True North Podcast with Jaime McCafferty

Dr. Grayson Wickham is a doctor of physical therapy, a certified stength and conditioning specialist, and the founder of Movement Vault, an app that is highly effective in helping people achieve mobility and flexibility gains. Grayson is a joint mobility specialist and the goal with is work is to help prevent and fix joint pain and injury, and to improve performance using Movement Vault's effe...

Impactful.  It has been the word constantly repeated when describing The Patriot Ruck, which began on  9:10am May 25th, and completed at 9:18am May 26th, 2024. 24 HOURS 54 miles with a 55# ruck 112,038 steps $16,703 raised to support Big Sky Bravery and active duty special operations forces 🇺🇸 Impactful indeed. The stories and layers within this epic display of physical and mental toughness has gr...

The Patriot Ruck is a 24 hour physical task Travis Smith, an army veteran, designed specifically to challenge his physical and mental limits.  Why?  To appropriately honor the sacrifices made by the active duty special operations forces (SOF).   The goal is to raise $10,000 for Big Sky Bravery, a non-profit organization that benefits SOF recipients by providing them with a weeklong post-deployment...

Introducing my friend and colleague, John Kaltenborn. We have worked together for years on the X Games medical staff and had a chance to sit down and record a conversation while at the 2024 X Games in Aspen. This is a raw and candid conversation covering some ground. We chat about our personal and professional lives, strengths and flaws, and how we seek to find purpose and balance in taking care o...

Tim DeMaio has served in the Navy for 10 years and then followed up his military career as an overseas contractor. As a result of his experiences in this line of work, he suffered multiple TBI's (traumatic brain injuries), PTSI (post traumatic stress injury), severe migraines, tinnitus, various other traumas and the weight of guilt. In his quest to heal, he spent the better part of 3 years in...

Brian and I have an awesome practitioner to practitioner discussion on what it looks like to help clients and patients feel like they're in the right place. Building connection with the people we are helping is paramount to yielding great results and recovery from injury, along with providing a safe and trustworthy place for personal and physical growth. Brian is a talented practitioner who is...

Can you imagine running across the state of Montana?! Becca Boylan actually did it. 475.75 total miles ran averaging a marathon/day. All to bring awareness to her mother's battle with cancer. This is a mind-blowing story of hope, mindset, sheer grit and love that will inspire and encourage you. Thank you to Becca for allowing me to be a small part of this journey. What an honor it has been for...

It was such a privilege to sit down with Kate Pate, a remarkably intelligent human who uses her superpower in neurophysiology to change lives with her military-specific device company, and also within many non-profit veteran organizations. Kate is a Ph. D Neurophysiologist, coach, researcher, founder and CEO of her company Corona Medical. She advocates for functional and non-traditional approaches...

Nick and Anna Bechtold are co-owners of Bozeman, MT based Movement Physio. Nick is a Montana native and received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in Missoula, MT in 2015. He also received his Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from the University of Montana. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Crossfit Le...

This episode features Matt Cable sharing his story of surviving cancer not once, but twice. He currently has a thriving athletic career in addition to having a beautiful family even after he and his wife were told by medical professionals having children was improbable. The reoccurring theme throughout this episode is that Matt undoubtedly beats the odds time and time again. Matt is a retired USAF...

On this podcast, I had the awesome opportunity to speak with Australian David Lindsay. He speaks about his acronym SNAP for boosting performance in the work place, failing forward, how we need problems and feedback, and dealing with energy vampires (I love this term...). We bounce this back to the tie we see between athletics and productivity in our daily jobs. David speaks from experience as a pe...

Kevin Morley is one of my closest friends, and I'm excited to exploit the knowledge he possesses in the CBD space. He is currently the head athletic trainer in the NHL for the Nashville Predators. If you've had questions regarding how to best use CBD in sport or about cannibis in general, I believe you will learn a ton from this episode. I certainly did. You can connect with Kevin through...

