Show Your Scars

Steph Allen of ACL Resolve does a deep dive into strength testing in ACL recovery. This podcast prepares you for questions to ask and test to make sure you are doing to ensure you're properly prepared for return to play.

A great conversation with Emily Barnhart, the Injury RD, about how to approach nutrition during your ACL recovery process. You will leave this chat equipped with some good take aways in order to start small and incorporate some accessible additions to your recovery. Check out Emily's webstie: https://injuryrd.com/

Akil is one of the founders of ACL Care Pro. He speaks about how he got into physical therapy, where he found an area of rehab that needed more attention, and about an app that you might want in your recovery. Check out Akil on our website at theaclclub.com under the resources tab for more information

Carrie Lawrence was at the top of her game this off-season. After a different journey into NWSL, she not only became a regular with the Orlando Pride, but she recently signed a multi year extension deal to stay with the club. In preseason, Carrie tore her ACL again for the 2nd time. She is now into her rehab process about 5 weeks and speaks to me about the challenges she is facing, how she gets th...

Jordan Jesolva comes back on the podcast to talk about her newest venture of being a health coach. She has worked over the last 3 years to gain accreditations and certificates to help people to mindfully approach their health in a positive way. Jordan speaks about her journey in starting her interest in health and wellness, and how she has turned that into her own company called Wellness Essential...

I sit down with Melissa Pankratz from The ACL Collective to talk about so many different things around ACL recover. We speak about how she got into athletic therapy around the same time she tore her ACL, what she learned in the rehab process, and how she has found her voice in her own recovery and in helping others. Follow her: @theaclcollective

Jordan sits down with All in ACL owner Tommy Mandala. They talk about how he go into ACL specific rehabilitation, what is the most crucial aspects of ACL rehab, and why he loves the word empowerment so much during this process. Make sure you follow along @all_in_acl on instagram

Sarah Parker shares her story from her love of soccer, to being a semi-pro soccer player and not giving up on her ACL rehab and chance to play again. Make sure you follow Sarah on instagram @sarahparker5115 and connect with her to share your story there.

Tash Marconi is no stranger to SYS podcast. She was a guest on here years ago when she went through her first ACL injury. Unfortunately, almost 2 years ago, Tash experienced a traumatic horse riding injury that required multiple surgeries including ACL reconstruction. She speaks to me today about what happened, how she has allowed herself to heal, and how she still aspires for big things on the da...

Welcome to a series presented by ACL CLUB and Arp Wave. Brittany Bock, a former professional athlete, has signed up to do treatment with ARP Wave. She suffered 11 surgeries, multiple injuries and concussions throughout her soccer career and is living in pain every day now. She heard about ARP Wave and is excited to not only live without pain but to share her journey with you all throughout her rec...

Abby Gordon is a physical therapist at Seattle Children's and also works with top performing athletes at the Seattle Storm. Abby and I speak about how to best choose a Physical Therapist when you are going through ACL recovery. For a lot of us, we have no idea where to start when looking for the best PT for our recovery. In this episode, Abby and I break it down to 10 questions you can ask your do...

Welcome to a series presented by ACL CLUB and Arp Wave. Brittany Bock, a former professional athlete, has signed up to do treatment with ARP Wave. She suffered 11 surgeries, multiple injuries and concussions throughout her soccer career and is living in pain every day now. She heard about ARP Wave and is excited to not only live without pain but to share her journey with you all throughout her rec...

Megan Wharton is a professional beach soccer player who is part of the inaugural US Women's National Beach soccer team in 2019. During this episode, Megan speaks of how she got into beach soccer, how she approached her ACL recovery, and what she learned during the process. As promised, here is a list of the books Megan dug into during recovery and recommends to others going through rehab. The Lead...

Maley Moak is a cheerleader at Mississippi State University. She walks us through her knee injuries including and ACL tear and multiple surgeries, and shows us how her faith played a huge role in her recovery. She said she found appointment in her disappointment - what a beautiful thing to experience and live out. If you want to follow Maley - you can so on Instagram @maley_moak

This conversation with Lanae Brody is packed with so much heart and vulnerability. She lays so much out there when it comes to listening to your body, your emotions, and the signs all around you. She learned to adapt in the midst of injury, heartache, and a pandemic. I hope you find inspiration in her story and feel empowered to appreciate your feelings and trust yourself more and more. You can fo...

Kelsey Griffith is a Performance Enhancement Specialist at The Micheli Center in Boston, MA. She specializes in helping athletes perform and recovery to the best of their ability by addressing the mental side of performance. We talk through her introduction to mental skills, how her ACL rehab helped her in her practice, and some very specific things you personally can work on to aid in your own AC...

Denis Thompson reached out to me at THE ACL CLUB and immediately I was curious about what he was saying. Here was his brief email: "We should talk about WHY ACL recovery takes so long and it has nothing to do with the ACL. We work with the most elite athletes in the world and have treated hundreds of thousands of patients with better than a 95% success at eliminating pain without drugs and speedin...

Lani Woods joins the podcast today to talk about her current ACL recovery. She speaks about how challenging things have been in regards to going through ACL recovery during the middle of COVID19. her love for Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) and what it might feel like to get back to the course again. We also talk through self talk, the evolution of Lani, and how we can choose what we believe about ou...

Luisa Meza shares her story on today's Show Your Scars podcast. She grew up in California loving soccer and using sport to gain self confidence. She used her love of the game to travel and play all over the world eventually finding herself back at home playing beach soccer. Luisa tore her ACL just over a year ago playing futsal and talk about the journey, how she has found strength, and what she w...

Laura Rafferty shows up today to talk to Jordan about her current ACL recovery, how she feels like she has grown, and how tapping into her mental game has really transformed her life and recovery.

On this weeks episode, Shiraj Chakraborty, Owner of Shiraj Physio and Performance , talks to us about what interests him most about the ACL rehab process, why he has dedicated so much time to understanding it more, how to improve mid stage rehab, and how to effectively implement ACL prevention and risk reduction programs. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode and please help us spread the word and hel...

Kaan Celebi is a Physical Therapist in New York and founder of the ACL Academy brining at home consultations and physical therapy to people around the world. On this weeks episode, we talk about how his injuries got him into being a PT, why return to play is important but trying to coordinate physical and mental recovery is more important, and what to expect when going into surgery. You can follow...

Jasmyne Spencer is a professional soccer player for OL Reign in the NWSL. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a pro and pursued her dream with passion. Jasmyne talks to us about how the last year of her life going through ACL injury has not only been the most rewarding but also the most challenging and how she has learned to let those live in conjunction with one another. She opens up abou...

On this weeks episode, Zach Baker joins the podcast and we dive into the ACL rehabilitation process. Zach tore his ACL 2 times as a youth athlete and it really drove him in to exploring a profession in physical therapy. We talk all things from information he gives pre-op, to how to distinguish different types of pain, to his favorite parts of the ACL rehabilitation. I loved talking to Zach and hop...

We are taking to Instagram Live every Monday to have a Mindset Workout with Stuart Singer. We talk about how working out your mind is like training for a marathon or your sport of choice - it takes discipline and consistency. Mindset Workout starts at minute 13:45.