In The Flow: Eden Morris, RD | Athlete Identity, Mental Health, and the State of the Nutrition Union

Last August, Jackson Long invited me to be a guest on his podcast In The Flow after I kept reposting his episodes on my Instagram stories. Jackson is a sports nutritionist, a cycling and nordic ski coach, and trusted friend and colleague. He’s become one of my allies in the world of mountain sports nutrition, and we both strive to be positive voices within our respective mountain communities when it comes to health and wellness. We both recognize the overlap between mental health and nutrition, so we decided to have a conversation around those concepts and how they tie into the identity of an athlete.

Other discussion topics within this podcast episode include:

• What we’ve both been up to since my first appearance on In The Flow (link to that episode here)

• Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation as athletes, entrepreneurs, and humans

• The positive and negative impacts of social media on our mindsets

• The identity of an athlete outside of athletic endeavors and how we both try to be humans first, athletes second

• How moving to Jackson Hole helped me rediscover my own identity as an athlete and my journey to becoming a mountain athlete

• The flow state that comes with being all-around mountain athletes instead of the hyper-focused, niched athletes we used to be (“seeing the forest through the trees”)

• Our struggles with imposter syndrome and how we overcome it (hint: intrinsic motivation helps me overcome those internal fears)

• The trends I’m excited about and and the trends that frustrate me when it comes to the State of the Nutrition Union

Thank you again for having me, Jackson. I loved this conversation with you, and I’m glad we’re both trying to show the entire picture when it comes to nutrition, health, and our identities as athletes. There are a lot of voices out there when it comes to nutrition, but yours is one that I value so much. Thank you for creating In The Flow, and thank you for all that you do for your community and young athletes.