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Playing Injured

Josh Dillingham & Mason Eddywww.playinginjured.com

Playing Injured reminds us that life challenges us all—athletes aren’t the only ones who play hurt. Whether it’s setbacks or unexpected curveballs, our response defines who we are and how we grow. This podcast explores the universal journey of resilience and perseverance, inspiring listeners to face adversity head-on.


Ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts globally, hosts Josh Dillingham and Mason Eddy—entrepreneurs and former collegiate athletes—deliver over 100 episodes featuring diverse voices. They explore mindsets, uncover strategies, and motivate listeners to thrive and play through anything.


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Episodes

EP 50: Lessons Learned From the Last Year & Finding Your Identity w/ Coach AK & Josh

Send us a text AK Ikwuakor, also known as Coach AK, is a former top ten world-ranked athlete (University of Oregon Track and Field), entrepreneur, Executive Coach and Global Speaker who has traveled to 30+ countries working with students, professional athletes, coaches, governmental agencies, celebrities, CEO’s, employees of Fortune 100 companies, scholars, victims affected by terrorism and even community leaders from around the world through his entrepreneurial ventures. His endeavors have incl...

Mar 18, 202148 min

EP 49: Rollercoaster w/ Henry Frazier & Josh

Send us a text Henry Frazier III is a Former Professional Football Player. This is a wide-ranging conversation about his life and the up and down experiences he faced. Connect with Henry on LinkedIn or Facebook Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Mar 11, 202147 min

EP 48: Bulldog Mentality w/ Tyree York & Josh

Send us a text In Ep. 41, Tyree York and Josh talk about how important it is to chase progress over perfection and the art of studying yourself. They also talk about Tyree's story of constantly being the underdog and how he overcame those challenges to have an excellent collegiate career and pay his knowledge forward to other young players be successful. --- Tyree York is the CEO & Founder of Great Training. His goal in life is to help generations to come find ways to improve mentally, physi...

Mar 04, 202130 min

EP 47: Adventure in Everything w/ Matt Walker & Josh

Send us a text In Ep. 40, Matt Walker and Josh take about how to bring Adventure into your everyday life. In the show, we talk about a 30-day challenge that Matt created of Practical Exercises to support your clarity & direction. Try it out: https://matt-walker-adventure.mykajabi.com/30-day-challenge ---- As the managing director and founder of Matt Walker Adventures. Matt has more than twenty years of international mountain guiding experience with a Master’s in Organizational Development. H...

Feb 25, 202136 min

EP 46: IGNITE the Fire Inside w/ Q Williams & Josh

Send us a text Q is an athlete turned mindset and performance coach. He specializes in supporting Men in connecting to their life’s mission and forming habits and relationships that will forward their life. He utilizes his extensive background in sports psychology, leadership development, emotional intelligence, men’s work, career transitions, yogic philosophy, meditation, & breathwork to help you tap into your full potential. Reach out to Q on Instagram: @qwilliams__ or go to https://linktr...

Feb 18, 202127 min

EP 45: From Struggle to Superpower w/ Scott Leese & Josh

Send us a text Join us for Episode 38 with Scott Leese , where we learn his story and how he turned his struggle into being one of the top sales leaders out there! - Scott Leese Consulting, LLC was founded with a concentration on companies scaling from $0 – $25m ARR. Armed with years of industry experience, and a proven track record of success, we focus on a scalable approach to sales strategy, process, people, infrastructure and more. Scott Leese is one of the top startup sales leaders in the c...

Feb 11, 202131 min

EP 44: A Hero's Journey w/ J. Scott MacMillian & Mason Eddy

Send us a text Scott is the author of the book, Be The Hero of Your Life: Ditch the Excuses, Take Your Hero’s Journey and Find Your LIfe’s Purpose , a guideline to self-discovery using the Hero’s Journey. Learn more at https://www.jscottmacmillan.com Also, go to http://takehj.com Everyone has an obstacle they’re trying to hurdle over. Whether it be finding that perfect career job or letting go of damaging relationships, something is keeping them STUCK in the same place. Scott MacMillan has coach...

Feb 04, 202135 min

EP 43: Pure Grit w/ Paul Prestera & Mason

Send us a text Join us for EP 36, where Paul and Mason talk about the injuries that Paul went through in his baseball career and what grit really looks in life! Connect with Paul on LinkedIn Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Jan 28, 202134 min

EP 42: The Solution Shift w/ Dr. Lori Baker-Schena & Josh

Send us a text Dr. Lori Baker-Schena delivers solid, practical leadership advice in an entertaining and fun way – leaving listeners/viewers laughing and learning as they acquire new strategies for moving forward in their careers. Her extensive leadership and university teaching experience, combined with her sense of humor and ability to relate to her audience, inspire participants to inject more positivity, productivity, and joy into their personal and professional lives. If you have any questio...

