773. Emily Saul, Sports Psychology Coach, on End-of-Year Anxiety & New Year Goal Setting

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

"If we can move from a place of fear to a place of curiosity — from a place of resisitance to a place of learning — we’ll get a lot farther. We’ll enjoy the process a lot more if we can be in the space of learning and curiosity rather than fear and resistance."

Fan favorite Emily Saul returns to the Ali on the Run Show to hold all of our hands as we navigate end-of-year stress and navigate new-year anxieties. Emily is a licensed mental health counselor, sport psychology coach, and founder of E Saul Movement. She’s a former Division-1 collegiate rower, she’s a lifelong athlete, she’s a many-time marathoner, and she’s a TEDxBoston speaker.

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In this episode:

Why you should listen to Emily’s advice (6:20)
Emily’s advice for how to handle end-of-the-year anxiety, and the comparison trap of it all (11:00)
Why Emily says we all need to get off the “hedonic treadmill” (23:45)
How to approach goal setting in the new year (32:45)
“I’m afraid to push myself too hard” (43:10)
“It’s cold and dark and I can’t get myself up and out the door” (1:07:50)

Emily on the Ali on the Run Show:

Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part I

Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part II

Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part III

LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Emily Saul & Anoush Arakelian

Beyond the Run with Dr. Ian Nurse & Emily Saul

Emily Saul, Co-Leader of November Project Boston

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Allie on the Run show is brought to you by New Balance.
0:08.5	Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Fellar, and on every episode,
0:13.8	I talk with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes
0:19.2	and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the
0:23.2	pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. Whether you are
0:29.9	running towards something big or away from something that has been holding you back, I am here to
0:35.0	hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. And at the end, I'll
0:38.2	definitely tell you, you're doing great. We are rapidly approaching the end of 2024 and the start
0:44.6	of 2025. And I know that for me, the end of year celebrations and new year goal setting
0:50.3	tend to bring up some feelings for me. They're different every year, but I can sense
0:54.9	themes. And so I felt like it was time to bring in the top dog. I don't know if she would
1:00.3	want to be called the top dog, but she really is. Today, fan favorite, Allie Feller favorite,
1:07.1	running community favorite Emily Saul returns to the Allie on the Run show.
1:12.8	Emily is a sports psychology coach whose words and ideas will change your running,
1:18.4	your racing, and your life. Seriously.
1:21.2	Today we're talking about end of year feelings, new year feelings, comparison trap feelings,
1:30.0	best practices for reflecting on the year and racing gone by, fear of failure, and so much more. If it's cold, dark, and dreary where
1:37.4	you are and you're having a hard time getting out the door every day, well, we've got you
1:41.7	covered too. Emily's got a pep talk up her sleeve. As always, there is
1:46.0	so much good stuff in here. Before we get into the conversation so that you can listen uninterrupted,
1:51.7	I want to thank our sponsor, my favorite New Balance. New Balance means the world to me.
1:58.6	If I were to do a 2024 in review just talking about all that New Balance has done world to me. If I were to do a 2024 in review just talking about all that
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