Joe Booher is a black belt in Gracie JiuJitsu, is an instructor and owner of Total Self Defense Academy in Kingsport, Tennessee. He is also a professional musician as a mandolinist for the Tim Shelton Syndicate and devoted father to two girls. Joe and I discuss the principles of JiuJitsu. He also gets vulnerable with the struggle he had to curate balance in his life as a father, musician and his o...

Justin Smith works with special operations military, police, goverment agencies, and Fortune 100 executives to optimize decision making under high stress.  Justin holds a Ph. D in neuroscience and a M.S in Research Psychology.  Together we talk about the strategies he uses to help clients have insight into how bodies are an integrated system that all works together.  We also discuss...

This episode centers around Human Growth Hormone (HGH), what it is, what it does, and how it naturally occurs in the body.  HGH is the master hormone for both men and women, and Dustin Baker, the president of BioProtein Technology discusses the ins and outs.  He is the creator of BioPro+, the first 100% nonsynthetic alternative to prescription HGH treatment.   This is an important e...

This episode challenges the R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) protocol.  Notoriously used within athletic training rooms, physical therapy clinics, and hospitals for decades, Gary Reinl uses physiology and logic to create a shift in thinking for practitioners and lay people alike. Gary has been deeply involved with sports medicine for the last 50 years, and his book "De-Iced: The Il...

Join in on this conversation with Lauren Ammon, a former competitive collegiate swimmer, now turned mindset coach who focuses on helping athletes train their minds like they train their bodies. Mentions: Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky IG: @mrslaurenammon www.performancereimagined.com for more information on Lauren's work Lauren is co-author of "Micro Shift: Small Mindset Changes for B...

Confidence.   We get into some grit I briefly considered editing out... but that didn't quite line up with the topic.  As a result, you'll now know some parts of me that most people don't see or know.  Breian is a beautiful mind you come across scarcely in a lifetime.  She is a person you instantly respect, value her perspective, and if you're lucky to be in the same room with...

Brian Hortz is Director of Research and Education, as well as an instructor for Structure and Function Education. S&F is a company devoted to educating practitioners in dry needling, along with many other modalities and philosophies to better outcomes for our patients.  Brian is an insanely talented practitioner who is rooted in lifelong learning and adding to the body of knowledge in the health a...

Sam Rogers, co-owner of Heat Praxia (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho) and beach volleyball legend in the state of Montana, talks about the benefits of sauna and cold plunge practices.  He shares of his experience in the sauna business along with research topics that should be of interest to the active community and to people with chronic health issues.  These two modalities have gotten a lot of att...

Ceasar and Cory, leaders in the US Air Force, discuss how they transformed and changed their work culture into a place where people wanted to stay.  They talk about pillars they utilized to create an environment of people who were responsible, focused, and proud of the organization they were associated with.  If you're a business owner, have a job, lead a family... you'll learn pearls of...

Esther and I discuss what she refers to as The Dial Method, a strategy for rethinking an "all or nothing" mentality.  Esther is a certified sports nutritionist, personal trainer, and owner of EA Coaching.  She has a degree in Exercise Science, 16 years of hands on experience in the fitness/wellness industry, and specializes in helping women lose weight for the last time without sacrifici...

Chris Comrie is an AT and a colleague of mine at the ESPN Winter X Games.  This podcast was recorded heading into the final day of competition at the 2022 event.  In the sports medicine world, Chris also works with US Ski and Snowboard, US Tennis, and other events as a part of Medicine in Motion.  He has been a long time employee of Vail Resorts holding various positions since 2004....

Sarah Clifford is the mental performance coach behind Performance Mind.  She works with athletes of all varieties, from X Games athletes to equestrian show jumpers on how to dial in their mental game and optimize their performances.  We discuss what being a mental performance coach looks like and a few insights on how to take our experience in sports to life after athletics. Mentions: @p...

James Gardiner and I discuss being practitioners in the Athletic Therapy/Athletic Training space.  With combined experience of 35+ years under our belt, we talk about what has shaped us, molded our careers, and the philosophies we currently have when treating athletes and the general active population.   Mentions: Podcast #51 Let's ChAT- An Athletic Therapy Podcast (Dec 13 2020): Jaime H...