Dr. Jen Esquer: The Biopsychosocial Model for Eliminating Pain, Bringing Language into Physical Therapy, and Epigenetics for Lifelong Wellness — Barbell Shrugged #365
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2018
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Jen Esquer, DPT, PT, has been on a ruthless ongoing journey to learn about the body and movement since she was a child. She was a professional gymnast until age 16, studied yoga and pilates, studied physiotherapy, and is continuously exploring and learning more . is creator of and The Optimal Body Preventing Pain & Injury Optimizing Lives.
Dr. Jen is also the creator of The Mobility Method , which is designed to give the everyday person the opportunity to take themselves through a basic screening process and self-diagnose limitations. In addition, there are various modules to help individuals address their own personal needs, whether it be their neck, back, shoulders, etc.
In this episode, we talk about understanding the body conversation, how language affects epigenetics, why do you need to learn how to breathe and meditate, how do you start to learn, and much more.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Truck family, it's Wednesday. |
| 0:02.6 | We're going long with Dr. Jen Escair. |
| 0:05.9 | Dr. Fitt was the third interview I ever did |
| 0:10.0 | as host of Barbell Shrug. |
| 0:12.0 | I was terrified. |
| 0:13.6 | Got so nervous, so insecure, she's so cool. |
| 0:16.9 | She's got this badass following on the Instagrams. |
| 0:20.2 | Could barely contain myself, but we did an awesome interview. |
| 0:23.5 | Turns out, now we're friends. |
| 0:26.5 | Now, anytime I have a crazy, cool idea, like a YouTube |
| 0:30.2 | or a podcast that I really want to shoot, |
| 0:32.3 | she's one of my first people I call. |
| 0:34.6 | One reason she's a hustler, the girl works so hard. |
| 0:39.3 | If you've been watching her career develop over the last |
| 0:41.7 | couple of years, it's not by accident |
| 0:44.4 | that she has taken the world by storm. |
| 0:46.8 | The mobility method is so cool. |
| 0:49.2 | All of her high intensity workouts are so cool. |
| 0:52.4 | And there's one reason that's all flowing |
| 0:54.0 | and all happening right now. |
| 0:55.7 | It's because her work ethic is incredible. |
| 0:58.6 | That's why she's the first call every time I have a new idea. |
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