Carrie Jackson And Cindy Kuzma

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The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: How to Cope with Shifting Timelines“ How do I deal with expectations around timelines?” —Every injured athlete, ever In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. And for our season finale, she tackles an issue that’s come up from more than one person: how to manage when recovery takes longer than you’d like. So many injured athletes have had the experience of latching onto an initial timeline given by a doctor, physical therapist, or other medical profes...2025-06-1911 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Kat: Having Radical Honesty with Your Coach“ I’ve unfortunately faced a series of surgeries and setbacks over the last few years. While I feel like I have a supportive group of friends, I don’t feel like my primary coach has been that understanding of the mental toll that this has taken on me or how to navigate a game plan through my recovery, even though she’s successfully done that in the past with me as injuries have come up. She doesn’t feel approachable to talk to and rarely reaches out to me. While I know she isn’t my therapist, I feel like I should b...2025-06-0510 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers Two Questions: Don’t Play the Self-Blame Game“With overuse injuries especially, how do you help injured athletes recognize what to take ownership for, and what was out of their control? For example, one's weightlifting form may have led them to injury. Shame and guilt can be common emotions here, which are not helpful to our recovery, but how do we recognize what causal factors to take ownership of in a healthy way?” —Clark “If a series of acute injuries are a consequence of a chronic condition, how can you ever live without fear of reinjury or, perhaps worse, self-blame? Asking for a fri...2025-05-2214 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Kathy: On Having Patience for the Long Haul“ How do you stay patient when the doctor says you’re doing too much? Mentally I get so down.” —Kathy In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, she empathizes with Kathy’s conundrum—most injured athletes aren’t happy with the pace of their recovery, because they don’t want to be injured in the first place. But patience is essential, and the way to cultivate it is to recognize it for t...2025-05-0811 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Whitney: Rejoining the Group Ride“ When you're injured and beginning to rejoin group rides/workouts, how do you let other riders know you're not at 100%? I'm thinking specifically of gravel and mountain biking. I have trouble clipping out quickly, and am currently overly cautious. I want to ride in the very back, but sometimes there are other people ALSO trying to ride in the back. I know people don't want/need to hear my ‘woe is me' injury story, but I also don't want to be a hazard!” —Whitney In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coac...2025-04-2410 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie & Cindy Explore Your Identity“ When you give yourself permission to explore your identity, you will start to realize that being an athlete is an important part of who you are, but it is not all that you are. When you develop other areas of your identity, it can sometimes open up your performance in ways that were never available to you before.” As we discuss frequently in The Injured Athletes Club, injury brings a rollercoaster of emotions. But often, one of the most destabilizing feelings is the question of identity: Who am I without my sport? In th...2025-04-1736 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Allison: Coping When Recovery Feels Overwhelming“Besides feed the athlete/feed the monster, are there other ways to reframe and build confidence with that day-to-day overwhelm in month 3 and beyond?” Allison In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, listener Allison wants advice on self-talk and other confidence-builders as she moves into the long-term stretch of her rehab—and Coach Carrie delivers advice that will help any athlete riding the emotional rollercoaster of a lengthy recovery. Learn...2025-04-1014 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Emmie: On Anger and Failing Relationships“ Just after recovering from being hit by a truck over the summer and breaking a bunch of bones, I got to start running again only to slam my ankle into a table and now I can’t even walk. It’s possibly just a bone bruise but the pain is radiating through my entire leg and I’m so angry this happened to me just after I got better. Everything is just fifty thousand times worse. I don’t get along with those closest to me, I have so much more conflict with family and friends becau...2025-03-2712 min

The Injured Athletes ClubPhysical Therapist and Strength Coach Susie Spirlock: On Dropping the Comparisons and Training for Life“ The biggest change that I've had to make in myself is, you don't always have to be progressing. I feel like there's this huge push to be able to run faster, run farther, lift heavier, just do more all the time. But it doesn't necessarily have to be that way to reap all the benefits of health and fitness that come along with cardio and with strength training.” Physical therapist and strength coach Dr. Susie Spirlock has always been a healthy, active person. But after she got sick with COVID in the fall of 2020, everything changed...2025-03-201h 04

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Jennifer: Getting Back Up to Speed Post-Injury“How can I cope with treadmill anxiety? Coming off of a mild ankle fracture, my first few weeks I was back up to speed. Lately, as soon as I go anywhere over a jog, I feel panicky, like I'm going to fall and have to slow down. I feel relatively sure it is all mental—but I’m wondering if you have any tips.” —Jennifer In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, Co...2025-03-1312 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Ava: Coping with Loss and Confusion“ I tore my ACL last April; it’s been very challenging. Do you have any ideas on how to make the recovery process fun? Also, why do I feel so lost and confused without my sport—what should I do with this feeling? —Ava In season 8 of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, in response to Ava, she reiterates one of the key messages of The Injured Athletes Club: That you are still an athlete, an...2025-02-2710 min

The Injured Athletes ClubProfessional Soccer Player Civana Kuhlmann: Strength in Vulnerability“ I don't really want to be who I was before I was injured. In a lot of ways, I'm thankful to a place that just completely broke me, just brought me to some really low points. That's when I was able to grasp my faith or what it was, which is my personal worth. It has absolutely nothing to do with a soccer field or anything of the sort. Just learning that my worth and my fulfillment comes solely through my faith has been something that will go so much farther through life than soccer ever could.” ...2025-02-201h 17

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Josée: Managing Jealousy and Burnout“ I have had the worst luck in the last two years. I had a knee replacement in April 2022 for a left knee that had at least 6 scopes over a 10-year + period and it was finally ready to be redone. At last, I would be pain-free. I worked extremely hard to rehab so I could get back on my mountain bike and on the ice. I did, eventually, but with a constant nagging pain. It turns out I had a fungal infection in the joint from the first surgery and now I am facing two major surgeries and possibly another knee...2025-02-1311 min

