Show Your Scars

Eron Harris, guard for Michigan State basketball team, talks to us about the emotional night of his senior game this past weekend. After tearing his ACL in the game before, his coach checked him into the game and gave him the opportunity to uphold the Michigan State tradition of kissing the Spartan logo at half court. This act went viral via ESPN, FOX Sports, and other news channels as people connected with Eron's story. I got to talk with Eron this week about how he is doing and about what that night meant to him.

Allyson Lem talks about recovering from a devastating knee injury following ACL reconstruction. She was torn away from her sport at 20 years old with an infection in her joint that lead to a strong mental and physical journey back to being fully Allyson again. Her journey back and her outlook for the future and why she is finally proud to Show Her Scars. **Warning: We do talk about Allyson's infection in her joint during her ACL journey. With any surgery, infection is a possibility your doctor will talk to you about. What is key about what Allyson wanted to say is you must communicate with your PT or Doctor when you feel like something might be wrong."

We talk to Ali Krieger about the highs and lows of her ACL injury recovery. She opens up about what was frustrating about return to sport, how she learned to value a different perspective while sitting on the sideline, and how her script of what happened in the following years couldn’t of been written any more perfect. She talks about her initial feelings, the hardest mental and physical battles she faced, and how she used small goals each day to help her feel the progress of her recovery. Ali also speeks about what her dad taught her at a young age that helped her through the ACL recovery and is something she still uses to this day. We also play a fun rapid-fire answer game with Ali and get a “February Feels” playlist from her that we will share via Spotify.

Chris Gorres, or known in the sports world as Trainer Gorres, is a Performance Coach, NASM, CPT, PES who works with World Cup, NWSL, NFL, MLS, NBA, youth, and adult athletes. He is also the co-owner of a new company called Onyx Elite. We talked to Chris about… -Why he loves what he does, including his experience and background. -His favorite books -How you can integrate back into your sport -How communicating is the most important part of the injury recovery process

The injury recovery process is called that for a reason: it takes time, it is small victories paired with bumps in the road that eventually get you back to the sport you love. But how can we use it to learn? Listen in as Jordan shares her ideas about how we learn in the process. 1. Learned how my body works a. Activating your glutes/hamstrings/core b. Activation program c. Fusionetics – assessment with corrective movements 2. Nutrition a. JuicePlus+ - fruits and veggies in a capsule! Bridges the nutrition gap 3. Affirmations a. Affirmations are a small

This weeks #scarstories takes us into the life of Jeb Brovsky as he currently is recovering from a season ending ACL injury. Jeb talks about how he uses something he found in Marcus Luttrell's book to motivate him daily. How Tim Ferris' podcasts and "Tools of Titans" has helped him explore his ability to do great things. This is our first of a few interviews with Jeb as we follow him through his recovery process back to full health.

What is your why? Figuring out why you are doing is so important: it helps motivate you daily, make decisions to help you get to your end goal, and refocusing your mind on what is important in your journey back to full health. Get an expo marker and write your why on your mirror. DO IT! Believe me, you won’t regret looking at this every morning and remembering why you are working back to full health. After you do that, take a picture of it and tag @showyourscarspodcast on instagram with the #mywhy. We want to share these with the whole community so we can support one another. Want more? Here is a good book about why you should Start With Why **Apologies for the small editing issue around the 2 minute mark. I’m still learning and trying to make this the best it can be, I will get better thanks for sticking around with me.**

Lauren Sesselmann is a Green Bay, Wisconsin native and a Canadian international Women’s soccer player. She played for numerous teams in both the NWSL and WPS while also taking home a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and competing in the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada . Lauren attended college at Purdue University where she played soccer and graduated with a degree in marketing and communications. In this podcast, Lauren talks about the timing of her ACL injury, why that devastated her, and what she told herself to help her through the tough days To connect with what Lauren is doing now, check out her company Fit as a Pro. You can find them on social media @officialfitasapro for both instagram and twitter.

Why #showyourscars? LIsten as Jordan dives into what "Show Your Scars" means to her and why she thinks it is such an important part of the healing process.

Journaling is proven to help you heal from traumatic experiences...take the challenge Jordan proposes to see first hand how it can help you with the mental and emotional battles that come up during the ACL Rehab journey.

The Prologue - Why Show Your Scars? You all are probably asking "who is Jordan Angeli and why does she want us to show our scars?" In the prologue to my new podcast Show Your Scars, I explain just that and more. I bring listeners in on pieces of my scar story, how it lead me to a space where I felt pride in my scars, and why I am here now encouraging all you to do the same. The ACL recovery process is physically grueling and mentally exhausting. THE ACL CLUB, and now Show Your Scars Podcast, was born out of the idea of addressing the mental side of the rehabilitation process. So listen in, this is just the beginning....