169 - The Athlete’s Paradox: When Injury Forces You to Learn How to Rest
What do you do when the thing that keeps you grounded is suddenly taken away?
In this episode of, I dive into the psychological and emotional side of injury recovery—specifically the mental battle that comes when your body forces you to slow down, but your identity is built around momentum.
I’m currently dealing with quadriceps tendinitis, and instead of rushing past it, I wanted to sit inside the experience and talk honestly about what injury really takes from us—and what it can give back if we let it.
We explore:
Why injury is not just a physical setback, but a psychological event
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