The Injured Athletes ClubGymnast and Personal Trainer Mia Lazarewicz: On Identity, Hope, and Humanity“ Anybody I've met since I got hurt, I feel like they don't know me and that they can't know me. For people that I've become really close to since I got hurt—it almost hurts me to know that this person won't actually ever know who I am or who I was. They're meeting an entirely different person … there's a before and after, and a massive wall that separates them.” As a seasoned personal trainer and co-owner of Amplify Fitness, a gym in Boston, Mia Lazarewicz is used to helping athletes and adult fitness enthusiasts on the road...2025-02-061h 13

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Olivia: Supporting Your Team While Healing“I am a soccer player, and I tore my labrum in my right hip. After trying physical therapy for 4 months, I ended up needing surgery. I am a couple months post-op, feeling much better now, and can see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, however I am still having trouble being around soccer. Every time I go to support my team, it doesn’t even feel like mine anymore. I’m very excited to play again, but I’m scared that I will have been left behind and scared I'm not going to be the play...2025-01-3011 min

The Injured Athletes ClubTriathlete Lynn Rogers: Beyond the Finish Line“ I never lost my ability to breathe. I never lost completely my ability to swallow. We had to adjust things for a little while. But I am a huge believer that being as fit at that moment as I was going to be all year—I needed that to get through what I got through and to be able to get up and moving again so quickly.” Lynn Rogers had completed one IRONMAN triathlon and was training for another when her hands started to go numb. Next, it was her feet and her tongue. In the end, sh...2025-01-231h 18

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question from Laura: Juggling Work and Recovery“ My injuries led to major surgery, a hip replacement. I have really struggled with being on my feet all day, fatigue, and not feeling even close to 80 percent at work. I just learned I will have two unrelated surgeries, and the thought of healing all over again in my stressful and physically demanding job has caused me to 100 percent regret coming back early from hip surgery. It seems hard to believe that being on my feet all day is harder than advanced physical therapy. Have you heard of athletes with this experience?” —Laura 2025-01-1610 min

The Injured Athletes ClubOlympic Beach Volleyball Player Casey Patterson: New Ways to Win" Now I have to take this as a challenge: How do I have this elite-level B game that is almost indestructible, where I know I can get the job done in a maybe a different way, but just as efficient … and that's where athletes get the most gain in their mental capacity and their ability to win and their consistency is understanding that they can have that elite-level B game. They can beat anyone without having to feel 100%. And so that's kind of where I would go." Casey Patterson's journey through professional beach volleyball was marke...2025-01-0958 min

Between Two CoachesCoaching the Whole Human Series: Mental Skills Coach Dr. Carrie Jackson & Journalist Cindy KuzmaIn this episode, Amanda, Nick, Carrie, and Cindy discuss the importance of mental skills coaching in athletics, emphasizing the need to coach the whole human. They explore the role of mental resilience, the significance of support systems for injured athletes, and the importance of celebrating milestones in athletic journeys. The conversation also touches on the journey of writing the book 'Rebound' and the various mantras that can help athletes maintain a positive mindset. Ultimately, they highlight the essence of resilience in sports and the need for a supportive community. -------------------------------- (00:00) Introduction and Banter (04:35) The Importance...2024-10-171h 08

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Bec’s Rebound“ How does one find self-compassion when you’ve been through this too many times and understand the importance of the beginning phase while also itching to get out of it and back to the activities that bring me joy? I know all the usual tactics: time with friends, using other activities (music, podcast, drawing), resting, lifting upper body and moving in whatever way I can that doesn’t jeopardize the surgical area, reframing, CBT, DBT, etc. But I still feel a bit lost.” —Bec It’s our very last episode of the s...2024-06-2027 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers (More of) Your Questions on Recovery, Cross-Training, and Moving On“If one already has a good physical therapist, what are the benefits of a personal trainer when recovering from an injury or surgery? Is it just more money or can a personal trainer actually be a value add?” “How do you balance being smart about prevention without letting worry of re-injury consume you?” “What is the best way to recover from a VERY torturous PT session? Mental and physical. Also, more info on using blood flow restriction for recovery.” “How can I trust that my crosstraining really works? And how ca...2024-06-1330 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Marion’s Misgivings“ How to deal with re-injury? I tore my ACL last winter and it almost broke me, but I fought my way back into skiing at almost my previous level this year. Now I just tore it again and I feel absolutely shattered. I wasn’t out of control or falling - the turn was just too much for my knee to handle and it snapped. I have no idea how I’ll ever feel confident enough to take up skiing in the future now this happened. Also, I’m feeling completely demotivated for my recovery this time around.” —Marion 2024-06-0612 min

The Injured Athletes ClubTriathlete and Family Physician Alex McDonald: Advocating for Yourself as an Athlete“Injury was horrible and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but I think again, that shaped me and that helped me become a better physician today because of those experiences. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. It's part of who I am and has made me who I am today.” Alex McDonald was in medical school when he tried a triathlon with a friend, just for fun. But he quickly excelled at the sport, and eventually decided to take a break between medical school and his residency to pursue it at a high level. 2024-05-301h 04

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Jessica’s Juncture"How do you develop a bank of confidence for the future without comparing to past achievements?" In this Q&A episode of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson tackles a crucial question from listener Jessica about confidence. In her response, Coach Carrie emphasizes the importance of redefining goals, focusing on the present moment, and celebrating small victories. She explains how deliberately setting rehabilitation targets can help injured athletes shift their focus to what's within their control and redefine success. By letting go of past achievements and concentrating on...2024-05-2312 min

