This week we talked to Reisel Berger, runner, mother, and psychiatric clinical pharmacist. Reisel shares her experience with running, developing tools and an integrative approach to cope with mental illness, motherhood and running, her work as a psychiatric clinical pharmacist, and starting her own consulting business.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🥇How high expectations impacted her running performance

🌿 Her experience with an eating disorder

🔨 The downside of using running as therapy

💫 How a bigger life made her mental illness smaller

🐣 How motherhood has changed her relationship with running

♾️ Developing an integrative approach to mental health

Check out Reisel’s website for more information about her and her work. You can find us on Instagram and X @runnersofthebay

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.