by Heidi Armstrong | Apr 6, 2017 | athletic injury, coping with injury, injured athlete, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury guidance, injury recovery
Might you be an obsessive athlete? It’s the first Saturday in September, on a mercifully cool Texas summer morning. I’m sitting under a gnarled old pecan tree, plump with nuts, watching a remarkable event unfold before my eyes. A man I know through swimming is... 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 | Jan 7, 2016 | athletic injury, coping with injury, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury guidance, injury recovery, support for injured athlete
The weather forecast in Austin for January 8, 2015, was grim by anyone’s standards, especially for a bike race. At the start time for the wisest women’s age categories (60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and 75+) at US Masters Cyclocross Nationals the predicted temperature was a... by Heidi Armstrong | Jun 19, 2015 | athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete motivation, injury guidance, injury recovery, injury support athlete, motivation, patience, support for injured athlete, supporting injured athlete
In the fall of 2013, Austin-American Statesman journalist Pam LeBlanc wrote a story about my injury and creation of Injured Athlete’s Toolbox. Shortly after the article’s publication, I hosted one of my regular seminars for injured athletes. We answer each other’s... by Heidi Armstrong | Jan 1, 2015 | arthrofibrosis, athletic injury, coping with injury, emotional support for injured athletes, injured athlete, injured athlete care, injured athlete guidance, injured athlete help, injured athlete improving attitude, injured athlete motivation, injury guidance, injury recovery, injury support athlete, inspiration, motivation, support for injured athlete, supporting injured athlete
Network for Advancing Athletes mentors Courteney Lowe, Carrie Toleffson, Tina Pic, Annie Ewart, Alison Tetrick, and founder Amber Pierce share a love of their sport, a passion for guiding fellow female athletes, and all-too-much experience with injury. Through...
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