Jan 21, 202147 min

EP 41: Reflecting on Year 1 + Season 2

Send us a text Reflecting on the first year of our journey podcasting, it's been an interesting ride this year. But I think we choose the best time to start, we are pumped for season 2 and the things that we're looking forward to improving on the next year. We would love it if you left us a review, we would love to hear from you! Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Jan 08, 202123 min

EP 40: Waking Up w/ Michael Gallagher & Josh

Send us a text Michael has spent a lifetime studying what causes some people to adapt and transform to match their circumstances while others struggle to find their way. In his research on transformation, Michael realized there were only a few big blocks that everyone needed to build upon to create lasting change. He is the author of Waking Up: A Guide for Transformation and has a passion for sharing these life-changing tools with others. Michael Gallagher has successfully built several business...

Dec 31, 202020 min

EP 39: When Helping Hurts!

Send us a text Discussion with Josh and Mason on the different perspectives of how helping can hurt! Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

Dec 24, 202025 min

EP 38: No Fear w/ Mike Acker & Josh

Send us a text Mike Acker is an executive and communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books including the bestselling Speak With No Fear, which has appeared on numerous booklists even getting designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com. Mike passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. In presentations, he entertains and inspires audiences using stories of growing up as the son of drug smugglers who turned missio...

Dec 03, 202040 min

EP 37: Starting Side Ventures

Send us a text Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

Nov 27, 202017 min

Ep 36: The World Needs More Ikigai w/ David E. Marlow and Mason

Send us a text David E. Marlow is a senior business strategy and global growth executive with extensive experience leading transformation, continuous improvements, strategy development and technology integration, innovation and revenue growth to deliver best-in-class service in manufacturing, technology and service environments. He has a broad background establishing new business operations and revenue streams and strengthening partners and resources for expansion. Deep experience developing hig...

Nov 12, 202032 min

EP 34: Dealing with a Miscarriage w/ Nate Tutas & Mason

Send us a text In this Episode, Nate Tutas unpacks he's journey of Neuro-linguistic programming and going through a miscarriage in 2019. Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Oct 22, 202031 min

EP 32: Dealing with Divorce w/ Nick Kempf and Mason

Send us a text In Ep. 28, Mason and Nick Kempf talk about the journey of dealing and healing through a divorce. Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

Sep 26, 202029 min

EP 31: What Do You Value?

Send us a text Short discussion between Mason and Josh about what they value most in life... Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

Sep 18, 202010 min

EP 30: Treadmill Mentality w/ Jevon Carter & Josh

Send us a text In this Episode, Phoenix Suns Point Guard, Jevon Carter breaks down his journey of getting to the NBA and going through a character building childhood. Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Sep 03, 202031 min

EP 26. Taking and Receiving Feedback

Send us a text Episode 26 is a quick discussion that is all about taking and receiving feedback between Josh and Mason. Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

Jul 31, 202012 min

EP 25: We All Have Something To Prove w/ Mark Drager & Josh

Send us a text Mark Drager has built a 7 figure marketing agency in Toronto. His unique angle of "playing injured" is that his step father growing up made him feel worthless and so he now always feels not good enough and has something to prove... but he's had tremendous success at the same time. ----- Learn more about Mark at markdrager.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark.drager/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdrager/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/markdrager?sub_confirm...

Jul 16, 202031 min

EP 24: All In w/ Natalie Allport & Josh

Send us a text Natalie Allport is a former national team snowboarder, athlete, and lifelong entrepreneur. She runs a digital marketing agency, 93 Agency, has over a decade of experience in social media marketing and personal branding, and is passionate about helping athletes and entrepreneurs build their brands and businesses in the same way she did. Natalie has been featured by several notable media outlets, including the Globe and Mail, on her athletic, educational, and entrepreneurial pursuit...

Jul 09, 202029 min

EP 23: Why Me? w/ Dylan Ennis & Josh

Send us a text In Ep.23, we chat with Professional Basketball Player, Dylan Ennis, about the several injuries he faced on his journey to getting to the final four and living his dream. Support the show Follow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/...

Jul 02, 202027 min

EP 22: Screw Being Shy w/ Mark Metry & Josh

Send us a text In Ep. 22, Mark Metry unpacks his story of overcoming Social Anxiety and how gained confidence and turned into the man he is today. ---- Today Mark Metry is a Forbes Featured keynote speaker, on an Amazon Prime Documentary Series & podcast host interviewing world-class human beings on his global top 100 Humans 2.0 show but once a upon a time he couldn't even make direct eye contact with anyone and suffered from social anxiety from health issues & not living the life I was ...

Jun 25, 202055 min

EP 21: Never Quit Kid w/ Kevin Palmieri & Josh

Send us a text For Kevin Palmieri, changing his mindset wasn’t a choice. It was a life or death decision. His purpose is to be the person that he needed when I was at my lowest point. Kevin has a fire burning inside him to make sure that no matter how dark and scary life seems...that you understand where you are is temporary and NOT permanent. When you feel lost in the darkness, he show you that you’re not alone and we’ll find the way out together. As creator and host of his successful 'Hyper Co...

Jun 18, 202036 min
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