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CreATing your Opportunity: Setting Yourself Up for Success

CreATing your Opportunity: Setting Yourself Up for Success

June 5, 2023

"CreATing your Opportunity: Setting Yourself Up for Success" - Audio taken from a 2019 guest lecture given to the Athletic Training Education Program of Kean University (New Jersey) by Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS. In this e…

Lifting yourself up - Self care for healthcare professionals

Lifting yourself up - Self care for healthcare professionals

May 23, 2023

At times, life can be tough for people who work in the healthcare industry. Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Depression. Difficulty with balancing work and personal life. As healthcare and human service professionals, we are con…

Work Life Balance in Athletic Training: Navigating Life's Ups and Downs

Work Life Balance in Athletic Training: Navigating Life's Ups and Downs

May 4, 2023

"Work-Life Balance in Athletic Training: Navigating Life's Ups and Downs" We have a guest host for this one! Karen Nguyen, a sports medicine / pre-physician assistant student at West Chester University (graduating May 2024)…

ATSNJ 2023 Key Takeaways - Recap Episode

ATSNJ 2023 Key Takeaways - Recap Episode

April 20, 2023

It's back! The 4th annual Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey Symposium recap episode! #ATSNJ2023. A special thank you to the ATSNJ Executive Committee for your support in this project! Check out this lineup! In this ep…

"NYSATA 2022 in 90"

July 24, 2022

"NYSATA 2022 in 90" - Time for another content-packed cATalyzing ATs event recap episode - New York State Athletic Trainers' Association 2022 annual symposium recap. Ryan has conversations with all NYSATA 2022 presenters, pl…

Overhead Athlete Dynamic Warm Up - A Coaching Example

Overhead Athlete Dynamic Warm Up - A Coaching Example

April 1, 2022

"Overhead Athlete Dynamic Warm Up - A Coaching Example" In this episode, experience an example of a dynamic warm up program geared towards overhead athletes (tennis, track & field throwers, baseball, softball, volleyball). T…

"ATSNJ in 60" - Key Takeaways, 2022 Edition

March 13, 2022

"ATSNJ in 60: 2022 Edition" We are back! For the 3rd year in a row, The cATalyzing Podcast is bringing you a recap episode of the key takeaways from the 2022 Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey annual symposium. This y…

An AT's Guide to Understanding Chiropractors: Kevin Vieser, DC, ATC

An AT's Guide to Understanding Chiropractors: Kevin Vieser, DC, ATC

March 26, 2021

"An Athletic Trainer's Guide to Understanding Chiropractors - a conversATion with Kevin Vieser, DC, ATC" There is no doubting the value that exists in intraprofessional collaboration. It is unfortunate that often there is "h…

ATSNJ in 60: 2021 Edition

ATSNJ in 60: 2021 Edition

March 12, 2021

In this episode, Ryan Stevens interviews all presenters who took part in the 2021 Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ) Annual Symposium, discussing the Key Takeaways each #ATSNJ2021 education session. "ATSNJ: A y…

Quadrupedal Movement Training - Jeff Buxton, PhD

Quadrupedal Movement Training - Jeff Buxton, PhD

Nov. 2, 2020

Incorporating Quadrupedal Movement Training into your Rehabs and Injury Reduction Programs with Jeff Buxton, PhD, Assistant Professor - Grove City College. In this episode we will discuss Jeff’s journey from coach to profess…

COVID-19 Check in - Return to Athletics - Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS

COVID-19 Check in - Return to Athletics - Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS

Aug. 31, 2020

Fall Sports - are you ready to go? This audio comes from an interview Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS did for the 2020 Somerset County School Nurses Association in August, organized by RWJ Somerset Hospital. The audience of thi…

CommunicATe: Practical Skills to Enhance Message Delivery by Ryan Stevens, MPS, LAT, ATC, CSCS

CommunicATe: Practical Skills to Enhance Message Delivery by Ryan Stevens, MPS, LAT, ATC, CSCS

Aug. 8, 2020

Warning: Acting on the prompted self-reflection points and tips in this episode will change your career for the better. Be ready. :-) Having the skill set to bridge the gap between one's knowledge and the application of tha…

What ATs need to know about Telehealth & Telemedicine: J. Timothy Sensor, LAT, ATC

What ATs need to know about Telehealth & Telemedicine: J. Timothy Sensor, LAT, ATC