The Injured Athletes ClubSkier and Non-Profit Founder Kelly Brush: Lessons in Resilience“All of a sudden, I had two-thirds of my body that weren't working anymore. I had to figure out how to live my life and how to move my body around, who I was and what I was going do with my life in a way that was, I thought at the time, completely changed. Now, I don't think I'm completely changed. I think I'm exactly the same person. I just do things a little bit differently.” Kelly Brush grew up in a family of skiers, excelled on the slopes from childhood, and eventually achieved her d...2024-05-161h 04

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Rachel’s Resentfulness“ How do you manage the jealousy towards non-injured athletes while dealing with your own injury?” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, athlete Rachel voices what so many other injured athletes feel—wondering how to cope with the feeling of loss and jealousy when she sees others doing the sport she’s missing. Coach Carrie acknowledges that feeling this way toward healthy athletes is normal during...2024-05-0913 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie and Cindy Help You Through a Setback“Setbacks are a very common part of injury recovery. I don't know if it's ever happened where someone heals with a perfect upward trajectory. I'm going to, I'm going to go ahead and say, it's very rare that that happens. This is why we talk so much about resilience and hardiness and the bounce that comes with a rebound.” Almost every injured athlete knows the feeling. You’re sticking to your plan, dedicated to your rehab, and certain that you’ll be back to 100 percent in the time the doctor outlined. Then, it happens—a new wrinkle...2024-05-0236 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Jessica’s Journey“ I thought I was done with this group. I had surgery in 2021 to repair a torn labrum in my hip and I was doing better. Then 6 months after surgery, I was given the green light to go jogging 2 blocks and I’ve been in hamstring pain since then. How do you move past the back-to-back chronic injuries? How do I work out when I’m afraid anything will hurt me? How do I physically and emotionally heal from this 7-year injury journey?” We always say, “We’re sorry you’re here, but we’re glad you...2024-04-2514 min

The Injured Athletes ClubPersonal Trainer John Petrelli: Grateful Every Day“If this was 20-year-old, John Petrelli, I probably wouldn't have the positive mindset to navigate those waters. I would have probably been going, why is this happening to me? Being fearful, having shame, being angry. But because so many people had come into my life as a mentor and shared their gift of knowledge, their love, their compassion on me … I said, how do I possibly make something positive happen out of this that may impact other people?” For 30 years, John Petrelli’s work as a personal trainer has relied on him being physically capable. So it cam...2024-04-1857 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Reese’s Roller Coaster“I am a cyclist. I have had multiple surgeries for an injury that occurred 2.5 years ago. Things are going downhill again, and it looks like I’m going to be faced with a third major surgery. If I do have this surgery, there is a good chance I will not be able to ride a bike again, even recreationally. I am completely heartbroken. I remember the beginning of this journey when I thought 6 weeks non-weight bearing and 6 months to recovery sounded insurmountable. I can’t believe that I’m still here and still in pain. I feel like I’m drowning...2024-04-1115 min

The Injured Athletes ClubFootball Player and Entrepreneur Will Bartholomew: The Gift of Perseverance“Injuries, you can use them as opportunities to go do something great. I feel like that was ingrained in me early on in my life. I look back now and I'm very fortunate for having those injuries because they set me up for some great things.” This week, Coach Carrie and Cindy chat with Will Bartholomew, founder and CEO of D1 Training. Will shares his journey from being a promising football player who faced career-altering injuries to the founder of a successful nationwide network of athletic training facilities. Will discusses the signifi...2024-04-0454 min

The Injured Athletes Club120 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Emily’s Emotions“ How can you deal with anxiety not of a specific reinjury, but a more generalized fear about your sport being taken away from you again? That fear does help me appreciate what I have now that I'm running again, but also makes disruptions to my training or race plans—whether from how I'm feeling physically, or work/life stress—harder to deal with. How can I cope?” In this episode of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from Emily regarding handling the anxiety associated with the potential permanent loss of her...2024-03-2813 min

The Injured Athletes ClubUltrarunner Aum Gandhi: Your Inner Coach“Instead of being mean to myself and saying, ‘You’ve got nothing else outside of running,’ I said, ‘Look at all the other multi-faceted things you are. You are a son, you are a brother, you're a business owner. Humans are multi-faceted; you have an identity outside this sport. The sport may have helped you find more of your authenticity, but you're not bound to this sport. It's only a piece of the puzzle, a part of your identity.” When Merrell Professional Athlete Aum Gandhi first started running six years ago, he barely went a quarter of a...2024-03-211h 07

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Cecile’s Situation“ How can you let go of the injury? Sometimes when you spend a long time with a chronic injury, it shapes how you move, plan, and think about life and your body. How do you let go when the time has come?” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, Coach Carrie delves into the complex issue posed by listener Cecile on letting go of the identity formed around a chronic...2024-03-1414 min

The Injured Athletes ClubStrongwoman and Author Alyssa Ages: Learning through Failure“Because I wasn't a competitive runner, I don't think I ever had to face failure in that situation … but in strength sports, when I compete, I'm doing that in front of a crowd and a judge who is just looking at me. And it's totally changed the way that I have to handle that fear of failure because it's right there in front of me. I can't escape that someone is looking directly at me and judging whether I've passed or failed. And what I've learned from that is just that it makes you, I think, a better person when...2024-03-071h 00

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Cassandra’s Cocoon“ As someone in long-term recovery, likely 12 to 18 months before I'm running again, I've struggled a lot with the muscle loss and atrophy to the point it's causing identity struggles. I don't look or feel like an athlete anymore. My coach and I will have to literally rebuild my strength and my body. How can I cope?” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, listener Cassandra is struggling with losing her athletic identity. Coach Ca...2024-02-2913 min

The Injured Athletes ClubFormer NCAA Basketball Player Britt Hunter: Pour Into Others“You need to equip your young adult for how to get through it on their own. So shepherd them. Get them the tools and resources. Let them mess it up a little bit. It's natural to protect, protect, protect, and direct, direct, direct—but your child needs to explore this time on their own a little bit with the right resources and the right people around them. They're going to go through this again and again and again at different stages of their life and going through an injury at a young age, they're going to have to grow up a...2024-02-221h 00

