Achilles Tenonitis - light at the end of the tunnel

I searched all over the internet for information on this injury. Yes, I wanted answers and medically backed references that what I was doing in therapy was correct. But I also wanted to know that it was going to work. I wanted hope. I joined Facebook groups, I watched TikTok videos, I was insane and obsessed, y’all. But I’m putting this out there because I know someone else is probably doing the same right now and I’ll put this out there in case it helps. A lot of getting past this injury is mental.

Diet, Fitness, Health, Mental Training, Motivation, Resilience, RunningMeredith LyonsSeptember 23, 2022running, injury, coming back from injury, physical therapy, recovery, ResilienceComment

Learning Your Window of Tolerance

Everyone has a window. If you’re within your window, you’re calm, focused, you can handle things, you’re your best self. Some people have nice wide windows. Some people are dealing with things, like depression, ADHD, or a myriad of other issues—though no fault of their own—which narrows their window. It’s easier to push them off balance. If you know where the boundaries of your window are, it’s helpful.

Diet, Fitness, Health, Loss, Mental Training, Running, resilianceMeredith LyonsAugust 19, 2022running, recovery, injury, lossComment

Agism and our Broken Medical System

Today I’m joined by fellow writer and medical professional, Melissa Collings to dissect the six month ordeal my mom endured being ping ponged around different medical offices and prescribed pill after pill.

Diet, Fitness, WomenMeredith LyonsDecember 24, 2021health, womenComment

Body Image Issues

No matter who we are, there’s generally something about ourselves that we’d like to change. And I’m all for working to be the best that you can be, but what about when you’re fighting against your basic architecture?