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“ My injuries led to major surgery, a hip replacement. I have really struggled with being on my feet all day, fatigue, and not feeling even close to 80 percent at work.    I just learned I will have two unrelated surgeries, and the thought of healing all over again in my stressful and physically demanding…

“ Now I have to take this as a challenge: How do I have this elite-level B game that is almost indestructible, where I know I can get the job done in a maybe a different way, but just as efficient … and that’s where athletes get the most gain in their mental capacity and their…

“ How does one find self-compassion when you’ve been through this too many times and understand the importance of the beginning phase while also itching to get out of it and back to the activities that bring me joy?   I know all the usual tactics: time with friends, using other activities (music, podcast, drawing), resting,…

“If one already has a good physical therapist, what are the benefits of a personal trainer when recovering from an injury or surgery? Is it just more money or can a personal trainer actually be a value add?”   “How do you balance being smart about prevention without letting worry of re-injury consume you?”  …

“ How to deal with re-injury? I tore my ACL last winter and it almost broke me, but I fought my way back into skiing at almost my previous level this year. Now I just tore it again and I feel absolutely shattered. I wasn’t out of control or falling – the turn was just too…

“Injury was horrible and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but I think again, that shaped me and that helped me become a better physician today because of those experiences. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything. It’s part of who I am and has made me who I am today.”   Alex McDonald was…

“How do you develop a bank of confidence for the future without comparing to past achievements?”   In this Q&A episode of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson tackles a crucial question from listener Jessica about confidence.    In her response, Coach Carrie emphasizes the importance of redefining goals, focusing on…

“All of a sudden, I had two-thirds of my body that weren’t working anymore. I had to figure out how to live my life and how to move my body around, who I was and what I was going do with my life in a way that was, I thought at the time, completely changed….

“ How do you manage the jealousy towards non-injured athletes while dealing with your own injury?”   In the seventh season 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, athlete Rachel voices what so many other injured…

“Setbacks are a very common part of injury recovery. I don’t know if it’s ever happened where someone heals with a perfect upward trajectory. I’m going to, I’m going to go ahead and say, it’s very rare that that happens. This is why we talk so much about resilience and hardiness and the bounce that…