It’s the Endurance Diaries 100th Episode Celebration!
If you can, this one is best experienced in the video version, with surprise drop-ins and moments you won’t want to miss.

You’ll hear from special guests offering encouragement, wisdom, and perspective for wherever you are on your journey. There’s laughter, honest dialogue, and space to pause and reflect with a lot of gratitude.

Featured Guests: Jeff Mallory, Kevin Rutherford, Carlos Hernandez, Nancy Gale, Van Lai-DuMone, Jenn Huffman

Watch on Spotify/YouTube.

In this episode you’ll learn how curiosity can become a compass through pain, healing, and reinvention.

Kelvin Wang is a first generation Chinese American and walking quadriplegic, whose life shifted after a near death car accident in December 2017. He reflects on the people who showed up, how small moments of humanity and connection carried him through the unknown, and how these experiences continue to shape the way he move sthrough the world today.

Together we discuss living life in chapters, the ongoing nature of healing, and what it means to be mask off in a world that rewards performance. Kelvin also shares how creativity and the performing arts helped him restore a part of himself he thought he lost.

In this episode you'll learn why adding variation to your life and routines might be one of the most powerful tools you have for performance and self-development.

Dr. Andy Bass, mental performance coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates, shares how his own experience with the YIPS reshaped the way he thinks about identity, resilience, and what athletes need beyond their sport. He reflects on why so many high performers feel trapped inside narrow definitions of success, and how small shifts in our habits and environments can open the door to creativity and freedom.

Together we explore the science of motor learning, why our minds crave variation, and how small moments of trying something new can expand our capacity. We also discuss burnout, the role of therapy, and the importance of having people who help us notice what we can’t always see in ourselves.