What does it take to become the greatest defender in NBA history — and stay elite at 33?

In this episode of Deep Tissue Talks, 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert gets on the massage table to talk about the recovery systems, mindset work, and lifestyle choices that keep him at the top of the game — and his unprecedented chase for a record-breaking 5th DPOY trophy.

Rudy goes deeper than any interview you've seen. He breaks down the private performance ecosystem he's built over 13 years in the NBA: hyperbaric chamber sessions, red light therapy, grounding, and why he made a decision that was particularly hard as a Frenchman. He also unpacks the somatic work that anchors his presence on defense — and explains why most of what he does never shows up in the highlight reel.

We also go into the childhood in Saint-Quentin, France that forged his resilience, what Little Rudy needed to hear that nobody said, and how becoming a father completely restructured his sense of identity and purpose.

This is a conversation about the invisible work behind elite performance — the body, the mind, and the spirit of someone chasing history.

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Topics covered:

• The 2026 DPOY race: Rudy vs. Wembanyama

• Why winning four, maybe five, is a bigger miracle

• Hyperbaric chamber: his protocol, what it feels like, why he swears by it

• The decision he made that's hard for any Frenchman

• Red light therapy and grounding in Minnesota winters

• Building a private performance team outside the franchise

• Defense as identity: growing up in the projects in France

• The somatic framework behind elite longevity

• What Little Rudy in Saint-Quentin needed to hear

• How fatherhood restructured everything

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Deep Tissue Talks is hosted by Doris Martel, performance therapist and somatic specialist. Every episode is recorded on the massage table — where athletes say what they never say anywhere else.

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Today we are discussing the Power of Mantras combined with Self-Massage for effective pain relief. 🌟 Learn how personalized mantras can help release somatic pain, align your mind and body, and transform challenges into growth. We also explore how self-massage can be a game-changer for your healing journey. 💆‍♀️✨

Ready to take the next step?

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🌟 In this special bonus episode, we dive into a side of pain that often gets overlooked: spiritual pain. In the last bonus, we explored the somatic and mechanical layers of pain, but today, we’re peeling back the layers even further. 💫

🔍 You might be asking yourself: What does spirituality have to do with pain? How can you tell when your pain is spiritual, and what are the signs? 🤔

I’ll share with you how I stumbled upon spiritual pain and how it found me when I least expected it. My journey began with a focus on the mechanical—posture, overuse, tight muscles. It was what I knew best and felt most confident treating, especially in a world where athletes needed immediate, tangible results. 🏀💪

As I grew as a therapist, I gently ventured into the somatic—the emotional roots of pain. It was delicate work, especially in a professional sports world that shied away from emotions and energy. I introduced these concepts subtly, letting clients uncover for themselves that their pain was more than physical. 🧠💔 And it worked.

But then, something changed. The spiritual side of pain appeared, and this was a whole new ballgame. 🌀

🎙️ In this episode, I’ll help you understand:

• The difference between somatic and spiritual pain.
• How to tune in and recognize what type of pain you’re experiencing.
• Questions to ask yourself to dig deeper into your pain’s roots. 🌱

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➡️ FREE Intro Class: Learn About Self-Massage & Somatic Pain: bit.ly/4iCc3QE

➡️ Live classes Zoom and In Person: bit.ly/49CEKJd

🩺 Disclaimer: This isn’t a diagnosis. Always seek professional medical advice for pain or health concerns. This episode offers a tool to help you explore your pain more deeply, alongside professional care.

Tune in to hear how opening to the spiritual side of pain has transformed my practice and, most importantly, helped others find true healing. 💛

#Healing #SpiritualPain #Breathwork #BodyMindSpirit

This is the 1st BONUS episode of Deep Tissue Talks!

In this episode, we'll talk about Neck and Shoulder Pain by revisiting some of the golden insights from episode 1 with professional dancer and choreographer Aliya Janell.

Stay tuned until the end as we share the exercises Doris recommended to help Aliya on her healing path.

Join us for this deep dive into the mind-body connection and the power of movement!

If you want to see how she is being treated, check out the Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@DeepTissueTalks

Connect with us:

• Website: https://deeptissuetalks.com/
• Instagram: @deeptissuetalks
• Email: triphysicalpro@gmail.com

Learn with Doris:

• Self Massage for Somatic, Postural and Mechanical pain: https://bit.ly/3Bf5q5v
• Personalized Mantra: https://bit.ly/3zwiFhK
• 🇫🇷 Classe Thérapie Manuelle et Massage sportif 🇫🇷 : https://bit.ly/3ZweaOQ

This is the 2nd BONUS episode of Deep Tissue Talks!

In this episode, we're revisiting some of the golden insights from our amazing conversation with professional dancer and choreographer Aliya Janell from Episode 1. But this time, we're diving even deeper into the heart of her pain free journey.

We’ll unpack the three layers of pain: mechanical, somatic, and spiritual—plus, we’ll talk specifically about hamstring pain and its impact.

