Coaches and clinicians are the strongest people in the room for everyone but themselves. I know because I've been that person, even before waking up on a ventilator in an ICU. In 2023, I was fighting a rare disease with a 50/50 shot at making it out alive. I made it out, and what I learned along the way changed everything about how I live, how I coach, and what I believe is possible after everything falls apart. This show is about training, rehab, the cost of being someone people depend on, and what it looks like to keep going when you don't have the full picture yet. This is for the PT driving to work exhausted, the coach who hasn't trained consistently in months, the clinician who gives everything to their patients and forgets to give anything to themselves. I'm Jared Maynard - Physical Therapist & strength coach. This is Unbreakable, and you're not done yet.
Ep. 15 - You Don't Need the 'Root Cause' w/ Dr. Victoria Sekely
Trigger warning: This episode discusses anxiety, panic attacks, and disordered eating. Dr. Victoria Sekely was basically born on a tennis court. Her mom was still playing when she was 9 months pregnant with her. She won the Canadian Nationals under 12. Later, she played No. 1 singles at Georgetown. Running was the thing she started doing just for her. But then it became her job. Then came the comments saying she shouldn’t be a run coach because she doesn’t run fast enough. Victoria is a Docto...
18 Sept 2026
Ep 14. - How much of this is my fault?
The other day, my client was in a pain flare when he asked, "How much of this is my fault?" I can't remember how many times I've asked that same question when I got hurt myself. If you're a clinician or coach who knows about pain science, it can seem like an innocent enough query. But my goal for this episode is simple: to give you permission to stop asking that question, and give you better ones instead. To get there, I'm sharing my own screw ups with the injuries I've had since 2015, and wh...
11 Sept 2026
Ep. 13 - "The Beacons are Lit!" w/ John Flagg
I made my best friend sit through a Lord of the Rings analogy. Then I asked him what it was like to watch me almost die. In 2023, a common cold turned into a hospital admission. Six days later I was on life support, and everybody was telling John I was going to die. If you've seen Lord of the Rings, you'll remember when Gondor lights the beacons to call for aid. Rohan sees them and answers. John is the Rohan to my Gondor. John Flagg is a licensed athletic trainer, an elite powerlifter with a ...
3 Sept 2026
Ep. 12 - Burnout, and the Coaching I Didn't Ask For
"Hi, I'm Jared, and I'm a recovering perfectionist." Recently, I hit my heaviest squat of the day and my first thought was, "Damn, why isn't it higher?" My coach sent me a 5 minute voice note back. Only 30 seconds of it had to do with squatting. The rest of his answer was the stuff around the training. Three little girls. A business I keep overextending myself in. A hamstring that's been flaring since last year. And the one underneath it all: I'm losing my vision. There's a shot clock I'm up ...
28 Aug 2026
Ep. 11 - "Give Me a Disc Herniation, Please" w/ Dr. Desirae Lyall
My guest spent a night in an ER, just hoping for a disc herniation. Dr. Desirae Lyall has had back pain on and off since she was 13. Spondylolysis at L4, nerve symptoms down both legs now, and flares that come from squatting, stress, and the weather turning. She's also a competitive weightlifter and the Physical Therapist lifters in her area go to when nobody else knows what a snatch is. She already knew she wanted to be in health science. What pushed her to PT was her dad's Parkinson's, an...
10 Jul 2026
Ep. 10 - When Your Lifter Leaks: Pelvic Floor and Performance w/ Dr. Sophia Veiras
This episode gave me a cue called "the vaginal elevator." It also gave me insight on how the pelvic therapy and performance worlds don't have to be at odds. Dr. Sophia Veiras dropped more usable pelvic floor and lifting knowledge in an hour than a lot of us get in a whole con-ed weekend. She'd know. She sat through those weekends, spent her $1500, and not one of them talked about what happens when there's 300 pounds on your back. Sophia is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, pelvic therapist,...
