clinic owner of The Wellness Hub and the podcast host of the "Clinical Intuition Unleashed Podcast."

Santi is a healer above all else and we discussed TRUE HEALING on this podcast. Emotions, nervous system, breathing, THINKING and much more. Santi uses ANF Therapy in his treatment and we chat about this and how it works as well! 

Santi also chats about his passion to get people to THINK again. Both as clinicians and runners. And shares all of his great wisdom. 

And thanks again to Santi for coming on!

Keep Running Your Life always. 

Excited to bring the next episode of The Run Your Life Podcast to you all! In this episode I sat down with Emily Niswanger. Emily is the owner of Anywhere Nutrition where she provides meal plan memberships for the busy individual. Check her out for loads of helpful tips - @anywherenutrition. (PS: she works wither everyone, not just runners)

In this episode we chat about:

-When to reach out to a dietitian for help  

-How to find out if your insurance covers visits with a dietitian

-Advice on eating organic or not 

-When supplements are indicated or not indicated 

–How to decrease inflammation in your body as a runner 

And so much more!

I so appreciate all of Emily’s knowledge and I can’t wait for you all to learn from her as well.

And a special thanks to Emily for being a long time supporter of the Run Your Life brand here on IG through all it’s reiterations. Make sure to check out the episode! And if you enjoyed the episode and could share the episode out with someone else who may benefit from the episode as well - that would be so appreciated.

Keep Running Your Lives, always!

Until next episode…

I am so excited to have Kate Edwards on the podcast this week!

Kate came on in the past in a duo episode with Blair Green to talk about running during pregnancy and post-partum in episode 54. 

This episode I brought her on to talk about her own running journey. Kate was diagnosed with a heart condition - AVRC - that changed her relationship with running forever. She went from running 13 marathons and 3 Boston’s to now being able to run a limited amount while keeping her HR at certain levels. 

I am so thankful for Kate’s vulnerability in sharing her journey through this process and I know you will all benefit from what she has to share. We talked a lot about the OTHER TOOLS runners would benefit from having in their TOOLBOX besides just running. Kate went on her own journey after her own diagnosis to discovering other ways to gain the mental and emotional benefits running provides and I wanted to bring her on to talk about these as running is not always guaranteed. Yoga, meditation, breathwork, work with a mental health specialist are a few of topics covered. 

Kate is also a running physical therapist and owns her own concierge PT practice, Precision Performance with locations in the Atlanta area where she works with everyone from the weekend warrior to professional runners. 

In true runner + entrepreneur fashion - she has accomplished A LOT and one of her latest entrepreneurial endeavors has been creating an online resource for RUNNERS with EVERYTHING you could need - and the best part - she didn’t create it alone but pulled in A TON of other experts in the running space to collaboratively create an amazing resource for runners. 

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In this episode I sit down with Brian Barney,  a physical therapist and an assistant high school cross country and track coach.  

We discuss how he returned to running after having OPEN HEART SURGERY after finding out he had a congenital heart abnormality. And he isn’t slow, this past year he returned to running some pretty speedy 800m and mile times, just barely missing BREAKING 5 as well. 

We chat about his running history as well as his experience as a physical therapist working with runners, high school cross country and track coach, professor and all the hats Brian wears or has worn in the past.

We also discussed his long term aspirations and how he would like to help his community and specifically the black community in both running and healthcare. He also serves as the Captain of the Cincinnati Chapter of Black Man Run, a national organization, and we discuss how this has helped Brian. 

Brian can be found on IG at @brianbarneypt. 

Catch this one to learn how to Surmount the Odds 🙂

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In this episode I sit down with Lara Johnson - fellow Runner, Physical Therapist, and Business Owner. 

We discuss her running journey, professional journey, and injury journey. 

We discuss how she has learned to approach running and injuries with a healthier mindset.

In this episode you will get to hear about:

-Healing the Body

-Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, and Breathwork

-Her journey as a nervous system specialist in physical therapy

-and much more

Lara can be contacted at: 

website: ⁠http://www.bouldercoloradophysicaltherapy.com/⁠

email: [email protected]

IG: ⁠@drlarajohnson⁠

personal FB: ⁠Lara Johnson⁠

Mindfullness retreat: https://www.dralamountain.org/retreats/

🏃‍♀️Go RUN YOUR LIFE and make it a great day!

In this episode, I interview Adam - Physical Therapist, Runner, Run Coach and owner of Run Mental in Colorado Springs, CO. He is also the co-host of the " Making Strides Podcast."

We discuss:

-New perspectives on injury and stretching

-Self rehab versus seeking outside help

-AND a Breaking 5 moment :) .

This episode, is a part of a 6 episode series and relaunching of the podcast formerly known as "Breaking 5 - A Running Podcast" to the "Run Your Life Podcast."

🏃‍♀️Go RUN YOUR LIFE and make it a great day!

Adam can be contacted at:

website: https://linktr.ee/runmental

In this episode, I interview Stephanie Mundt, a runner and physical therapist who specializes in coaching athletes with a history of bone stress injuries, labral tears, and eating disorders (ED).

She shares her personal experience with injuries and ED, as well as many tools for adapting to injury.

This episode, is a part of a 4 episode series and relaunching of the podcast formerly known as "Breaking 5 - A Running Podcast" to the "Run Your Life Podcast."

🏃‍♀️Go RUN YOUR LIFE and make it a great day!

Stephanie can be contacted at:

website: https://www.volantept.com/

In this Special Episode you get to hear from just me, Kristen, the host :)

This episode, along with the next five episodes, is a part of the "Comeback Series" - the relaunching of the podcast formerly known as "Breaking 5 - A Running Podcast" to the "Run Your Life Podcast."

Stay tuned as I share my story of managing a business, healing from running injuries, and overcoming long covid!