by Heidi Armstrong | Nov 26, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to be a good friend, how to take care of injured friend, injured athlete, injured athlete care, injured athlete depression, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury recovery, patience, supporting injured athlete
Introduction Heads up…I wanted to entitle this blog “The $hit Nobody Tells You About Surgery and Chronic Injury That you Really Need to Know.” Nobody talks about this stuff because, frankly, it’s grim. You certainly aren’t going to openly talk about it with friends or... by Heidi Armstrong | Jul 22, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injury setback, support for injured athlete
Benjamin Franklin said, “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Clearly, Ben forgot “needing help.” Without exception, nobody escapes needing help in their life. Yet, also without exception, nobody wants to ask for help. We’d rather pluck our... by Heidi Armstrong | Apr 5, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete help, injury guidance, injury recovery, injury support athlete, support for injured athlete
When she was in the boot, I asked her is she’d write a guest blog post for me on her injury lessons. When I read her words, I though, “I wish someone had told me this stuff when I was spectacularly flailing through my first injury recovery.” Dr. Lara... by Heidi Armstrong | Feb 18, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to handle setbacks, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete improving attitude, injured athlete motivation, injury guidance, injury recovery, inspiration, mental game, motivation
Whether you’re facing the emotional fallout of injury or PTSD, the tools you’ll need to dig out of your hole are exactly the same. When you call for a taxi, what do you expect? Like most people, you probably expect an individual to show up on time and safely deliver... by Heidi Armstrong | Dec 17, 2015 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to be a good friend, how to take care of injured friend, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help
Thank goodness for the interwebs, for without them I never would have crossed paths with Jo. A client urged me to check out her website. I was instantly captivated. Jo’s writing can only come from a place of experience with being an injured athlete with chronic pain.... by Heidi Armstrong | Dec 11, 2015 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to be a good friend, how to take care of injured friend, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help
Thank goodness for the interwebs, for without them I never would have crossed paths with Jo. A client urged me to check out her website. I was instantly captivated. Jo’s writing can only come from a place of experience with being injured athlete with chronic pain. How...
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