Mind Over Matter

The Nikki & Brie Show

SiriusXM Podcasts

Society & Culture

4.9 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today, Nikki is taking over the show for a solo episode that dives deep into her setbacks and triumphs after a traumatic injury put her physical and mental health at risk. Recently Nikki sat down with her neurosurgeon, Dr. Uribe, for a highly anticipated conversation at the 2025 Spine Summit in Tampa, Florica with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. In a revealing, honest, and very personal episode, Nikki goes deep on getting the news that she had an injury that most doctors defined as career-ending, the physical challenges she faced in the ring that audiences didn’t know about, and long-term damage she risked with her famous Rack Attack finisher. While most doctors weren’t willing to look at what was actually possible for Nikki to have a healthy and happy life outside of the ring, Dr. Uribe was willing to push the boundaries and help Nikki achieve a happy life for years to come. Nikki Splattered vertebrae, a long road to physical recovery, and fostered the mentality to keep going when times got tough; Nikki explains that she focused on mind over matter and committed to getting better and healing. Nikki explains in detail how she worked on her body and mind with the help of a great support system to bring back confidence, crush uncertainty, and the routines that helped keep her focused on helping her achieve her goals…and the moment that mindset paid off. Nikki closes things out with a Special Inspiration & Affirmation that connects to her philosophy as a woman overcoming difficult things and being encouraged by so many women who have faced challenges before her and succeeded.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Nikki and Bree Show. And today you just have me,
0:07.7	me, Nikki. I'm going to be doing a solo episode today. So this is going to be a lot of fun. And I really
0:14.1	wanted to do this. I've actually wanted to do this for a few weeks now because when I was in Tampa
0:20.4	and any of you that follow me on
0:22.3	Instagram, you will see this, but I was in Tampa and I spoke at the Tampa Spine
0:29.5	Summit. And my experience from that, I really have wanted to share here on the Nikki
0:36.8	and Bree show of my injury, the inspiration,
0:41.3	the motivation, just my 30 minutes talking with people and what I took from it,
0:46.4	and what I realized people still want for me and the questions I was asked.
0:50.7	So I was like, you know what, this will be a perfect time to bring it to the Nikki and Bree show.
0:58.0	So the Tampa Spine Summit, it's an incredible summit.
1:02.0	It's with surgeons from all over the world that work on the brain, the spine, just incredible surgeons.
1:09.7	So the reason why I was asked to speak there was because
1:13.3	my surgeon, who worked on my neck, Dr. Juan Uribe, he is one of the head doctors of this summit
1:20.7	that brings all these amazing doctors together. They all learn from each other. They all get
1:25.3	to know each other. They share their tricks and trades
1:28.7	and all the beautiful things that keep us all healthy and strong. So why Dr. Uribe wanted me there
1:36.5	was because of my story, what's beautiful to see is doctors that not only believe in their
1:42.2	own medicine and what they do to help us, but also
1:46.8	the whole mind over matter. And when we're told certain things, whether it's career-ending
1:52.5	injuries or you're never going to be able to do these things again, but how also our will
1:58.0	and our mind comes into play to also help assist what the doctors are helping us
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