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The Power of Doing What Matters
What helps people move beyond pain and limitation, build resilience, and keep doing the things that give life meaning? The Power of Doing What Matters is hosted by Dr. Clayton Skaggs, founder and CEO of the Central Institute for Human Performance and author of the book that inspired the show. For more than three decades, Dr. Skaggs and his team have worked at the intersection of persistent pain, rehabilitation, movement, and human performance. His career has included years of study with…
Episodes
The Power of Doing What MattersHalf-Life: Abby McDonnell on Finding Confidence in Movement
What helps someone trust a movement they have been avoiding? CIHP resilience practitioner Abby McDonnell, ATC joins Dr. Clayton Skaggs to discuss confidence…
The Power of Doing What MattersA Life Beyond Pain: Kelly Baez on Purposeful Recovery
Kelly Baez joins Dr. Clayton Skaggs to share how persistent back pain gave way to a fuller life, from cooking to playing golf. They discuss consistency…
The Power of Doing What MattersFind Your Blind Spot: Scott Fulton on Doing What Matters
Scott Fulton joins Dr. Clayton Skaggs to discuss staying capable as we age, finding overlooked weaknesses, and making room for simple daily habits. Dr. Skaggs…
The Power of Doing What MattersCalm Inquiry: Jason Saul on Finding a Third Way Through Persistent Pain
When progress is hard to feel, how do you know what is changing? Jason Saul shares his experience of persistent back and leg pain, the daily work of recovery…
The Power of Doing What MattersWhat Happened? Dr. Lindsey Helmerich on Rebuilding Confidence After Back Pain
Dr. Lindsey Helmerich feared back pain would end her work as a dentist and keep her from skiing with her family. Her story explores how understanding symptoms…
The Power of Doing What MattersThat’s Enough: Peter Fritz on Doing Less and Building Confidence
Peter Fritz joins Dr. Clayton Skaggs to explain how his family’s long search for help led them to CIHP and how he moved from an all-or-nothing, “more is…
The Power of Doing What MattersPoise(d) to Win: Chris Shepherd on Doing the Hard Things
Chris Shepherd had spent much of his life playing competitive sports. Then, during a squash tournament, he could no longer feel his feet. His condition…
The Power of Doing What MattersPoised to Recover: Scott Kuhta on Rebuilding Trust and Resilience
After years of recurring pain and setbacks following back surgery, Scott Kuhta had become accustomed to climbing toward recovery only to experience another…
The Power of Doing What MattersRelaxation Is Power: Dr. Jim George on Poise Under Pressure
What separates a fluid professional golf swing from an amateur gripping the club as tightly as possible? According to Dr. Jim George, one of the biggest…
The Power of Doing What MattersLights Will Guide You Home: Robin Feder on Noticing What’s Working
After years of traveling with a neck pillow, a back pillow, and a brace Robin Feder wanted a more sustainable way to keep doing what mattered to her. In this…
The Power of Doing What MattersPatience + Precision: Melissa Filla on Building Trust in Recovery
Patience in recovery is not passive waiting. It works alongside trust, precision, clear objectives, and the gradual accumulation of physical capacity. In this…
The Power of Doing What MattersLooking for a Brake: Mark on Patience and Building Capacity
For Mark, patience meant temporarily stepping away from two activities that had shaped much of his life: golf and strength training. After living with low-back…
The Power of Doing What MattersCome to Your Senses: Tim Sirmon on Thinking What Matters
When it is time to perform, what deserves your attention and what should fall away? Tim Sirmon joins Dr. Clayton Skaggs to explore why a singular, meaningful…