Blog: Be Vulnerable. Be Adaptive.
Why Health Starts with Leadership on Barbell Shrugged
On her FOURTH appearance on the Barbell Shrugged Podcast, Dr. Theresa Larson is here to talk about everything from finding your calling to the difference between adaptive and disabled. Without further ado, let’s get into it! When Dr. T first started Physical Therapy,...
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S1E10 | Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas – on Resilience and Living with Breast Cancer
Dr. Kate left the Marine Corp in 2008 with big plans to transition to “normal” civilian life, not knowing just how hard that would be. Her whole family, life, and identity were wrapped up in the Marines, so she stayed in the Reserves and started working on her...
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S1E9 I Kenny Kane- 13 Losses in 2 Years, Grit, & The Power of Purpose
Losing a loved one, whether family or friend, is really tough especially when it coincides with your other problems. Kenny Kane not only lost one but 13 in a span of 2 years. Notably, his mother passed when his son was born in Denmark and he has to juggle his...
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S1E8 | Amanda Bonham & Co-Host Dr. Megan Graff- Blindness, Coping, and Training
Welcome to Episode 8 of My New Normal with special guests Amanda Bonham and Movement Rx’s own Dr. Megan Graff! This episode really has it all: we’re talking pregnancy, what it’s like to be legally blind, what it’s like to train pregnant, what it’s like to live in...
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Challenged Athletes Foundation Fundraiser
When was the last time you did something without expecting anything in return? When was the last time you did something because you knew it would help someone you don't even know? You have the chance to do both of those things right now. Ask yourself this, if you ...
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S1E7 | Jenny LaBaw – Thriving with Epilepsy & Moving Mountains
Imagine this: you're an Olympic sprinter in the final heat of the gold medal race and you are nervous as hell. Not because you are doubting your skill, training or grit, but because you're worried that you might have an epileptic attack at any moment and lose control...
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S1E6| Sara Olsen & David “Chef” Wallach with CrossRoads Adaptive Athlete Alliance on All Things Disabilities, Research, Coaching, and Building Empathy
Welcome to Episode 6 of My New Normal Podcast! Today I’m joined by the amazingly awesome Sara Olson and David “Chef” Wallach from Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance. Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance is an amazing non-profit organization that helps adaptive...
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Harder to Kill Radio: Learning to Adapt to Major Life Changes
I had the absolute pleasure of being on Steph Gaudreau's podcast Harder to Kill Radio last week! I cannot wait for you to listen. Be Adaptive Be Vulnerable, Dr. T Harder to Kill Radio, Episode #159: Learning to Adapt to Major Life Changes Trigger Warning – This...
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S1E5 | Dr. Kelly Starrett – Optimizing Your Life Injured or Not and the Biopsychosocial Model
On Episode 5 I sit down with my friend and mentor Dr. Kelly Starrett to learn about dialing in very specific things that will help you where ever you are on the spectrum of human, adaptive, able bodies, injuried, old, young etc. Kelly also keenly discusses the...
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S1E4 | Jaime Baltazar- Building Resilience Post Gang Shooting Injury; Wheelchair Basketball Super Coach
Imagine this: you grew up in in bad gang ridden neighborhood in Chicago, your only escape was basketball, but before puberty was even over you lost the use of your legs. How would you deal with that? Many people would give up on life or give in to being a part of a...
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