"People are going to get a really realistic dose of me in this episode!" Mary Johnson, running coach and owner of the Run Coaching group and team, Lift Run Perform, joins us for this episode. She's been part of the Lane 9 project since it began, submitting personal essays and having conversations with us about all things disordered eating, amenorrhea, and working toward big fitness goals while keeping your health and wellbeing intact.  We cover a LOT in this episode:  Mary's go-to strategy for keeping boundaries with social media Current training and fitness goals (you heard it here first, she's got her eyes on something new!) Making big life decisions while keeping our short terms goals in mind, but also in check Why having her life-altering hip surgery in 2022 is something she's proud of, and how it has changed her running & perspectives The links:  Dopamine Nation book by Anna Lembke MD Opal Screentime app Milkman songs on Spotify @itsamarython on Instagram , @liftrunperform on Instagram    LiftRunPerform.com  And all the Lane 9 Project things: Lane9Project.org, lane9project.substack.com (bi-weekly newsletter!), and @Lane9Project on Instagram.