Overcoming the Mental Agony of Injury with Heidi Armstrong (Episode 14)

Hit Play Not Pause

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Injuries don’t just hurt physically. They can rock you emotionally, as they keep you away from the activity you love, isolate you from your training buddies, and do a number on your self image, especially as we get into our menopausal years and injuries can pop up with increasing frequency. Your doctor or PT help with the physical stuff. But what about the rest? That’s where this week’s guest Heidi Armstrong, founder of The Injured Athlete’s Toolbox comes in. Heidi has more than 10 years of experience dealing with her own injuries following a devastating mountain bike crash, and has conducted hundreds of hours of research with athletes dealing with their own. She is also one of a few experts in the world who helps athletes—many of whom are perimenopausal or menopausal—overcome the mental fallout of injury, regain their confidence, and stop the emotional rollercoaster. You can find out more about her and her services at https://injuredathletestoolbox.com/

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers,
0:19.7	and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:29.9	Hello, Feisty's.
0:32.1	Okay, so today's show is another episode that is inspired by posts I have been seen in our socials and a lot of
0:39.5	heartfelt conversation in the community about injuries. We've heard from a large number of you
0:45.7	who have been rocked by acute, chronic, and or recurring injuries. One woman posted that she was
0:52.9	48 years old, perimenopausal, and during the past two
0:56.3	and a half years, has been the most injury prone in her entire life. She has struggled with
1:01.0	Achilles tendonitis, a calf tear, hamstring tendonopathy, twice, lower back issues, hip flexor
1:07.4	issues, quad issues, and, well, all of it has taken a huge mental and emotional toll.
1:13.6	Another talked about how she sustained back-to-back injuries, including a broken ankle and a collarbone, in separate accidents,
1:20.6	which she feels has accelerated and worsened her menopausal symptoms, especially anxiety and hot flashes, which given all the stress of that,
1:29.8	is likely true.
1:32.0	Both posts triggered a lot of activity from women just like yourselves who are experiencing similar
1:38.6	struggles.
1:39.8	And I get it.
1:41.3	Injuries can rock us to the core, taking away the activities we love and doing some
1:45.4	serious damage to our self-image. So I am thrilled to bring you this conversation with Heidi Armstrong
1:51.9	of the Injured Athletes Toolbox. Heidi has more than 10 years of experience dealing with her own
1:59.1	injuries following a pretty terrible mountain bike crash.
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