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“ How do you stay patient when the doctor says you’re doing too much? Mentally I get so down.” —Kathy   In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries.    This week, she empathizes with Kathy’s conundrum—most…

 ”What went through my mind—I was 19 at the time, my birthday was the prior month—was, oh my goodness, is my life over in terms of being able to live my dream? Because hockey, for me, wasn’t just a sport. It was a gateway to do better in all facets of life.”   Tom Smith…

“ When you’re injured and beginning to rejoin group rides/workouts, how do you let other riders know you’re not at 100%? I’m thinking specifically of gravel and mountain biking. I have trouble clipping out quickly, and am currently overly cautious. I want to ride in the very back, but sometimes there are other people ALSO trying…

“ When you give yourself permission to explore your identity, you will start to realize that being an athlete is an important part of who you are, but it is not all that you are. When you develop other areas of your identity, it can sometimes open up your performance in ways that were never available…

“Besides feed the athlete/feed the monster, are there other ways to reframe and build confidence with that day-to-day overwhelm in month 3 and beyond?” Allison   In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries.  This week,…

“  I woke up in the hospital and told everybody that this isn’t gonna define me. I’m going to be playing lacrosse again. But there was always that what-if in the back of my head; I didn’t really know if it would be possible. Having amputees sit across from me and hearing everything that they’ve been…

“ Just after recovering from being hit by a truck over the summer and breaking a bunch of bones, I got to start running again only to slam my ankle into a table and now I can’t even walk. It’s possibly just a bone bruise but the pain is radiating through my entire leg and I’m…

“  The biggest change that I’ve had to make in myself is, you don’t always have to be progressing. I feel like there’s this huge push to be able to run faster, run farther, lift heavier, just do more all the time. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way to reap all the benefits…

“How can I cope with treadmill anxiety? Coming off of a mild ankle fracture, my first few weeks I was back up to speed. Lately, as soon as I go anywhere over a jog, I feel panicky, like I’m going to fall and have to slow down. I feel relatively sure it is all mental—but…

“Actionable goals build. It’s a mountain—recovery is a mountain. Think about the stops on that mountain that you need to make to get to the top.”   Millie Paladino had a successful, relatively injury-free collegiate career in running at West Virginia University and then Providence College, where she ran distances from 800 meters to 3,000…