Kristen Schindler is an elite trail and ultrarunner, run coach, and a mental performance consultant with a Master's degree in Sport and Performance psychology.

In this episode, Lauren and Kristen discuss her personal history and relationship with running from a young teen looking for an anchor in a turbulent time, to a high performing collegiate athlete, to a love of the freedom of trail and ultrarunning.

We discuss her connection with the community running has given her, and how that evolved into pursuing her secondary education and developing a career in Mental Performance.

You'll learn what mental performance coaching is, and is not; common challenges for endurance athletes, and female athletes specifically; the importance of mental health in athletics - for performance on and off the trail; tools for assessing those challenges, and how a coach can help.

You can find Integrated Strides at integratedstridesmentalperformance.com

and find and follow Kristen at instagram.com/kristenaschindler

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