Coming back from a Traumatic Injury: Coach Jen’s Story
This is a must-listen episode for any runner, regardless of whether you’ve returned to racing after a traumatic injury: It showcases the grit and vulnerability needed to wage a comeback! With host Sarah Bowen Shea, Coach Jen Harrison shares her story of her injury, surgery, and months-long recovery, then the duo talks with Coach Jen’s physical therapist, Denise Smith, and her sport psychologist, Erin Ayala, Ph.D., about:
-trusting the recovery process;
-embracing the process, not the outcome;
-the importance of the mental recovery, not just the physical;
-the role of self-compassion after an injury; and,
-how the last 10% of the recovery can be the toughest.
Host Sarah and Coach Jen jump right into Jen’s injury and recovery—no intro chitchat here! Subscribe to Another Mother Runner 3x/week newsletters.
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This is a must-listen episode for any runner, regardless of whether you’ve returned to racing after a traumatic injury: It showcases the grit and vulnerability needed to wage a comeback! With host Sarah Bowen Shea, Coach Jen Harrison shares her story of her injury, surgery, and months-long recovery, then the duo talks with Coach Jen’s physical therapist, Denise Smith, and her sport psychologist, Erin Ayala, Ph.D., about:
-trusting the recovery process;
-embracing the process, not the outcome;
-the importance of the mental recovery, not just the physical;
-the role of self-compassion after an injury; and,
-how the last 10% of the recovery can be the toughest.
Host Sarah and Coach Jen jump right into Jen’s injury and recovery—no intro chitchat here! Subscribe to Another Mother Runner 3x/week newsletters.
When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.
We appreciate your—and their—support!
Feel the Currex difference:
Get 15% off with code AMR15 at Currex.com
Get rolling: Get 15% off any new ElliptiGO
bike with code GOAMR15 at ElliptiGO.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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