Stay tuned until the end as we share the exercises Doris recommended to help Aliya on her healing path.

Join us for this deep dive into the mind-body connection and the power of movement!

If you want to see how she is being treated, check out the Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@DeepTissueTalks

Connect with us:

• Website: https://deeptissuetalks.com/
• Instagram: @deeptissuetalks
• Email: triphysicalpro@gmail.com

Learn with Doris:

• Self Massage for Somatic, Postural and Mechanical pain: https://bit.ly/3Bf5q5v
• Personalized Mantra: https://bit.ly/3zwiFhK
• 🇫🇷 Classe Thérapie Manuelle et Massage sportif 🇫🇷 : https://bit.ly/3ZweaOQ

Lauren Sesselmann competed at the highest level of women's soccer — representing Canada at the World Cup, winning an Olympic medal at the 2012 London Games, and playing professionally for years. From the outside, her career looked like everything an athlete could dream of.

But behind that career was a story most people never heard.

In this conversation, Lauren opens up about the mental and emotional toll of elite sports — from nearly walking away from professional soccer in her first three years, to a pivotal World Cup moment that pushed her into one of the darkest periods of her life. She talks openly about the depression and concussion-related challenges that forced her retirement, what it felt like to lose her identity when the game ended, and the long road back to finding purpose.

She also gets into what she is building now — mentoring the next generation of female athletes, working as a soccer agent and advisor, launching programs globally, and joining the AS Monaco women's team. And she shares the practical things nobody taught her as a young player: how to actually take care of your body, why overtraining is quietly breaking young athletes, and what she would tell her younger self today.

This one is for every athlete who has ever felt the weight of performance, every parent trying to support a young player, and every person navigating who they are when the thing they love most is taken away.

In this episode:

• The mental health crisis quietly affecting young soccer players
• Why overtraining is more dangerous than most coaches admit
• The World Cup moment that changed everything
• Concussions, brain health, and what her scan revealed
• Depression, identity loss, and life after professional sports
• Mentorship, agency work, and her next chapter in women's soccer
• What she would tell her younger self

About Deep Tissue Talks

Deep Tissue Talks is hosted by Doris, a licensed massage therapist and physical therapy educator whose work sits at the intersection of body care, athlete performance, and human stories. Each episode is recorded during a real session — creating an intimate space where guests open up in ways a traditional studio never allows.

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If your hips feel tight all the time — not injured, not broken, just never fully at ease — this episode might feel uncomfortably familiar.

In this session of Deep Tissue Talks, Doris Martel brings you inside a quiet, intimate treatment with an NBA player who comes in with a simple concern: “My hips are always tight.”

Not painful. Not limiting. Just always there.

Through slow, attentive manual work on the hip flexors and deep rotators, combined with breath and somatic inquiry, this episode explores what chronic hip tension can really mean — especially in bodies that never stop moving, planning, or carrying responsibility.

You’ll hear how:

• Hip tightness can show up most strongly when the body finally stops
• The psoas and deep hip muscles often hold vigilance, not weakness
• Breath changes reveal more than words
• Guilt around rest can live deep in the pelvis
• Softening isn’t about losing edge — it’s about restoring trust

This episode isn’t about flexibility or performance metrics. It’s about learning how to power down — just enough — to feel safe again.

If you’ve ever felt like your body doesn’t know how to rest… if stillness feels unfamiliar or even uncomfortable… this conversation may offer a mirror.

As always, if you’re dealing with ongoing tension or pain, consider reaching out to a licensed massage therapist, physical therapist, or a mental health professional trained in somatic approaches. Support can make the difference.

Check out our website: www.deeptissuetalks.com for more info

The Neck That Carried Perfection

What happens when precision turns into pressure… and the body starts holding its breath?

In this episode of Deep Tissue Talks, Doris Martel takes you inside a treatment session with a figure skater dealing with persistent neck and shoulder tightness — a tension rooted not only in biomechanics, but in the quiet demand to never make a mistake.

Through hands-on manual therapy, fascial work along the arm–shoulder–neck chain, breath, and somatic exploration, this episode reveals how control, vigilance, and perfectionism can live in the body — and how release begins when safety replaces pressure.

You’ll discover:

• Why neck and shoulder pain is rarely just mechanical

• How arm and hand tension can silently overload the upper trapezius

• What precision sports teach us about control and fear of mistakes

• Why true performance doesn’t come from holding on tighter

• How presence creates freedom, fluidity, and confidence

This episode is for anyone who:

• Carries responsibility in their shoulders

• Feels tension even when they’re “resting”

• Strives for excellence but forgets to soften

• Wants to understand the deeper message behind physical pain

If you’re experiencing recurring pain or tension, consider reaching out to a licensed massage therapist, physical therapist, or a mental health professional trained in somatic approaches. Healing often happens faster when you’re supported.

💛 Share it with someone, you never know who you can Help.

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Because healing doesn’t start with force. It starts with safety.