Recovery Run

Meghan Bufton has some serious recovery. She's been in sobriety for over 20 years, and she's been running for just as long. Her battle with feeling "other" started in early in life.She was raised in an affluent area of New York and always felt like an outsider. Craving control and seeking value, Meg engaged in severe restrictive eating behaviors while being a very athletic youth. This led to an extended stay at a hospital and some (borderline barbaric) psychiatric treatment.. Suffice it to say, this

Mandy Tollerud joined me to share her journey of getting sober nearly 1000 days ago. Her story is a little different, and I think it's so valuable for people to hear the varied approaches to making lifestyle changes. Mandy's is such a wonderful example of this. She truly took it one day at a time.Along the way Mandy discovered that moving her body was an incredibly helpful tool in changing her daily habits. Instead of drinking wine every night, she went for a walk. Eventually, walking became

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite humans- Eamon Kearney. Fair warning though, you will fall in love with this man. He is as wise as he is charming and as warm as he is witty. I had the pleasure of meeting Eamon in person last fall, and I made sure that wasn't the only time we got to hang.I shouldn't bury the lede.He's been running a long time and he's in sobriety. In this episode, he tells it all. From growing up as an orphan, serving in the armed forces in Ireland, and eventually landing

Courage only exists if there's fear, and the level of bravery you'll hear in this episode is superhuman. Drea tells her story of getting sober and staying sober, and she doesn't hold back. It's already a difficult topic to discuss, but her story has another layer of difficulty that I am so grateful she was willing to reveal. Medically Assisted Treatment. GLP-1 Medications. Methadone. Suboxone. In the world of recovery, around the topic weight loss, or just in our culture in general, these words tend

The similarities between having an eating disorder and having substance use disorder are profound, though not that surprising given they’re both mental health challenges that share so many of the same roots: fear and shame. I had the absolute pleasure of exploring this with an expert on the subject. Christiana Rutkowski is not only a runner recovering from an eating disorder, but she’s also a therapist. She is a professional with lived experience, which gives her a unique and valuable perspective on

Billy Mahon. Wow.Putting people on pedestals is rarely a good idea, but with Billy, it's hard to not be reverential. After all, he's been sober for 31 years. In a row. No breaks. No vacations. That's a LONG time. On top of that, he's a multi-time Chicago Marathon Finisher. So he runs. A lot. And anyone who knows him personally can attest to just how generous he is, so often willing to open his doors to fellow runners when they're in town for the big race.I've learned in my recovery that just because

On her socials, Heather goes by HeatherRunsTexas, but you can often find her going on adventures very far from Texas. Without necessarily intending to, she started running a few years ago and quickly discovered how helpful it was in her early sobriety. Over 5 years later, Heather’s desire to push her body and test the limits of her potential has resulted in half-marathons, marathons, and ultra-marathons. Running has become medicine, and a trail 50k just might be where Heather feels the most at-home

Dan Mount is a runner who recently celebrated 9 years of sobriety. Above all, he is a top notch human being who shows up for life, his family, and his friends. He loves to race, and has completed every distance up to and including the marathon.Some of his biggest challenges happened in sobriety, not the least of which was a bout with cancer. Through diagnoses and radiation treatment, not to mention his fair share of running injuries, he remained sober.Listen in as Dan shares his story, as well as