All Bodies Outside

This episode’s guest was Mike Wardian, who has set a variety of running records and fastest known times. Also, he was strongly complimented on the All Bodies Outside episode with Jonathan Ladson (episode #77). Mike is a big inspiration of mine and during this episode we learned about how Mike approaches goals, maintains long-term motivation, maintains life balance, the power of mindset, and the enchantment of setting goals that are...

This episode’s guest was Dr. Blied who is a clinical psychologist, neuroscience practitioner, and the creator of the ‘Faces of Health’ app. The app was founded on the belief that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for mental healthcare. Therefore, the Faces of Health app features a robust selection of easy-to-learn strategies to improve longevity and quality of life. The app offers a variety of tools for stress management and m...

This episode’s guest was Jonathan Ladson who used to hate running but recently ran the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the 91-mile Capital Beltway route in Washington D.C. Surprisingly, that was his second longest run of all time. I really enjoyed having an engaging conversation with Jonathan. He's a very inspiring person. Also, during this episode Jonathan gives a shout out to Georgia Miller (featured on episode #60) who is a men...

This episode features your host, Brian Peterson. On September 15th, Brian will be running the Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile Ultramarathon in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This will be Brian's 7th 100 mile ultramarathon and his 6th Hardrock 100 qualifier. The biggest challenge for Brian is training in Kansas, which means a lack of elevation ascent and descent in training and not being acclimated to oxygen levels found at higher elevati...

This episode’s guest was Jane Barlow, who is the CEO of Barlow Herbal Specialties, which is a company that advocates for a holistic approach to health. Their goal is to support people in caring for their family’s everyday health challenges in a natural way. Jane is an herbalist and loves everything natural, holistic, wellness, fitness, and nutrition oriented. She believes it is our right as humans to be vibrantly healthy, that if g...

This episode’s guest was the founder of Adventure Journal, Stephen Casimiro. Adventure Journal is a quarterly publication and was created to share the joy, stoke, and exhilaration of a life spent outdoors. The common threads are curiosity, motion, and a hunger to explore the world. During the interview with Stephen, I came to be delighted by the work he is doing and the first thing I did after we stopped recording was I purchased a...

This episode’s guest was Michael Jospé. He is the founder and CEO of the Earth-Based Institute, which is a global leadership development organization dedicated to supporting personal growth and discovery and to helping people with Nature-Connection. During this episode, we learned about collaborating with nature to help with developing self-awareness and how to integrate that long-term into daily life to be the person you were mean...

This episode’s guest was Dr. Rachel Buxton. She leads a team that focuses on biodiversity conservation solutions. Her primary research interests are protecting natural soundscapes, ecological restoration, and systematic conservation planning. During this episode, we discussed two of her manuscripts, which are titled ‘Anthropogenic noise in U.S. National Parks – sources and spatial extent’ and ‘A synthesis of health benefits of natu...

This past weekend, Paul Jesse finished the Hardrock 100 miler ultramarathon for the first time. For the previous episode (#66), he joined All Bodies Outside for a pre-race interview; be sure to listen to that episode! Across all indicators, Paul had a very successful race. He finished 18th overall and had the 5th fastest time for the last 6 miles. At the finish line, Paul cried tears of joy and was lovingly embraced by his crew. Th...

This episode’s guest was Paul Jesse. Two weeks after this recoding on July 14th, Paul will be running the immensely challenging Hardrock 100 Miler in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado; a dream race of his that he has been pursuing for nearly a decade. Paul has agreed to a pre-race recording and a post-race recording on All Bodies Outside. This episode is his pre-race recording. Additionally, I’ll be pacing him for the last 18 mile...

This episode’s guest was Andy Glaze. He loves challenging himself to do hard things and always has a smile on his face. At the time of this recording, Andy has run 100+ miles every single week for the past 173 weeks, as in for more than 3 years! Too bad Andy doesn’t get paid a dollar for every step he takes! During this episode we talk about how Andy got into running, how he maintains consistency, how to maintain positivity no matt...

This episode’s guest was Coach Monique DeMonaco, who is a change management expert. She has been a pioneer in the emotional well-being coaching industry for 20+ years, she’s the nation’s most experienced Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapist, and is the recipient of the 2021 Influential Leadership Award from Pittsburgh Professional Women. Furthermore, she is the author of the book titled, ‘Most People Don’t Need A Therapist, They J...