July 25, 2020

With an ever-changing landscape in the provision of health care, now more than ever athletic trainers must understand proper implementation and utilization of telehealth and telemedicine strategies. This episode is a deep di…

The Value of Self Advocacy for Athletic Trainers: Alisha M. Pennington, MS, ATC

The Value of Self Advocacy for Athletic Trainers: Alisha M. Pennington, MS, ATC

July 10, 2020

Know your worth, show your worth, own your worth. Advocacy is a domino effect which starts with you as an individual, which spreads to impact our entire profession. In this episode, Ryan is joined by Alisha M. Pennington, MS…

Job Seeking and Interview Tips for ATs - Stephanie Gehman, LAT, ATC, CEAS

Job Seeking and Interview Tips for ATs - Stephanie Gehman, LAT, ATC, CEAS

June 26, 2020

Job Seeking and Interview Tips for Athletic Trainers - a conversation with Stephanie Gehman, LAT, ATC, CEAS With changes in our economy, staffing models, and increased healthcare needs stemming from a COVID-19 world, as an …

Developing Personal Power, with Kevin Briles, Sr., LAT, ATC, CSCS, EMT-B

Developing Personal Power, with Kevin Briles, Sr., LAT, ATC, CSCS, EMT-B

June 11, 2020

During times when conflict arises and influence is necessary, the ability to leverage your own personal power can be the difference maker in the outcomes you achieve. As an athletic trainer, it is important to differentiate …

cATalyzing Change - Empower through Personal Power (Special Message)

cATalyzing Change - Empower through Personal Power (Special Message)

June 3, 2020

The mistreatment of our black & brown brothers & sisters, both intentionally & untintentionally, is unacceptable. #BlackLivesMatter There is no "inferior" race, nor is there an inferior ethnicity/religion/sexual orientation…

Perseverance & Passion in Healthcare - David Abrutyn, MD

Perseverance & Passion in Healthcare - David Abrutyn, MD

May 19, 2020

Obstacles create opportunities. Everybody faces battles, curve balls, unexpected twists during their life and career journey. It is how you respond and persevere through these obstacles which matters in dictating your long-…

Treat Yourself As If You Were Your Athlete: How ATs Must Develop Self-care - Pete Economou, PhD, ABPP-CBT

Treat Yourself As If You Were Your Athlete: How ATs Must Develop Self-care - Pete Economou, PhD, ABPP-CBT

May 5, 2020

Working in "helping fields" can have significant stress and emotional effects on the providers themselves, inherently interfering with the efficiency, health and well-being, and overall functioning of these providers. It is …

Remaining Calm: ATs as the Eye of the Storm - Chris Flores, ATC

Remaining Calm: ATs as the Eye of the Storm - Chris Flores, ATC

April 22, 2020

An Athletic Trainer's chosen mindset is crucial during these different and, in many ways, difficult times. Athletic Trainers have always had to demonstrate calmness and composure during the emergency situations we deal with …

Financial Planning for Athletic Trainers in Difficult times - Matthew Shade, M.Ed., LAT, ATC

Financial Planning for Athletic Trainers in Difficult times - Matthew Shade, M.Ed., LAT, ATC

April 7, 2020

During these difficult times, many athletic trainers are finding themselves struggling financially or in situation where their financial situation may change quickly in the next few months. Maybe you've lost your job. Maybe…

Developing Your Own Mental Health Emergency Action Plan, with Sandy Lynch Massi, MA, LAT, CCISM

Developing Your Own Mental Health Emergency Action Plan, with Sandy Lynch Massi, MA, LAT, CCISM

March 24, 2020

As Certified Athletic trainers, we are often the “go to”, the “handle everything” and the “be everywhere” person. We typically put everyone else first. During a time of crisis, this is likely even more the case. As we find …

COVID-19 Downtime Tips for Athletic Trainers: Mike Prybicien and Ryan Stevens

COVID-19 Downtime Tips for Athletic Trainers: Mike Prybicien and Ryan Stevens

March 17, 2020

These are unprecedented times which we are facing. How are you as an athletic trainer playing a role in our response, care, and preparations to the Coronavirus pandemic? Besides hopefully taking mindful advantage of valuable…

"ATSNJ in 60": A summary of the 2020 ATSNJ Conference

March 3, 2020

Get ready - this is an episode unlike any other cATalyzing Podcast episodes before! Ryan attended the 2020 Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey annual convention and business meeting, and he's bringing you the key takea…