Mental Challenges Runners Face Recovering From an Injury

On most occasions, coming back from an injury takes time. And not enough people talk about the mental struggles that Runners have to face when coming back from an injury. The mental side of running and injury is often times overlooked. As runners, we manage our schedules around when we can run, and when running is taken away from us for whatever reason that is, it hurts. So, in this episode,  Dr. Shelly Sheinbein  discusses…3 Main Mental and Emotional Challenges That Runners Face When Dealing with A Sport InjuryRunner’s Identity and Is It Healthy?Ways To Cope and Manage The Mental and Emotional Challenges That Come With InjuryVisualizationGoal settingListening to your bodyDr. Shelly Sheinbein is a licensed sport and counseling psychologist who provides individual therapy to adults through her private practice and at Crossover Health. She is a college athlete, avid runner, and has a passion for all outdoor activities. Her therapeutic style is very collaborative, compassionate, strength-based, social justice-informed, and thought-provoking. She has helped athletes at all levels recover from sport injury, manage re-injury anxiety, build mental toughness, improve focus, optimize performance, and achieve their athletic goals. She also has specialties in working with the LGBTQ+ community, addressing gender and sexual identity, and managing anxiety and depression. She is committed to helping individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves and relies on her attention to details, transparency, and expression of genuine care to cultivate connection. Shelly draws from a wide range of evidence-based approaches including ACT, CBT, and DBT which emphasize mindfulness, increasing cognitive flexibility, building distress tolerance, and developing growth-fostering connections to promote sustainable change. To Learn more and request an appointment go to https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/shelly-sheinbein-portland-or/936737States Shelly is licensedCalifornia WashingtonOregonColoradoMontanaWyoming IdahoUtah Connect with Shelly Email for inquiries/ consultations with licensed medical health professionals/ guest [email protected]://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/shelly-sheinbein-portland-or/936737Get Runningman Festival TicketsClick Here Use discount code: RUNWITHKAT100 for 100 dollars off any ticketConnect with Dr. KatInstagram-  @Runwithkat_dptTik-tok- @Runwithkat_dptFacebook Group- RunwithKat ShowWebsite- RunwithKat.netApply For Run Coaching with Dr. Kat!click here to apply!To Inquire About Physical Therapy with Dr. KatInstagram- @BlueIronPhysioWebsite- BlueIronPhysio.comListen and Subscribe Apple PodcastSpotifyGoogle PlayIHeartRadioAmazon Music