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Enduring Minds | Running, Identity and Healing with Guest Dez Taylor-Douglas
In Episode 8 of the Enduring Minds podcast, hosts Evan Birch and Jason Bahamundi sit down with Dezmond "Dez" Taylor-Douglas—a scientist, endurance coach, and mental health advocate—for a raw and inspiring conversation about running, identity, and healing.
Dez opens up about his journey growing up as a military kid, navigating life as a gay Black man, and using running as a lifeline through change, trauma, and growth. From feeling isolated in a new high school to rebuilding after family estrangement, Dez shares how endurance sports became a universal language of connection.
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