26 Jun 2026
Ep. 9 - My Toxic Bodybuilding Coach's Email
Trigger warning: This episode discusses disordered eating, body image, and anxiety. My old bodybuilding coach called me a pig. I emailed him after the 4th or 5th binge. First year of PT school. The most anxiety I'd ever had in my life up to that point. I was stuck in a cycle I couldn't break and I reached out for help. That email is what came back. It's also one of the two or three reasons I became the coach I am today. Nobody asked me why I wanted to bodybuild in the first place. They probab...
12 Jun 2026
Ep. 8 - "I'm Gonna Be Fine" w/ Dr. Kate Sneddon
Dr. Kate Sneddon didn't choose to be diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2. But she did choose to be a college athlete, run a half marathon while coughing up blood at 19, become a PT, build a practice, and dedicate her career to helping ACLers come back better than before. Kate's one of my favorite people, and not just because she's a sharp clinician with quick wit and a Long Island accent. There's something you notice when someone's been through the wringer and uses it as fuel to help othe...
5 Jun 2026
Ep. 7 - Your Injury Isn't Just Physical
When you're injured as a coach or clinician, it can f*** with your head. My client - a PT himself - is going through the worst hip injury he's ever had. He can't say 'yes' to doing what he wants without wondering if he'll pay for it later. The questions he's been asking himself were very familiar, because I've been asking them myself for 11 years. This episode is about the part of injury we don't talk about enough: the grief, anger and wondering how the hell you're supposed to help others whe...
29 May 2026
Ep. 6 - It's Always Different When it's You
I spent years believing a lie that cost me time I'll never get back. This episode is about that lie. And if you're a coach or clinician, especially one who's dealing with pain, injury, or a body that isn't cooperating, it's probably costing you too. Dan is one of the smartest strength coaches I know. When he herniated a disc that debilitated him and wouldn't get better, knowing stuff wasn't enough. Later, once we helped him recover, he told me what made the difference: You can't be objective ...
19 May 2026
Ep. 5 - "There's Always Hope" w/ Dr. Taylor Goldberg
I was kind of an asshole to Dr. Taylor Goldberg. When she and I first met, she was at rock bottom - working a job she hated, isolated from the people she loved, and questioning her career choice. I got to watch her pull herself out of the hole by building a business she loved. Then she signed on for my coaching to get stronger and healthier... Which is when I almost died. Dick move, if you ask me. But Taylor came along for the ride. She's one of my favorite people, and an example of the hope ...
15 May 2026
Ep. 4 - Stop Waiting for 'Ready'
I'll be real with you: I showed up to record this one feeling like I had off-brand Flex Tape holding me together. But I recorded this episode anyway because someone has to go first. This one is for the coach or clinician who knows they need to make a change. Who has known for a while, if they're being real about it. And keeps finding reasons why right now isn't quite the time. I'm going to call those reasons out, as someone who's said almost every one of them. We talk about: Why "I need...
8 May 2026
Ep. 3 - I Was Wrong
After 11 years as a Physical Therapist and coach...here's what I got wrong. In this episode I spill the tea on what I've changed my mind on after many a painful and embarrassing lesson. So let me save you the trouble. The Nihilistic Valley, manual therapy, the four questions I now ask each client at the end of every assessment, and what I actually think makes a good coach or clinician in 2026. If you've ever come out of school thinking you had it figured out before reality handed you a very d...
29 Apr 2026
Ep. 2 - "Yes, And" with Dr. Susie Spirlock
Dr. Susie Spirlock kept going through the long days to build her business, and the diagnoses no one saw coming...until her body made it very clear that she couldn't anymore. Susie is a PT, DPT, strength coach, and founder of Move Your Bones — and in this conversation she held nothing back. We talked about the identity shift that comes when your body changes the rules on you. The perfectionism that almost stopped her from starting. What it actually looks like to slow down when slowing down fee...
20 Apr 2026
Step One
Every journey has a first step. This is mine. I share why I'm starting this show, who it's for, and what I believe about the coaches and clinicians who give everything to the people they serve and forget about themselves. I talk about what it took to get here - including waking up in an ICU in 2023 with a 50/50 shot at making it out alive - and why I believe someone has to go first and show the scars before others feel safe enough to do the same. If you listen to this episode and finish with ...
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