Mari Ruddy
About the Author
MARI RUDDY spent most of her life trying to avoid being in her body. Between surviving childhood sexual abuse and living with type 1 diabetes since 1981, the trauma of her life left her with PTSD and two suicide attempts. But her mindset changed when Mari discovered the magic of distance cycling at age thirty-nine—the same year she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Now a three-time cancer survivor, Mari has continued her life as an amateur endurance athlete. She has volunteered with the American Diabetes Association, and she created Team Red and the Red Rider Program for cyclists with diabetes. She was also the CEO of TeamWILD Athletics, training people with diabetes across the globe to be endurance athletes. Now she shares her journey in hopes that you too can learn to live fully and joyfully.
Mari Ruddy is a writer, blogger, educator, amateur endurance athlete and she is a big fan of dogs and LinkedIn. Mari wrote the book “Extreme Healing: Reclaim Your Life + Learn to Love Your Body.” It’s the story of how you can find salvation and learn to love your body through movement. Cycling, running and triathlon carried Mari through trauma, type 1 diabetes and three rounds of breast cancer and it shows how you too can take your challenges and reclaim your life.
Mari co-wrote “Open to Outcome: A Practical Guide for Facilitating and Teaching Experiential Reflection.” Open to Outcome grew out of her involvement with the high school orientation program, Link Crew, which she helped build. Mari was a coach, trainer and orientation speaker with Link Crew for more than ten years.
Mari created the Red Rider program that is used to celebrate participants with diabetes at the many Tour de Cure bike rides for the American Diabetes Association. She owned and operated Team WILD Athletics that trained people with diabetes to be endurance athletes.
Mari lives in Minnesota with her athletic dog Sam where they swim, bike, run and do triathlons. Mari works as an Internship Coordinator at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She coaches people on how to make their LinkedIn profile sing.
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In the following categories: Diabetes and Diabetic & Sugar-Free Cooking
Silver IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award 2024
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About Mari's Book
Extreme Healing
Reclaim Your Life and Learn to Love Your Body
Are you struggling to muster the motivation to move your body?
Are you wishing for a stronger connection with your physical self and better overall well-being?
Ever wonder if individuals with chronic health conditions like diabetes, cancer, or asthma can become endurance athletes?
What if I told you that people facing these challenges, including diabetes and cancer survivors who’ve endured trauma, can embrace the endurance athlete lifestyle?
In Extreme Healing, Mari empathizes with your journey. Childhood trauma left her disconnected from her body for most of her life. However, Mari discovered that exercise could bring her back into her body, where she initially felt uncomfortable. It became clear that improving health required a confident approach to exercise.
Extreme Healing is Mari’s journey of finding salvation through cycling, running, and triathlon. These activities carried her through trauma, type 1 diabetes, and three rounds of cancer. In this book, Mari shares hard-won wisdom and personal experiences, aiming to inspire and motivate you to embrace the endurance athlete mindset and lifestyle for your health, joy, and well-being.
In this book, Mari shares the path to salvation through cycling, running, triathlon, and cross-country skiing. Along the way, she found coaches, followed training plans, received nutrition guidance, and connected with like-minded friends who reveled in the joy of movement.
Embrace your journey to move an integral part of your health and wellness. Whether you dream of participating in races or simply desire a more active lifestyle, Extreme Healing offers guidance, inspiration, and a roadmap to transform your life.
Discover the secrets and mindset that endurance athletes embody to heal and thrive. You have the potential to become an endurance athlete and experience the profound benefits of an active, empowered life.
If you’ve ever wondered if you can truly embrace and love your body with all its unique characteristics, the answer is a resounding YES. Mari found her way, and she shares it with you step-by-step within the pages of this book. You’ll unlock the doors to joy, health, and overall well-being through movement and an endurance athlete’s mindset.
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Topics Mari Can Speak On:
- Resilience: How to bounce back from tough situations with a roadmap for health
- Courage in the face of adversity
- Holding Space for yourself and others when in crisis/turmoil
- How to get started on fitness when you have a chronic health challenge
- Endurance athletics when you have diabetes AND cancer
- Action and Motivation to Get Healthy in the face of health despair
- Creating Community and what that means during good times and hard times
- How to Be the Change you want to see
- Perseverance when the going gets tough
- Goal Achievement when you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired
FACTS
- I used to hate running and now I love it.
- I only drink 4 glasses of wine per year, or less. Ask me when and why!
- I was a high school Spanish teacher for 6 years.
- My largest audience for a speaking gig was 900 freshmen in a high school gym
- I am a winter runner, I even run when it’s -20 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s all about the Merino wool.
STATS
- I’m 58, my birthday is in May, I’m a Taurus
- I live in St Paul Minnesota
- I have a dog, his name is Sam
- I have a Master’s Degree in Higher Education and Administration
- I was a high school principal and for many years I coached high school principals around the country.
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