Ep. 403: The Emotional Fallout of an Injury

As former athletes and fitness professionals—and hell, just as women in general—it’s easy to tie our identities and self-worth to our bodies. But as we all know, bodies are constantly changing and sometimes those changes are well out of our control, due to illness or injury. When your core identity (or worse—your income) is wrapped up in what your body looks like or does, it can send you spiraling. Trust us, we’ve been there. As shitty as it is, an injury or illness might be exactly the thing you need to teach you acceptance, patience, and show you that you’re so much more than your body.

The mind-fuck of an injury [5:50]

You need to diversify [7:08]

Remember that nothing is forever [10:44]

The small blessings in illness [11:31]

Radical acceptance of reality [16:20]

Practicing patience and letting go of control [19:27]

We all have to deal with this at some point [25:21]

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