Show Your Scars

Tevin Lucas grew up as a multi-sport athlete blessed with the size, speed and passion for basketball and football. After overcoming some injuries in high school, moving to a new state, and accepting a college scholarship for football, Devin believed he could play at even a higher level. The day he decided to transfer to San Diego was a day that changed his life forever. We talk about the ACL injur...

As humans, we are drawn to underdogs. I take on a solo podcast as I talk about how UMBC basketball and their underdog story made me think about injury recovery journey is your own underdog story.

Ian Warner is a Canadian who loves sports. Growing up playing football, track was his way of improving his football game in the offseason. He never knew track would take him to the 2012 Olympic games in London, England. Ian shares his story with us of the trials and triumphs throughout his life and career as an athlete. He talks about how he found ways to get through, how he learned to let things...

Wesley Wang, PT, DPT joins the podcast today talking about his journey from economics major to physical therapist. How tearing his ACL changed the trajectory of his life and he realized what really mattered to him. His belief that everything happens for a reason and the benefits of that mindset when he was rehabbing and now. We also talk about his physical therapy and sports performance gym in Roc...

Today's podcast is with a great friend and mentor Dr. Tiffany Jones. Dr. Tiff is a Sports Performance Psychology Consultant and has worked with numerous athletes from basketball, fencing, and hockey teams to the U-20 USA Women's World Cup Champion soccer team. Dr. Tiff and I dive into a lot of topics surrounding injury recovery including: - how getting a book from her Dad written by Dr Shane Murph...

In our 6th conversation with Joanna Lohman as she recovers from her ACL injury, we talk about the last steps in rehab during months 6-9, her traveling, and how she is prepping for preseason. We also talk about: - controlling what she can control - giving herself grace in the return to preseason process - clothing to reduce swelling on plane - ice pack on plane - ask flight attendant to fill with i...

In our third episode with Stuart Singer, we start off talking about pain. The different types of pain and how we can differentiate between them. He leads into how mindfulness practice can help with dealing with pain. As promised, Stu leads us through 8-9 minutes of mindfulness training. Although you can listen to it anywhere, we ask if you decide to participate, you are in a safe place and set up...

Former professional soccer player and current Crossfit athlete extraordinaire, Jenn Dancer takes some time to talk to me about what her injuries as a soccer player taught her. She tore her ACL before entering her first season at the University of Missouri and says that the communication with her coach was key. We talk everything from her faith in God opening and closing doors to how she believes i...

"Comparison is the thief of joy." We have all heard that quote before in our lives - and yet time and time again, I find myself falling into the trap of comparison. I talk about how a recent trip to the United Soccer Coaches Convention and being surrounded by my peers reminded me that I can only be me.

I love social media becuase you get to connect with really amazing athletes with interesting stories. Tash is a professional dancer from Australia and living in LA. She talks to me about her journey into dance, when she realized it was something she could do for a living, and how she got through her toughest journey yet: tearing her ACL. We dive into: - How she kept your mind right - How a class s...

Kendall Johnson is a professional soccer player and creator of Arrow Living. She talks to me about growing up in Portland, going to her hometown school and playing professionally in-front of her biggest fan every game at Providence Park. We discuss her ACL injury, how she got through that fairly smoothly and what it took for her to realize showing and letting go of emotions was a good thing. We go...

Stu Singer joins me again to talk about challenges that come up in injury recovery. We discuss: - imposters syndrom - just showing up - accepting failure - benchmarks - and fear. This is a great podcast filled with so much information for you to consume. So get out your pen and paper and listen as Stu helps us through injury recovery.

Joanna Boyles talks with Jordan about her journey from a young kid growing up in North Carolina to finding a passion in soccer and pursuing her dream of playing professional. She speaks of her first dream coming true when she graduated high school a year early to attend UNC Chapel Hill and how everything seemed to be lining up. Until the end of her Junior season, one of the best to date for her at...

Today I am joined by freestyling soccer super-duper star Indi Cowie - she will probably be embarrassed that I called her that but seriously people she is a BOSS! Just watching what she can do with a ball makes me trip over my own two feet. We talk everything from her dream school as a child to making dreams come true. Throughout the podcast she give her advice and motivation through her ACL injury...

051: Sports Psychologist Stuart Singer by Jordan Angeli

Jenna Minecci talks to me about her journey through ACL injuries and how it has lead her to where she is today. We talk about childhood idols like Mia Hamm, how she grew up so active, how her football skills changed her life forever, and how she is using what she went through to help others. Jenna's book "Surviving 7: The Expert's Guide to ACL Surgery" is launching Dec. 1, 2017. Listen to the podc...

I caught up with Dr. Paul Williams, an experienced doctor who has worked with numerous professional sports organizations and athletes, to talk about the power of whole food nutrition to fuel athletic performance. We both spoke on a Facebook Live event on Friday night, and the episode is the audio from Dr. Paul's talk. It is so informative about what happens in your body during athletic performance...

Dr. Gregory DiFelice is looking at ACL injuries in a whole new light. After studying ACL injuries and all the techniques used to reconstruct them, he is now performing ACL repair surgeries on hundreds of patients a year. We talk about the difference between an ACL repair and an ACL reconstruction. What lead him to believe he should have another look at ACL repairs after they were done years and ye...

When you are in the middle of a hard time, your true character shines through. Who are you in these moments of struggle throughout the injury recovery process help reveal and build a strength within each and every one of us. Who can you share that strength with? It is a gift this process has taught you and now you have the ability to pass it on to others. Leave a review to tell us who you are goin...

046: Comparison is the Thief of Joy by Jordan Angeli

Justin sits down to talk with me about his athletic background, how he changed his life by pursuing his passions and how he got through his most recent injuries. Justin is currently a professional body builder and member of the Denver Broncos Thunderstorm parachuting team. Justin reflects back on what he has learned throughout his injuries and the biggest lesson he learned during the process. You...

MLL star Ryan Flanagan joins me as we talk about not only his most recent injury but how injuries in high school and college propelled him to look at the full picture of being an athlete from nutrition to weightlifting to sleep and beyond. We talk about how he was a dual sport athlete in high school, his time at UNC and his first few years in MLL. Ryan goes into depth about his most recent injury...

Teammate talk is the 4th and final episode in our 4 part series to help you and your supporting staff through injury. This episode, I dive into how you can ask your teammates for help, how your teammates can set weekly reminders to reach out to their injured friends/teammates, and how we are all in this together. It is ok to ask for help and support, it doesn't make you weak it actually showcases...

Kellie Harper, current coach at Missouri State and former Division 1 basketball player at the University of Tennessee, talk to me about not only her ACL injury recovery but about what it was like to play for Pat Summitt, winning 3 national championships, how hard it was to miss 3 months of her sophomore year (especially since her team was struggling to win games consistently), and how her experien...

Robbie Elliott is a current Sports Scientist at Nike and a former 17 year pro in England's Premier League and Championship. He played for his hometown team Newcastle United as well as Bolton Wanderers Sunderland, Leeds, and Hartlepool United during his career. We talk everything from - his favorite goal, - the injuries he battled back from, - how his mindset during injury allowed him to not only c...