My recovery and return to marathon running after being diagnosed with hyperparathyroid disease and having surgery in December 2016 could have been a rough road. Fortunately, I had a few tools that helped me along the way. What I learned through this experience was a new way of framing my "bad days" and discovered what strength actually looks and feels like. And HOLY COW! I have a sponsor!! This week's podcast is brought to you by WHOOP! The coolest activity tracker in my little athlete world. Visit them! Give them love! Get $50 off with my offer code! Visit whoop.com Find more podcast stuff, run coaching stuff, and blog stuff at laurajingalls.com Follow me on Twitter at @ljingalls Follow me on Instagram at @ljingalls
I’ve been at war with photos of myself for years. I’ve tried practicing being nice with the photos I take of myself with pretty good success, but in the age of Facebook, I’m often not the one in control of the photos being taken of me, posted, and shared. It’s made loving photos of myself more challenging than usual. I’ve worked on reminding myself that this is what strong looks like. This is what healthy looks like. This is what I look like. And I've forced myself to look at these photos until I stop seeing things I don’t like and start appreciating myself for who I am. But I am really not good at it. How can I be so comfortable with what I see in the mirror and so uncomfortable with what I see in a photo? In this week's episode, it's time to set some new boundaries with that internal voice when it comes to photos. Also, this week, I’m in New York City! Why? Tomorrow, Saturday June 24th, is Global Sports Bra Squad Day, sponsored by Oiselle. I’m here as a guest of Kelly Roberts of Run, Selfie, Repeat to speak on a panel after the run event here in the afternoon. If you happen to catch this episode in time and want to join in the fun, find your city on the list here and just show up! If you're in NYC, click here to get the event info. Check out my website and see what's new at laurajingalls.com Hit me up on the tweets! @ljingalls and Instagram @ljingalls
Divas. Perfection is boring AF. One, it’s absolutely impossible to achieve and, thus, death to diva-dome. Two, it's something that women seem to uniquely put pressure on themselves to be in all areas of life, and we’re constantly being sold products and services to help us be more perfect. (Essentially, we’re sold the idea that we should advertise a bag of lies and call it “me,” while being taught that it’s okay to openly criticize and even bully other women who let their imperfections show.) And three, perfection is the death of growth, and that is f-ing boring. Check out the latest podcast episode for more. Join Global Sports Bra Squad Day on June 24th! Go to Run, Selfie, Repeat to find a #SportsBraSquad in your city, or lead a run of your own. Get your tickets for the screening of Embrace on July 10 at the Westboro Regal Cinema here: https://gathr.us/screening/20037 Learn more about Embrace and the Body Image Movement at bodyimagemovement.com Check out my website and see what's new at laurajingalls.com Hit me up on the tweets! @ljingalls and Instagram @ljingalls
I’m 37. I’m single. And I’m mostly cool with it. Lately, though, I’ve been thinking I might like to get back to kissing a few frogs here and there, but it's been a while since I've been on the dating app scene. Prompted by a friend of mine, I decided to do a little research into the latest apps and the result was shocking. Listen in for what I discovered. Get your tickets for the screening of Embrace on July 10 at the Westboro Regal Cinema here: https://gathr.us/screening/20037 Learn more about Embrace and the Body Image Movement at bodyimagemovement.com Check out my website and see what's new at laurajingalls.com Hit me up on the tweets! @ljingalls
Falling off the wagon, regardless of what wagon train you’re on, whether it’s career, fitness, or eating in a way that makes you feel strong and energized, is going to happen. It’s life. But should we feel guilty about it? Are we bad when we fall off the wagon? Or is it normal and human? Do we give up and make camp right where we fell off? Or do we get back on and keep moving? Let’s talk about it! Project 1:59 with Kelly Roberts of Run, Selfie, Repeat Tweet me: @ljingalls Join me: laurajingalls.com Register for The Power of Breath on June 7th!