Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversation about eating disorders.
Welcome to The Sisu Way, Episode 32, Finding Strength in Struggle! Today I’m welcoming Dr. Theresa Larson, DPT (Dr. T) who is a mom, wife, sister, friend, and TEDx Speaker who happens to be a former Marine Corps Engineer Officer, combat veteran, and professional softball player.
Dr. T and I are breaking down the war zone that is our mind. And answering questions like: What happens after an injury, loss, or major change? How do you adapt to this new normal state? How do you find strength in the face of adversity? How do you accept this new change without always wishing to be like before?
While Dr. T’s resume sounds like that of someone who knows no fear and oozes strength, she credits moments outside of her career performance to building true strength. Moments such as losing her mother as a child, losing her father in adulthood, and suffering with the internal war of an eating disorder while serving during an actual war.
In those moments, Dr. T found her calling to serve and help others. Not only that, she developed true strength, figured out how to adapt in the toughest of circumstances, and learned the importance of speaking up.
When she spoke up and asked for help, in a moment some might view as weakness, she found her greatest strength. The circumstances following that moment were anything but easy, but the path was the one that Dr. T was meant to forge.
In this episode we’re talking about her journey and her passion for helping those who need it. From the adaptive community, to people who are suffering silently, to those who have gone through a loss or a trauma. Dr. T may be a Physical Therapist, but her mission doesn’t end at movement.
In this episode we’re talking about:
- Knowing yourself as a person versus an athlete
- Is strength measurable?
- Battling an eating disorder
- What is your why
- What makes you a warrior
- …and so much more!
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