350. Your Life's Not On Pause: Tips For Overcoming Injury & Finding Light In Difficult Moments With Content Creator Lydia Keating
Hurdle
Emily Abbate
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
No one likes to be on the bench, unable to do the activities that they love because of an injury. This week, I'm chatting with writer, content creator, and runner Lydia Keating about injury. We swap stories about how injuries have impacted our physical and mental health in the past, and she shares how navigating a sacral stress fracture has actually bettered her current mindset. Plus: Tips for embracing recovery time (and how to spend it), and Lydia shares an unconventional take on the looming TikTok ban.
IN THIS EPISODE
(5:15) How is Lydia feeling really right now?
(11:40) Why running is such a big part of Lydia’s life right now
(12:05) What’s changed to help Lydia feel the strongest she’s ever felt as a runner
(15:24) What it was like when Lydia learned that she had a sacral stress fracture
(19:43) Lydia talks about her concern for her financial wellbeing when she got injured
(25:17) How Lydia adapted her routine during injury and what helped her heal
(30:17) How Lydia feels about the “oh you look so healthy” compliment
(39:50) Lydia and Emily talk about feeling uncomfortable in their bodies during injury
(46:20) Sleep's critical role in recovery from injury
(56:40) What’s next for Lydia?
(57:18) When Lydia new that she was in a position to go full-time with content creation
(58:25) How Lydia felt when new of the TikTok ban first came around
(1:00:42) The advice that Lydia would tell herself when she was going through injury, knowing what she knows now
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| 0:00.0 | right now you are enough and like you don't have to feel like you're on pause right now. |
| 0:04.6 | You can live and it's okay. |
| 0:20.6 | What's going on, everyone? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Episode 250 of Hurtle, |
| 0:27.4 | a wellness focus podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their |
| 0:31.7 | highest ties and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, |
| 0:37.4 | more motivated life. We all go through |
| 0:39.7 | our fair share of hurdles. My goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate |
| 0:45.4 | yours and move with intention so that you can stride towards your own big potential. And of course, |
| 0:52.0 | have some fun along the way. |
| 0:55.0 | You know what's so funny? |
| 0:57.0 | I say this is episode 250 of hurdle and technically it is. |
| 1:02.0 | It is the numbered 250th episode of the show. |
| 1:07.0 | But there are actually 831 total episodes in the feed, which is insanity, if you think |
| 1:15.4 | about it. I have been doing this for over seven years now, and oh my God, there have been so |
| 1:21.6 | many learnings and takeaways along the way. Speaking of learnings and takeaways, I've been |
| 1:27.2 | debating letting go of the intro. |
| 1:29.4 | I feel as though it's funny. |
| 1:31.1 | In podcasting, just like any other industry, there are waves and trends. |
| 1:34.9 | And for a long time, I feel as though every show had an intro. |
| 1:38.6 | And now a lot of people are just jumping right into it. |
| 1:41.6 | I would love your feedback. |
| 1:42.4 | I'm going to put a poll in the Spotify of this episode. Do you like an intro? Do you care? Are you unfazed? Hit me up. Give me the lowdown. |
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