by Heidi Armstrong | Jun 10, 2020 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to take care of injured friend, injured athlete, injured athlete care, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury motivation, support for injured athlete
Athletes and self-compassion How many times in the past 48 hours have you beat yourself up over something? “I’m not motivated. I should be doing more.” “I haven’t done anything with this time in quarantine.” “I’m... by Heidi Armstrong | Jul 2, 2019 | coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury motivation, injury recovery, injury support athlete, support for injured athlete
We’ll start this blog with serious stuff then talk about practical solutions for overcoming the stress of injury. When we can’t move, work out, or train how we wish, we come unglued…simple as that. Consider this blog your glue. Maybe your boss exasperates you. Or... by Heidi Armstrong | Jul 26, 2018 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, how to take care of injured friend, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete motivation, injury motivation
Ultrarunning injuries I’m excited to share a podcast I recorded with ultrarunner and physician, Jason Friedman, on his podcast, The Pain Cave. In this episode we talk about overcoming the mental and emotional fallout of ultrarunning injuries. The Pain Cave is a... by Heidi Armstrong | Jun 5, 2018 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury motivation, support for injured athlete, supporting injured athlete
NOTE: If you haven’t read part 1, please check it out before you read part 2. Otherwise, you won’t have the necessary background for part 2, where I talk about how to suffer less. Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, co-hosts of one of my favorite podcasts, 2 Guys on... by Heidi Armstrong | Jun 4, 2018 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete depression, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury motivation, support for injured athlete, supporting injured athlete
“If you want to make someone unhappy, tell them they’ve never suffered,” said Dr. Bob Duke at the beginning of his weekly podcast, 2 Guys on Your Head. He and Dr. Art Markman conjure up the Car Talk guys, Click and Clack, only they discourse about psychology and human... by Heidi Armstrong | Jul 29, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, creativity, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injury recovery, inspiration, mental game, motivation, support for injured athlete
Let’s talk about the oft-forgotten and ignored mental side of injury recovery. “How are you feeling after yesterday?” my friend Todd asked me as we walked down the steps toward the pool. “I feel good,” I replied. “Aren’t your shoulders sore?” he asked. “Not at...
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