The Injured Athletes Club114 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Jennifer’s Junction“ How do I walk the fine line between being independent and self-reliant in recovery—a positive—and opting to go it alone, which can be a negative? Separately, I’d love to know more about managing an injury in the context of a chronic condition. For example, I have epilepsy but seizure meds are not great for bone density. Flip side, reducing meds is good for bones but bad for the brain. Doctors can offer guidance but making the decisions is ours alone.” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie...2024-02-1512 min

The Injured Athletes ClubUltrarunner Amelia Boone: The Best Days Are Ahead“I would tell [Amelia of four years ago] that you may not believe it, but it's gonna get better, and recovery is possible, and honestly, your best running days are to come. And that's something that I've had to tell myself now too. I actually still do believe that, especially as we're seeing women in their 40s just blossoming in distance running.” In this episode of the Injured Athletes Club, Coach Carrie and Cindy are grateful to catch up with our first guest ever—and first repeat guest—elite ultrarunner, championship obstacle course racer, and eating di...2024-02-0853 min

The Injured Athletes Club112 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Amy’s Inquiries“ I have a question about the mental roadblocks when you are coming back from an injury. How can you handle the sensations you feel when you return to movement and the worry whether you made it worse; the patience to progress back slowly; and the fear that you won’t ever feel 100 percent again?” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, in response to Amy’s uncertainty about her recovery...2024-02-0114 min

The Injured Athletes ClubBallet Dancer John Lam: Open to Growth“Dancing on a high level is—you have to be open. You have to be open that you can get injured. You have to be open that you will have to face things that you don't want to face. Because if we are not open and instead are close-minded, we cannot grow.” In this week’s episode of The Injured Athletes Club, principal dancer at the Boston Ballet, John Lam, discusses his journey from a catastrophic injury back to the stage. He details the physical and mental struggles he encountered during his recover...2024-01-2547 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCoach Carrie Answers a Question: Kathleen’s Quandary“ For the athlete who doesn't have a "staff": coach, trainer, PT. How do you get emotional support and guidance on a regular basis from doctors and PT you may see one or two times a week?” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question every other week about the mental side of overcoming injuries. This week, she discusses all the different types of support injured athletes need—and which types you can reasonably expect to get from your healthcare providers. She explains how to manage expectati...2024-01-1815 min

The Injured Athletes ClubNFL Quarterback Alex Smith: Small Steps, Huge Dreams“ A lot of times you're stronger than you think you are. You just keep going. You don't necessarily have to see all the way to the finish line. You just keep finding that next step.” In the seventh season of The Injured Athletes Club podcast, we—mental skills coach Carrie Jackson and journalist Cindy Kuzma—continue to delve into athletes' resilience in overcoming injuries. We kick off with a can’t-miss interview with pro quarterback Alex Smith, who shares his journey of returning to football after a severe leg injury and life-threatenin...2024-01-111h 23

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Contemplating the Crossroads“How do I keep trying in the face of chronic health issues? Sometimes giving up feels like the more sensible choice.” —Sarah “That’s my question too. How do I accept that structural issues are real and we need to accept and move on? There's a lot of discussion here about 'going back to' what we did before, but for some of us (all of us at some point) that is just not possible. I'd rather be able to walk for life without an assistive device than run for a year and then need a walk...2023-07-2715 min

The Injured Athletes ClubElite Marathoner Maegan Krifchin: Trust in Yourself“At this point, it’s knowing the warning signs and when you can keep pressing on the gas and when you're kind of like, ah, I gotta, I gotta step on the brakes a little bit … If you've been unlucky and had an injury, you kind of know what it felt, what it feels like, whatever led up to it. You can think, ‘Ooh, this is similar. So maybe I just want to take a day or two off and go in the pool or do some kind of cross training just so I don't repeat history.” Pro...2023-07-2054 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Julie’s Adjustment"I just turned 56 years old and have been making great strides in the mental side of my tennis game and competing. However, last May in a doubles match, I tore a piece of articular cartilage in my left knee. As my orthopedic surgeon has explained to me, that cartilage will never grow back as it was. She has given me suggestions for things that I can do to try to create fibrocartilage, including cross training with cycling and taking Osteo Bi-Flex. Those things, I think, have helped me maintain my ability to play. However, I’m more susceptible now th...2023-07-1311 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie and Cindy Go FAR (Again)“It's really accepting the emotion and coming into the present moment—not time-traveling and wishing things were like they were in the past or time-traveling and wanting this to be over already and thinking about the future. Instead, it’s bringing yourself into the present moment of like, okay, I would prefer to not be feeling this way. I would prefer for this not to be happening. But this is happening, so I need to accept that.” In this week’s episode—a replay from season 1 that’s too important not to re-share—Coach Carrie talks through a m...2023-07-0630 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Dawn’s Dilemma“A question I think a lot of us have is, when do you let go? That is, when do you realistically decide that the energy, physical, mental and emotional is not going to be rewarded and a change in goals—whether that's physical goals or life goals—is an order? In short, when do you stop beating your head against an immovable wall? This week—in a replay of an episode from season 4—co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Dawn F. What advice can Carrie offer during what may be a time o...2023-06-2907 min

The Injured Athletes ClubAuthor and Athlete Christine Yu: Writing a New Story“My previous perspective, or the way that I have always thought about my body, is that it's injury-prone. That's the narrative I had adopted and often just think of myself and my body in sports, or in doing any sort of physical activity, that it's not quite suited to or made for this type of activity and that there was something just wrong with me, for lack of a better way to say it. Through the course of talking to a lot of experts and pulling this information together for the book, I really recognized that sometimes things just ha...2023-06-2252 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Louise’s Longing“Will I ever be the athlete I was before all of this? My fear isn’t around re-injuring the same part, my fear is, what body part might go wrong next? Is this my body’s way of telling me that my age is finally catching up with me?” —Louise This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Louise, who is trying to navigate through a series of injuries and wondering what impact age is having on her recovery. In her response, Coa...2023-06-1513 min

