Injured or Ill? Get Back on Track, Episode #97, 01-05-21
Injury and illness happen to everyone, particularly athletes who train consistently, year after year. How can you make the most of the time needed to heal -- both physically and emotionally? Life and health coaches Kelly and Maria share tips for coming back from injury and illness that will improve your resiliency, outlook and comeback.
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Techniques for Healing
- Set aside time, on your calendar, for healing (both physical and mental).
- Take the rest you need to ensure the injury or illness is truly healed.
- Learn and educate yourself about your illness or injury.
- Show yourself self-compassion and listen to yourself and your body.
- Move in whatever way you can in that moment.
- Create a “while I’m injured” goal -- work towards something that is possible to do or accomplish while you are recovering.
- Visualize your peak performance, over and over, and write your future headlines.
- Sleep well, fuel yourself well, limit negativity on social media and other sources.
- Remember the process is not linear; healing happens in a zigzag fashion.
Episode Topics and Mentions
Athletic injury
Illness
Alzheimer’s disease
Morning sickness
Pelvic stress fracture
Torn ACL
Physical therapy
Shingles
You Can Heal Yourself, by Dr. Julie Silver
Harvard Medical School
RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
Recumbent bicycles
Listening to your gut and intuition
Self-compassion
Alternative treatments
Rick Walker
Sarasota Sharks
Virginia Masters
Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory podcast
Fight or Flight mentality
Depression
Anxiety
Balance board
Neuroscientist David Eagleman
Yoga
Dr. Martin Rossman
Guided Imagery
Quote of the Week
"When we are recovering from an injury or illness you need to plan into your day, on the calendar, what you are going to do both physically and mentally to get back on track. And go easy on yourself. Listen to your heart." -- Julie Silver, MD, Harvard Health
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Email us at HELLO@ChampionsMojo.com. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.