Conversations on Running, Faith, Mental Health, and Resilience
You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re carrying more than most fitness plans were built for.
Real conversations at the intersection of faith, mental health, and movement for the days showing up feels impossible.
This podcast is for adults navigating the intersection of faith, mental health, and movement; especially when life has made showing up feel impossible.
Through solo teachings, honest conversations, and guided reflections, you’ll find support without hustle culture, shame, or empty platitudes.
Struggle is not a spiritual failure.
And you are allowed to move at your own pace.
You’re stronger than the struggle. Let’s prove it together.
Oinked For Life: 10 Years at The Flying Pig
10 years ago Coach Gerald showed up to the Flying Pig Marathon because of a mascot. This year he went back to mark that anniversary with the 3-Way with Extra Cheese, and came home without the finish he planned. Sometimes the most coaching thing you can do is stop
Read the full story of Oinked for Life: 10 Years at the Flying Pig
Running for Mental Health – Why It Works and How to Start
Most people who need movement the most are the least likely to feel like doing it. In this episode, Coach Gerald breaks down the real science behind why running works for stress, anxiety, and depression and gives you a simple, honest way to take your first step, even when everything in you is resisting. Because motivation doesn’t come before the run. It comes after.
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Why Most Running Plans Fail Real People and What to Do Instead
Gerald Collins shares the story behind RunRev Coaching. How losing his mother to breast cancer in 2011 sent him into a deep depression, and how one 5K became the first step toward healing. This is the origin story of a faith-based mental health endurance running coach who refused to let grief have the final word.
Read the full story of Why Running Plans Fail Beginners Who Struggle with Consistency
My Running Story: How Faith and Running Helped Me Survive Grief and Depression
Gerald Collins shares the story behind RunRev Coaching. How losing his mother to breast cancer in 2011 sent him into a deep depression, and how one 5K became the first step toward healing. This is the origin story of a faith-based mental health endurance running coach who refused to let grief have the final word.
Read the full story of How Running Changed My Mental Health
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I coach runners navigating grief, depression, and life’s heavier seasons. Helping them rebuild consistency, purpose, and belief through movement.
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