The Injured Athletes ClubFootball Player & Author Tim Hightower: Playing to Your Strengths“You can't fight for everything in life. But we all have a few things in our lives that are core to who we are, and that pull on us every single day. As much as you can endure, endure, because it's always worth it and it's bigger than you.” Running back Tim Hightower had all the momentum in the world heading into his fourth season in the NFL—a critical year, when contracts are renewed (or, in most cases, aren’t). But a catastrophic ACL tear in a 2011 game, when Washington played Charlotte, took it all away...2023-06-081h 03

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie & Cindy Celebrate Success“One of the catalysts for us starting the Injured Athletes Club support group and then also doing the podcast is so that you don't feel like you're alone … when you lose your sport, there's sometimes so many little mini-losses that come with that. So to be able to come to the Injured Athletes Club and be a part of a community is so special, and you all are the ones that make that special.” One big message we try to share on this podcast, in our Facebook group, and throughout our work with injured athletes is that...2023-06-0135 min

The Injured Athletes ClubBallet Dancer Chyrstyn Fentroy: Exploring New Identities“My parents are dancers, so I literally grew up in the studio. Ballet kind of goes hand in hand with my identity—I have always been Chyrstyn the ballet dancer. I didn't realize that until I had it taken away from me and I had to sit down and identify other things that I was interested in. Otherwise, what was I existing for? I think having the confidence of understanding a little bit more about what I want in life that's not just ballet, or what I represent more than just being a ballet dancer or being a pretty move...2023-05-2556 min

The Injured Athletes Club98 | Carrie Answers a Question: Stephanie’s Snag“I'd really love to know how to stop comparing the athlete I was before injury to the athlete I am now. I had knee surgery 10 months ago, and even though I'm fully cleared for all activities I am really struggling to get back into a groove with running. Any type of speed work really isn't working for me and I just can't seem to get any speed back. I am so frustrated with my lack of progress and would love to know how I can get over it.” —Stephanie This week, co-host and mental...2023-05-1809 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie & Cindy Ease Your Fears of Reinjury“One of the biggest challenges athletes face is trying to figure out if the pain that they're experiencing is pain that's a signal to stop or a pain that is okay to push through. Like, ‘When I feel this pain, if I push through, am I going to do further harm? Am I going to make things worse?’ The fear of re-injury helps you pay attention to your pain. But when you are physically cleared to do your physical therapy, or cleared to get back to training and practice and return to competition, yet you're still s...2023-05-1135 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers Your Questions: Re-Finding Your Edge“I’d love to know how you ever get comfortable with pushing the limits, or pushing hard again, without being so scared of re-injury. I often feel that in my speed workouts, I’m holding back, afraid to see how hard I can push, because I’m scared, but I also don’t want to let that fear hinder my athletic development! How to strike a healthy balance of ‘fear’ I suppose or learning to listen to your body.” —Jessica “How do I trust my body again, and how do I untangle what is purely mental (fea...2023-05-0412 min

The Injured Athletes ClubLong Jumper Kate Hall-Harnden: Finding Strength in the Challenge[Having type 1 diabetes] comes with a lot of struggles, but I try to kind of embrace those struggles and learn from them and they help me grow. Having that perspective with type 1 helped me with my ACL recovery. Because I could say, ‘Alright, this is going to be one of the hardest times in my life, but in the long run, I will be stronger because of it.” When the 2020 Olympics were first postponed, long jumper Kate Hall looked on the bright side—she’d have more time to train and prepare for the Olympic Trials, w...2023-04-2754 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Family Matters“How can we communicate with our partners, friends, and family about how hard we are finding it to be injured and what we need in terms of emotional support? —Anna “I have the same question: My husband is very helpful in doing physical tasks I still can't manage eight months after a trimalleolar pilon fracture, but he can't accept how severe this injury is, even though he has heard my surgeon explain it. He thinks it's just a broken ankle and thinks I should be back on the tennis court this summer, which is not...2023-04-2012 min

The Injured Athletes ClubParalympic Rugby Player and Coach Joe Delagrave: Defining Yourself“Rugby is something I think about all the time. But then going like, if it's gone, am I okay? If it's ripped away, like my able-bodied football career was, am I okay? In that moment, I wasn't. I had to ask, who is Joe in this new life in a wheelchair, and what's my identity? ... I think that's an important piece too, where a lot of athletes—it might not be as devastating as a paralysis, but when they're going through that eight- to 12-month rehab or a two-year rehab, or whatever it is, that identity is gone for a mi...2023-04-131h 00

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Louise’s Lament“I loved the bit in the book where it gave ideas of how to respond to common messages or responses from people. I find it difficult to respond to the two following common comments I get about my injury journey: 1. You'll come out stronger 2. Your injury means you can concentrate on other things that are not your sport.” —Louise This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Louise, who finds herself at a loss for words when people around her express...2023-04-0612 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Jennifer’s Journey“How can you navigate injury when living alone? An initial challenge for me was being alone (no spouse, boyfriend) and close friends not in the same city. Realize this is not the case for most. One of the biggest issues was physical navigation of surroundings on crutches, no one to help, which leaves one feeling very frustrated initially. The other is an enhanced sense of isolation because nobody is there to obtain feedback, throw water on any emotional fire or otherwise provide distraction, fill air time or offer security. Ironically, being alone provides a buffer fro...2023-03-2313 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Marvin’s Matter“Any suggestions on how to deal with family or a spouse telling you that you should quit your sport?” —Marvin This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Marvin, who’s wondering how to handle a loved one who expresses a view that, for many athletes, is very difficult to hear. Most often, your family and friends really do want what’s best for you. That’s where their concern about whether you should continue in your sport comes from, Carrie says. But hearing the su...2023-03-0910 min

