In this first of two Season 1 bonus episodes, we get a bit more personal with the expert guests whose own experiences motivate and inform their professional endeavors.   Dr. Jacob Meyer, Director of the Wellbeing & Exercise Lab at Iowa State, confides that, “My own personal struggles with depression coincided with periods when I was much less active.” Diabetes ran in the family of Dr. Sheri Colberg, diagnosed with Type 1 at age four. The author of a dozen books on diabetes and exercise, she recounts encouraging her Type 1 grandmother on laps around the backyard from an early age. And DPT Lisa Lowe, former able-bodied competitor now para rowing athlete and coach, describes re-adopting the sport she loved after a horrific car accident did significant damage to her legs.  Listen in for the personal sagas of My Body Odyssey experts in these special bonus episodes.  My Body Odyssey is a Fluent Knowledge production. Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney. Be sure to Follow/Subscribe to the show so you don’t miss an episode! SHOW NOTES Experts: Dr. Sheri Colberg, PhD: Website, Google Scholar, Twitter, Books Diabetes Motion Relevant Publications The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes Diabetes and Keeping Fit for Dummies Exercise/Physical Activity in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Statement from the American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity/Exercise and Diabetes: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association Jacob Meyer, PhD: Wellbeing and Exercise Lab, Twitter Notable Publications: Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in response to COVID-19 and their associations with mental health in 3052 US adults Association of efficacy of resistance exercise training with depressive symptoms: meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of randomized clinical trials Dr. Lisa Russell Lowe, DPT: PowerHousePhysio  Dr. Russell Lowe’s blog @powerhousephy Resources What is Multiple Sclerosis?  National MS Society The prevalence of MS in the United States What Causes MS? Diabetes Stats - CDC American Diabetes Association Do I Have Prediabetes? Prediabetes and What it Means: The Epidemiological Evidence More at www.mybodyodyssey.com Hear the full episodes featuring these experts: Josie & Joe in Tandem vs. Multiple Sclerosis  Generational Gene: Cycling for Diabetes Prevention Rowing Through Cancer, Injury, & Trauma: Three Body Odysseys at 2022 Head of the Charles  And follow us on: Twitter: @mybodyodyssey Facebook: @mybodyodysseypod Instagram: @mybodyodysseypodcast