This is the episode for everyone who has ever been tormented by self-doubt on a run or felt like an imposter in a race: It’s a thought-provoking round-table discussion with two sport psychologists who get where you’re coming from: Dr. Eryn Ayala and Dr. Tess Kilwein. With hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Amanda Loudin, the sport psych docs discuss:

-the importance of fostering self-awareness

-how (+ why!) to get over any aversion to self-compassion

-naming and understanding the comparison game

-the heartbreaking power of perfectionism

-ways to shrug (and laugh) off self-criticism, let it go, and reset

Before the guests join around 6:00, Sarah and Amanda excitedly talk about the return of AMR running training plans. (Amanda was an OG AMR coach!)

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