The Planted RunnerBefore You Get Injured Learn How to Rebound with Carrie Jackson and Cindy KuzmaStatistically, there’s a good chance you will get injured this year. Even if you do everything right, like eating and sleeping well, and keeping up with your strength training.It can make you feel helpless when your physical and mental health as well as your identity are defined by running.But if you get through the injury process well, you might even be better off than you were before you got hurt.Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your m...2023-03-0951 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Cara’s Query“After being injured for almost 2 years, I finally found a PT that I could work with to deal with my traumatic ankle injury and have made huge improvements, to the point where I have been able to run pain free more often than not. What I’m struggling with now is keeping up PT exercises. I’m so excited to be running again and quickly am finding that I’m putting all my energy into the sport that I love and am getting very inconsistent with the exercises that will actually keep me able to do it. An additi...2023-02-2313 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Conveying Her Own Challenges“It's been really interesting, this journey with the left shoulder, because I think finally, one of the things I've come to realize is that maybe I've been a little too patient with the process, sort of comparing it to the right shoulder. With my right shoulder injury, it was a different injury, and there were different things going on. And I knew it was going to be a minimum of a year of PT and that I really had to commit and dive in and trust that it was going to be a long recovery, but that it would pa...2022-09-1511 min

The Injured Athletes ClubAcrobat and Circus Artist Shelli Epstein: Expanding Your Identity“I’m walking again, I look like a normal person, I feel very able. But internally, the struggle is, I am not where I used to be. I cannot do the things I love. I cannot run. I cannot jump. So, I still feel the injury is a cloud hanging over me, and I've still got a long way to go. It's an interesting feeling and mental battle that I have with myself on a daily basis.” It was January 2022, and Shelli Epstein was poised to make a big comeback. After an injury and then the pan...2022-09-081h 02

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Cindy’s Concerns“What's the best way to remain confident and advocate for yourself when the medical system doesn't seem to be working for you? Recovering from this stress fracture, I've had a number of instances of having to push back. First there was the surgeon I went to for a second opinion who told me I didn't need surgery—but that my body was trying to tell me "something," namely that I'm not a gazelle and I should probably stop running long distances. Then there was the primary care doc who said she couldn't order thyroid tests, instead shaming me for not...2022-09-0117 min

The Injured Athletes ClubRunner Pippa Woolven: Recovery from RED-S“I think first of all, it is so easy to dismiss this diagnosis and think there must be something else the matter, because the symptoms are so extreme and it is hard to believe that it can be something as simple and as basic as an energy imbalance. But it really can. And until I was brave enough to get really honest with myself and almost reach a point where I had to admit that there was an energy imbalance there, it was hard to buy into it.’” British runner Pippa Woolven was 19 and running collegi...2022-08-2555 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Surviving Setbacks“I want to know how to deal with the ups and downs, feeling good then having a setback over and over and over. In the beginning it’s easier to know it won’t last, but when it keeps happening it gets harder to get through it. Also how to be more patient.” —Kaili “I am struggling with the fact that I have been dealing with a stress fracture since January from a car accident, have followed all my doc's advice, and just had a setback again. So why, if I keep following the rules, AN...2022-08-1813 min

The Injured Athletes ClubPro Triathlete Sika Henry: The Power of Representation"At first it was a bit difficult, talking about it and reliving it, but now I see how powerful that can be. You wouldn't believe how many stories I hear. I swear every time somebody crashes really bad on their bike, they reach out to me. It’s incredible—I don't think people realize that about themselves when they reach out, but literally they will be in the hospital messaging me, ‘How did you get through this? How quickly did you come back?’ I say, ‘if you’re already thinking about it, that right there goes to show how strong you a...2022-08-1158 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: A Collective Confidence Boost“I’m continuing to struggle months after my stress fracture is ‘healed’ with new pain areas and fearing it is a recurrence of the original injury. How do I mentally get over that hurdle?” —Liisa “I’m currently in transition from return to function towards return to play and every little flare gives me the jitters, if you happen to have any input on navigating. 🙏” —Sarah “I think fear of reinjury is big too. Like, I don’t even know if I want to try getting back to running and surfing—or if that’s just...2022-08-0418 min

The Injured Athletes ClubQuarterback Vad Lee: Purpose Over Position“That experience helped me to realize to cherish every relationship, to cherish your responsibilities, to cherish your opportunity when you have it, because it's not guaranteed tomorrow. You can be the hardest-working player, you can do things right, you can be a great person and all of those things—that does not guarantee that you will finish the way that you wrote your story or the way that you want it, desire it to finish.” Vad Lee fell in love with football at a young age. He thought he knew how his life would pan out—winn...2022-07-281h 05

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Gavin’s Glitch“While I am not a professional athlete, I am a chef who has gone from 1 hour intense daily workouts and working 10 to 14 hours a day to doing nothing. Exactly one month ago today I fully tore my pectoral major off my humerus while bench pressing. I am itching to finally have my surgery completed this upcoming Monday. I'm hoping you can provide me with some insight and guidance. Everyday I find myself in a battle with my monster and athlete. I know what I have to do to control my monster, but it is really exha...2022-07-2110 min

