Psychological Support in Marathon Medical Tents

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This episode will be enlightening—and comforting—to anyone who has marathon aspirations. The guest is Adam Boardman, a Los Angeles-based therapist and the director of the LA Marathon Medical Psych Program. With hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Tish Hamilton, Adam details: -the genesis of this genius program; -the range of psychological issues addressed in medical tents; -how providers help athletes mid- and post-race; -the newfound sympathy for athletes’ mental health; and, -the top trick for easing panic in any situation. The guests share a few quick laughs before the guest joins around 3:11. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Currex insoles for all your shoes + sports: Get 15% off with code AMR15 at Currex.com Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on all IQBAR products by texting AMR to 64-000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks to Kurex, the number one in-sole at running stores for its long-time support,
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0:11.2	For 15% off, visit Kurex.com and use code AMR15. Welcome to another mother runner.
0:26.9	I'm Sarah Bowen-Shay.
0:28.2	I'm joined today by Tish Hamilton.
0:30.1	Coming at me from a closet.
0:32.2	I'm coming at you from the closet.
0:35.4	A teeny tiny closet in Savannah, Georgia. out of the closet and into the podcast.
0:43.3	Okay, people. Now, you might be envisioning like I was a large, spacious, you know, walk-in closet with maybe a full-length mirror and one wall full of shoes. No,
0:56.9	Tish turned on her camera. It looks like you're in a wardrobe. I mean, come on. Does the back
1:03.7	of it go to Narnia? A small wardrobe at that. This house was built in the 1930s and the closets are tiny and I have way too many clothes,
1:17.3	despite just moving down here three years ago.
1:19.9	You know, and purging then, I accumulate things.
1:23.0	I accumulate clothes.
1:24.9	Well, let's be honest.
1:26.0	And it's packed. It's packed with stuff. And hey, I walked into it. Sarah, it's a walking closet.
1:35.6	I don't think I would not fit in it. You can fit in it. I do have to scrunch down real low and sit on a tiny stool.
1:43.7	I was going to say, I wondered what you were sitting on.
1:45.5	I thought maybe there was a built-in bench for your shoes or something.
1:49.0	No, no, no.
1:49.9	No, no.
1:50.3	There's a teeny tiny little stool.
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