The Psychological Impact of Recovering from Sports Injuries

Athletes encounter a host of psychological hurdles when recovering from injury. In this episode we dig into the challenges of coping mentally during recovery, decisions to re-commit to playing, awareness cues for realistic expectations, trusting our body to perform again, and the risks when athletes choose/are told they can no longer play. I have worked with dozens of athletes in a range of these circumstances. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to include a mental health professional as a part of the recovery team.

Episode highlights:

- Personal athletic injuries

- Normalizing psychological reactions

- Coping with big decisions

- Realistic expectations during recovery

- Risks of no structure

- The role of a mental health professional

- What to do if an athlete discontinues playing.