WELCOME BACK! After an extended hiatus The Achilles Heel is finally back, join us for an episode entirely based on listeners questions and topics that people are confused about. Some of the topics discussed are: how to layout a workout, how to get the maximal return on your time even if its limited, exercise with limited equipment, and much much more.

While affluence and access to all forms of good and services has risen in the past decade: so have anxiety, self and prescribed medication for mental wellness, and feelings of hopelessness. In this episode I sit down with the senior staff counselor for the University of Central Arkansas and have a discussion about what the causes and contributing factors to this trend might be. We get into topics such as: hormone altering medications, environmental factors, and even how our perceptions of success are working against us. Please join me as I attempt in a small way to move the needle towards a future in which young people aren't flocking for a way to disconnect and avoid their realities.

Throughout the last 3 years everyone has suddenly become a wikipedia doctor with certainty about everything that should or shouldn't be done at the national and local level. While I'm sure we don't need more talk about covid in our lives everyone should take a minute to listen to someone who actually knows the science and doesn't have a political ax to grind. Enjoy this short discussion from one of the most knowledgeable and colorful doctors you will ever hear from.

In this episode I am joined by Shelby Byrne who is the MS, certified mental wellness counselor and Central Arkansas's wellness coordinator for the athletic department. We discuss why the US seems to be in the middle of a mental health crisis, why so many people are depressed, uninspired and how in a world of such material success we can be getting more anxious and disconnected every year.

In this episode is sit down again with my 90 year old grandparents. We talk about everything from world wars and political conflicts to making the most out of life and finding happiness where you are.

This is the second episode in my series of shorter episodes with topics that would be ordinarily talked about during a coffee break. In this episode I update you on my life, training and share my thoughts on work.

In this episode I sit down and talk to my college track and field coach who happens to be one of the most successful USA track and field athletes in all aspects concerning longevity and volume of accomplishments. We talk about his upbringing, his entry into the sport all the way up to his Olympic experience and finally to his career coaching thousands of track and field athletes and even winning multiple national championships.

In this episode, I talk with one of my favorite people. He has a masters of mathematics from Mizzou, cybersecurity training, and nearly two decades of experience in education. What originally was planned as a simple discussion on decision making quickly turned into an unscripted free flowing conversation, during which we ruminated on topics from education to politics and even where we are headed based on how kids are raised. I invite you to sit down, strap in and enjoy this talk.