The One About Running

Meet William Pullen

William Pullen is an innovative psychotherapist, the founder of Dynamic Running Therapy, a Ted X speaker and the author of the book Run for Your Life. You can find out more about him over on his website www.dynamicrunningtherapy.com or on the app of the same name.

Fav quotes from this episode:

“I can get anyone to run a marathon within one year!”

“I think that we are happiest when we are doing things.”

“We really need to include the body [in healing modalities] - the body has so much to say.”

In this episode we talk about:

The link between embodiment and mental health

How talking therapy sometimes isn’t enough

Top tips for getting started with running (and how to actually enjoy it!)

Supporting the three different brains (head, heart, and gut) with different methods and activities  

Plus, we talk about ritual and community and the role they play in feeling connected and alive 

Resources:

Movement is Medicine (Ted Talk)

Run for Your Life (William’s Book)