Show Your Scars

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 into the hardest part of her career as she was sidelined for over a year due to concussions and how letting go let things open up. You will love this conversation with Kendall and I encourage you to follow her and her journey with Arrow Living. Here are her links: https://www.instagram.com/kendelish/ https://www.instagram.com/arrowliving/ http://www.arrowliving.com

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 UNC, when she tore her ACL right before playoffs. She then tore her other ACL within 9 months and we dive into what she changed about her rehab process including who she trained with (Trainer Gorres see earlier episode with him). Joanna just finished her 5th year season on a high note, starting every game at UNC and entering into the NWSL draft on January 18th. We talk in depth about what helped her through and what she learned through the injury recovery process. Check out her recovery here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg0QcQ9usTY Follow Jo here https://www.instagram.com/joannaboyles/ Hope you enjoy the conversation with Jo Boyles and I would love to hear what you think - write us a review on iTunes or tweet at us @aclclub to let us know your thoughts :)

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 and shares some of the deepest lessons she learned through the adversity in her career. Plus, we get into the nitty gritty of Rapid Fire and what her favorite song and emoji is right now. Great insight from Indi Cowie -- if you liked what you heard, it would mean a lot to get a review from you. How can I do better and what did you like? I love feedback so thank you in advance :) You can follow Indi below: http://www.indiecowie.com https://www.instagram.com/indicowie/ https://www.youtube.com/soccerbola

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 podcast to learn how you can win a copy and a gift from me at THE ACL CLUB. You can follow Jenna on Instagram @jennactive

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 and how we can combat the negative effects just by what we eat everyday! If you have questions about adding JuicePlus+ into your diet, please email me jordan@theaclclub.com. Hope you enjoy the podcast and have much to be thankful for this week! Jordan

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 years ago. We talk about the difference in recovery and he also shows me some of the information from his keynote lecture in a recent sports medicine convention in Poland. Make sure to follow us on instagram @theaclclub to see clips of our conversation in video form. To contact and follow Dr. DiFelice, you can find him here: Website (where you can find his email to send him your MRI): https://www.gregorysdifelicemd.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCstf390UFdS4UlKVc5J4yjg Instagram @drdifelice I want to thank Dr. DiFelice for taking the time to talk to us about what he is doing to advance the orthopedic surgery game and sharing what "Show Your Scars" means to him.

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 going to Share Your Strength with.

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 can follow Justin online @justinthornton_ifbbpro #podcast #athletes #bodybuilding #injuryrecovery #ifbbpro #thunderstorm #denverbroncos #injuries #mentality #growthmindset #God #inspriational

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 how it was a ripple effect from one injury to the next and how the first game he got to play again will always be special. You can connect with Ryan on Instagram @ryanflanagan24 Here is a great article on Ryan and his return to play with the New York LIzards: https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/pro/mll/flanagan-debut-with-lizards-marks-return-from-acl-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 your strength! Visit our website www.theaclclub.com to find the link in the bottom left corner to sign up for our 4 part FREE PDF series.

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 experiences as a player have helped her relate to her student athletes as a coach. If you want to watch the video I speak about in the podcast, you can find it here: A Cinderella Story: University of Tennessee Women's Basketball 1997 Story to the NCAA Championship www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg3EaxA7_zk Thank you Kellie for your time and opening up to us about your injury recovery and how you help your athletes now.

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 come back stronger but to explore other areas of interest in his life, - his role as a sports scientist - and how difficult it is to be a parent of an athlete going through ACL rehab. I had a blast talking with him. Make sure you write a review with someone you want us to interview next so we can get who you want on the podcast. To get the supporting documents we created for injury recovery wellness, go the www.theaclclub.com and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the homepage. We will be sending an email once a week this month coordinating the documents to our podcast reaching and catering to: 1. players, 2. parents, 3. coaches, and 4. teammates.