Restore To Explore

This week I speak with Dr. Ray McClanahan. Ray is an awesome human, a personal friend and I consider him to be one of the few OG’s that have been spreading the truth about foot health for over 2 decades. Ray is a practicing doctor of podiatric medicine and also the inventor of Correct Toes. We begin with Ray sharing the story of how he came to do the work he does today. Rays journey of transformation from treating symptoms to empowering patients with education is really inspiring and Ray tells the story really well. We talk about an article he’s super intrigued by that sheds new light on the relationship between footwear shape, blood flow and plantar fasciosis which you can check out here. We discuss his upcoming invitation to be a keynote speaker at the podiatric medicine annual conference, the seeming readiness of his profession to evolve how they treat, the books he’s writing and the idea of an annual foot summit that unites team foot health from around the world in person to share ideas and collaborate on education content to spread truth. Ray drops some really powerful truth bombs in our conversation and I’m stoked to listen to it again and take notes when this episode releases. I really enjoyed speaking with Ray and hope you enjoy listening to the conversation. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh

This week we bring you a bite-sized nugget of wisdom from our Live Fireside for June. Firesides are our monthly community catch-ups around the virtual campfire - a warm, welcoming live call where humans come together to ask those burning questions, refine our collective truths, share stories and inspire each other.On this gathering our founder and Chief of Community - Nick St Louis unpacks something that relates deeply to our mission at TFC - the paradigm shift happening in health as we move from centralized disease care to decentralized health care.Our Firesides are free for all to join and are held on the first Friday of every month at 5PM Eastern Standard Time (that’s 7am on Saturday in Australian Eastern Standard time). To get involved, click 'join the community' below and then head to the Meet-Ups’ section to RSVP for the next fireside. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh  

This week I speak with Graham Tuttle, also known as 'The Barefoot Sprinter'. He shares the story of how he came to do the work he does today, we talk about coaching, athleticism and the benefits of barefoot, we share our definitions of health and go off on a few relevant and juicy tangents. We also talk about the notion of feeling unqualified when doing something for the first time and the full circle journey of exploring complexity to gain knowledge, only to return to the simple after carving out wisdom and truth through experience. I really enjoyed speaking with Graham and hope you enjoy listening. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh  

This week I speak to Gourgen from My Foot Function. We start with Gourgen’s story, why he helped create My Foot Function and a bit about their team and mission as a company. We talk about collaboration within team barefoot worldwide, the importance of natural footwear as a lifestyle change, we talk a bit about orthotics and we finish with talking about their project called 'The Shoe Effect' which is a large scale study and documentary film about the consequences of unnatural footwear. We also talk a bit about gathering team foot health (individuals, shoe companies) to put together a global foot summit to foster collaboration and create awesome content to educate the world. I really enjoyed speaking with Gourgen and hope you enjoy listening to our conversation. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh

This week I chat to Melody Henderson from New York in the USA. 4 years ago Melody was struck down with a debilitating chronic illness, It affected every aspect of her daily life. She was afraid to leave her home and Doctors couldn’t work out what was wrong. So through her own research, Melody decided to try a more natural approach. She changed her diet, fixed her sleep and started going barefoot and wearing natural footwear. Everything seemed to be improving until she injured her achilles. It was too much too soon for her foundation and so began Melody’s journey to foot freedom. This was a really inspiring chat and I can’t wait for you to all hear how Melody is going now! TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh  

David Grey, a biomechanics specialist, discusses his work rehabbing top athletes. They explore the definition of health and recent changes in mindset. They also discuss foot health, plantar fasciitis, and self-selecting clients. The podcast emphasizes personal responsibility in health and upgrading the six pillars. They delve into the mindset of creating wealth and giving unlimited value.

This week I’m back with Tom to explore the topic of Hallux Limitus and Rigidus - so what those are and the difference between them, how they happen and what you can do about it based on the current evidence and our experience with our physiotherapy clients. So the aim of these podcasts is to help you better understand the condition in question and help you get started with some general tips but when it comes to specific conditions like this individualised assessment and guidance is really the key so if you are struggling with this condition or any condition especially in the lower limb, please reach out because we can potentially help you directly with our online consultations or we can point you in the direction of other practitioners or resources that can help you. If you find this podcast helpful please support us by sharing it out with your family and friends, and you can also leave us a review on whichever platform you listen to us on. Please also feel free to send us through suggestions on conditions or topics that you’d like to hear about. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh  

This week I chat to.. Arnaud and Dave Thuillier- the brothers behind an exciting new natural footwear brand. Fleeters have been designed with human and planetary health at their core to bridge the gap between fashion and function. The sneakers tick all of the 4 Fs we look for in natural footwear here at TFC. They’re flat, flexible, foot-shaped and allow you to feel the ground beneath your feet plus, as Dave says, they’re funky too! In this episode we discuss how Arnaud, an osteopath from Paris, discovered the barefoot life with a little help from The Foot Collective and how the life-changing impacts he saw with his patients inspired Fleeters.We also discuss what goes into designing the ultimate minimalist shoe, why educating customers about how to transition safely is so important and how you can help support their kickstartr campaign.You can find all the information on how to support Fleeters, through their Kickstarter here. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh

Ray is a 62-year-old grandfather. On his way into retirement, Ray is determined to live a long, healthy and happy life and one his biggest loves is walking. He clocked up 1000 kilometres in 29 days on the Camino de santiago trek but by the time he finished his body was screaming at him. He saw multiple podiatrists who all tried to prescribe him orthotics without any clear path to foot freedom. Ray just wouldn’t have it so Ray did what Ray does and got researching. That’s when he found The Foot Collective. As one our Pioneer Explorers, We talk about the importance of understanding your why, the power of a supportive community to keep you moving forward on your journey and how he’s learning to listen to his body. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh

This week we have a very special guest on the show, someone who has been a major influence on my perspective and my approach to movement personally and has really inspired a lot of the philosophy and practices that we promote here at TFC. Katy Bowman is a Biomechanist and is the bestselling author of 9 books, including Move Your DNA, Whole-Body Barefoot, Grow Wild,  and her latest book Rethink Your Position which is actually due to launch tomorrow, Thursday 11th May. You can learn more about Katy's new book here. Katy has been a leading voice in the movement movement for over a decade and has pioneered the concept of Nutritious Movement, which is the name of her education company and is just frankly an amazing analogy to help us frame how movement affects all aspects of our health on a deep level. In fact one of our first episodes on this podcast was actually a whole episode dedicated to exploring the concept of movement nutrition and obviously draws on Katy’s work heavily, and so that podcast would pair very well with this one - so if you’re keen to check that out first or straight after, it is all the way down in Season 1 Episode 3. But throughout this episode, we discuss the broader concept of biomechanics, we delve into the difference between posture and alignment and explore how the way we move can influence how we feel and contribute to our experience of pain and injury. We also delve into some key topics from Katy’s new book to help you build more awareness around your own alignment, movement and mindset. There’s obviously a huge amount that we didn’t get to cover, as the book goes into a really impressive amount of detail while still being really accessible to read and having read it back to front myself I can very honestly highly recommend it. So I really enjoyed this conversation with Katy, I got a lot out of it myself and I know you will too - if you do find value in it, please let us know by leaving us a review on your podcast app and help us spread the message by sharing it out with family and friends. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop TFC tools and training (Use the code R2E10 to save 10%) Become A TFC Athlete TFC Pro Directory Natural Footwear Finder  Fountain - Earn money while you listen to our podcast Follow us: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Music: Dream Chaser - Lunareh Written By - Wiriyapa Chansuwong Performed & Produced By - Lunareh