The Injured Athletes ClubAnother Mother Runner’s Dimity McDowell: Adventures Ahead“The greater lesson of this is that I've helped open the door—a lot of people have opened the door—to talk about what running on the other side looks like, or not running, what the other side of that looks like. You can still have a creative, active, badass life without pounding on your body, if that doesn't work for you anymore.” Dimity McDowell has been a runner for years. She’s also the author of many books about running; a sports and fitness writer who’s written for running publications; and the co-founder of the positi...2022-07-1452 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Calen’s Chronic Injury“I had arthroscopic surgery for FAI/labral tear six years ago, and it's been a long, slow road of recovery. I think my rehab program didn't focus enough on building back strength and mobility before I progressed back to running, so I've dealt with a lot of lower body injuries from overcompensation and bad movement patterns since then. I've been focusing more on mobility and strength in the last year and feeling better, but this week my hip has suddenly felt worse than it has in years. I've been trying to focus on what I can do for it ri...2022-07-0710 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie and Cindy Turn Your Fs into As“When you think about it, how often is your mind completely absorbed in the task in front of you? How often do you catch your mind wandering off task? Our brains, you know, they like to wander off. Mindfulness helps us bring it back, rein it in, back into this moment.” When you’re injured, it’s easy to get hooked by negative emotions—perceived failures in your past, frustrations about the present, and fears of an uncertain future. You can’t rid ourselves of these feelings entirely; they’re a part of being hum...2022-06-3043 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Erin’s Exasperation“What do you say to people after you get injured and their comment is ‘maybe your body is telling you something?’ This phrase irritates the heck out of me. Of course I’m always looking for something to be learned from an injury but how do they know what MY body is telling ME? I’m reading REBOUND right now (so good) and there are so many athletes with repeated injuries who push through to come back stronger, which is exactly what I want to do. But I wonder how many people told those athletes “maybe your body is trying to te...2022-06-2315 min

The Injured Athletes ClubWheelchair Racer Susannah Scaroni: A Newfound Gratitude“I remember not knowing whether I was going to be able to race that day. I felt so emotional, I was crying. I had tears on my face and I was just thinking about just how weird the circumstances were, and just feeling how it was taken from Daniela, but it wasn't from me.” Susannah Scaroni had one career high in summer of 2021—she won her first two Paralympic medals, a gold and a silver, at the Tokyo Games. This past May 29, she had another, when she set the world record in the 5,000 meters for the T54...2022-06-161h 06

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Jamie’s Jumpstart“I find it difficult to keep up with daily PT after all these years of rehab and feel like I let myself and my PT down in recent months. This is not the state I want to stop and I want to keep getting better, but the vision of that seems hard to see some days. For the injured athletes that are on long-term recovery tracks, how do you stay motivated and engaged with PT and training when the recovery process is much slower than you want to, or are trying to return to sport but your body is st...2022-06-0910 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie and Cindy Talk the Talk“It's so important to pay attention to how you are talking to yourself, because your words influence everything. So you really need to understand your self-talk and start to dive into it a little bit and know, OK, is the way I'm talking to myself right now—is that helping me or is that actually hurting me?” Imagine you’re walking past two sets of coaches and athletes on the tennis court, track, or soccer pitch. One coach is yelling at an athlete for her poor performance, telling her it’s all her fault and she’ll neve...2022-06-0235 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Rachel’s Request“I’m concerned my injury will never get better because the doctors and physical therapists don’t seem to have a clear sense of the problem. How do I know when to keep seeing new providers and when to give up?” This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Rachel. Carrie explains the difference between acceptance and resignation, and other helpful ways to deal with an uncertain diagnosis. Listen to the show for more—and to submit a question for a future episode, email us a note or a v...2022-05-2610 min

The Injured Athletes ClubTriple Jumper Shanara Hibbert: Keep the Dream Alive“I know, at some point, I'll feel better, I'll be in a better position. And if there's any chance that I can get back to the level of fitness that I was at before, I don't want to be the one that's holding myself back from doing that.” In 2020, despite the disruptions associated with the pandemic, British triple jumper Shanara Hibbert was coming off her best season yet. She’d stepped away from her full-time job to focus more on athletics, set personal bests three times, and won two silver medals at national championships, one indoor...2022-05-1959 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Sarah’s Situation“When coming back from injury and having had a number of setbacks, how do you ‘read your body’ to know when to rest more or when to keep up with a PT program? I’m week 4 of 6 in a CAM boot for PTTD. I have a physio, but I’m still scared that—when I can stop wearing the boot—I will not take things slow enough and will reinjure myself. I have lost any confidence that I’ll know when to pull back before getting injured again, and I’m scared of also going out too fast if (IF) I feel better...2022-05-1208 min

The Injured Athletes Club65 | Golfer Hannah McCook: Practicing Patience“A surgery doesn't just fix you physically, it also does help you a bit mentally. The injury gives you that time to stop, in a way. It’s not always appreciated at the time, but you look back, and it was actually quite good to have stopped and kind of reset and be like, right, this is what I want to do—because of how much you miss it.” Her untapped talent at asking for help. The limits of her patience—and how they weren’t as hard and fast as she’d believed. And, the depth of her commitme...2022-05-0550 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Whitney’s Wonderings“I am a cyclist and do triathlons every so often for fun. I had to give up running years ago after three ankle surgeries which ended with chronic stress fractures. I’ve always been told because I have cavovarus feet I will need surgery to correct, but I’ve been able to put it off. One of my ankles is currently flared up and doc says I should do the surgery on that foot now. It would mean 4 months off the bike. I really want to keep putting it off, as cycling doesn’t bother it. However, I can no longe...2022-04-2810 min

The Injured Athletes ClubRunner and Coach Neely Spence Gracey: Aligning Heart, Mind, and Body“When I first got pregnant, I was like, ‘Oh, it's just like a big injury. You slowly lose fitness, and then you eventually have to stop altogether. And then you take some time off, then you get back to it once you're healed and recovered.’ And I was pretty far off. I feel like it definitely was a different process, because you are physically changing and emotionally changing and mentally changing on top of not being able to run. On the other side of it, I feel like I came out a different person.” About a year af...2022-04-211h 05

