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 | Apr 24, 2014 | arthrofibrosis, athletic injury, coping with injury, how to handle setbacks, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete improving attitude, injury guidance, injury recovery, injury support athlete
Comparison–the inevitable pitfall of injury recovery. Comparison–not to someone else, but to your old, “perfect,” pre-injury self. In part 1 of this blog we reflected on comparison and discussed emotional breakdowns, scraping knobs off mountain bike tires,... by Heidi Armstrong | Feb 3, 2014 | arthrofibrosis, athletic injury, coping with injury, how to handle setbacks, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete improving attitude, injury guidance, injury recovery, injury support athlete
Comparison–the inevitable pitfall of injury recovery. Comparison–not to someone else, but to your old, “perfect,” pre-injury self. The comparison to your old self is highly quantifiable. Indeed, the exact percentage by which you currently suck is easy to... by Heidi Armstrong | Aug 5, 2013 | arthrofibrosis, coping with injury, how to handle setbacks, injured athlete, injury recovery, injury setback, mental game, motivation, patience, setback
When you were 20 and sprained your ankle, a bit of rest, ice and ibuprofen usually did the trick. You were back up and going in short order. As you age, your body responds differently to injury, usually by healing at a seemingly glacial speed. Did you think you’d be...
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