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Jen’s Juxtaposition“My question is about how to balance hope with logic. My injuries related to low bone density that was a consequence of an eating disorder in my 30s. I know the reality is I can no longer run as much as I used to because that is what the doctors say (and I trust them) and my hope is that my body will prove them wrong. At some point hope evolves or devolves into delusion. How do I remain engaged in the sport while respecting the reality that my body has limits that I used to thrive off of pu...2022-04-1407 min

The Injured Athletes ClubAuthor and Coach Matt Fitzgerald: The Complexities of Hope“I don't want to put my life on pause. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to miss out on the miracle cure when it comes along, so I do pay attention. But I really compartmentalize it. I try not to open that door too wide. I mostly just focus on, let's just assume it's not going to get any better than this. How OK can I be with my present limitations, feeling the way I am?” At the end of February 2020, prolific author and endurance athlete Matt Fitzgerald spectated at the Olympic Marathon Trials, then...2022-04-0758 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Adrian’s Anger"Of all the emotions I have felt after injury, the one I'm having the most trouble dealing with is anger. I'm mad at myself, my coach, and at the medical professionals who I feel have failed me. I know some of this is justified. But I also feel trapped by it. What can I do to move forward?” This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Adrian O. Carrie takes out her emotional metal detector to help injured athletes see what lies beneath their anger—and offers some surefire strat...2021-08-1908 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Aisling’s Obstacle"Could you discuss how injury shows up the fault-lines in your relationships? Injuries change the dynamics, and certainly my back-to-back injuries have made me feel less in control, less independent, and probably facing the relationship issues I was literally running away from." This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Aisling C. Carrie explains some of the underlying dynamics that can affect communication when one partner is injured, and how to tend to your connections as well as yourself and your own health. Listen to th...2021-08-0507 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie and Cindy Build Your Team“People who have a growth mindset believe that success is possible through your effort and strategies. So if you encounter a setback, there is a solution, you just haven't figured it out yet. Part of that solution might be getting assistance from others. It's knowing that someone else out here has gone through this and has the answers and has the expertise, I need to find that person and get information from them. They see it as a resource and a tool instead of a sign of failure.” When you’re an injured athlete, it’s easy to...2021-07-2939 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Ric’s RequestSeason 4, Episode 56 | Carrie Answers a Question: Ric’s Request How do I come to terms with or accept that I can no longer do exactly what I had hoped to do? I never let that dream go. After four years, I should but I can't. This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Ric J. Carrie gives Ric a great big audio hug, helping him to reflect on what was meaningful to him about his sport and find new ways to get excited and inspired. Listen to th...2021-07-2208 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Sarah’s SadnessThere are days when I feel utterly hopeless and cry a lot. How do I keep it together? My doctor prescribed therapy and counseling, but there are no available spaces in my area. Besides yoga and meditation, what can I do to stay or return to positive? This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Sarah B. Carrie suggests some ways for Sarah to both accept the emotions she has and to process them in a way that allows her to move forward—including journaling, strategic support, and overcoming obst...2021-07-0808 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Carla’s ChallengeHow can I handle the pressure of not being able to train with the fear of losing fitness as a competitive athlete? This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Carla F. She suggests Carla reset her goals and remember that her fitness will come back in time, once she allows herself the time and space to heal. Listen to the show for more—and to submit a question for a future episode, email us a note or a voice memo to hello@injuredathletesclub.com. ...2021-06-2407 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Frances’ FearWhat I am struggling with the most right now is the paralyzing fear of re-injury. What else can you suggest for the person who has a debilitating fear of re-injury who has tried everything in Rebound and tends to outsmart themselves by overthinking everything? This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Frances S. She offers Frances some insight into just what makes our brains so fearful to begin with—and then gives some tips for quieting the mind and moving forward with confidence. Listen to th...2021-06-1008 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Tania’s Trust IssueI'm struggling with which doctors to trust and how to get second opinions. I've seen at least six for the issue I am currently experiencing, which turned out to be a lot more complex than I imagined. So my question is, how much do you tell a new doctor about what previous doctors think? And how can you ensure that you get a proper diagnosis based on the evidence when you're seeing so many different providers? This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Tania G. Carrie offers Tanya s...2021-05-2708 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie and Cindy Rebuild Your Confidence“So many of us seek out this idea that we want to feel confident all the time in whatever it is that we're doing—that if we feel confident, that means that we're never going to feel doubt. And that is just not true. That's why I like to talk about confidence as not something that you are, it's something that you do.” Fear, doubt, anxiety, worries about re-injury—these are all normal parts of the injured athlete experience. The antidote to all of them? Confidence. And while we often think of being confident as a binary t...2021-05-2041 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Jennifer’s JamI have a high pain threshold. I've run through stress fractures and I'm currently rehabbing another one. How can I or should I learn better to be aware of pain in order to prevent injury? This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Jennifer H. The answer, Carrie says, is that tuning in to pain will indeed pay dividends in injury prevention and recovery—and, she offers solid advice on just how to do it. Listen to the show to find out—and to submit a questi...2021-05-1308 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Penny’s PT ProblemMy question is about how to create habits to get the daily prehab/rehab exercises done. This is always my struggle - I never manage to keep it up super consistently and struggle to find ways to fit stuff in and do it every single day. (Currently I need to rehab an ankle, but I really need a daily foam rolling habit too.) This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Penny W. What admissions does Carrie make about her own rehab habits—and how does she get...2021-04-2909 min

The Injured Athletes ClubCarrie Answers a Question: Claire’s Conundrum“I'm a distance trail runner, or used to be, and that was the main sport that I pursued and was my passion. And the doctors and therapists all say that it's not a matter of if I will be able to run again because they said I would be able to. However, if I continued at the pace or distances I was prior to the injury, I'm a likely if not definite candidate for either osteoarthritis or a full knee replacement later in my life. I've been kind of weighing the inevitability of this and wondering how to proceed wi...2021-04-1509 min