X Games Skier Athena Brownson Survived Lyme Disease & 27 Surgeries

Join Ross’s Patreon Community for exclusive content and LIVE events https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealRossMandell?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator About Athena Brownson: Athena Brownson is a former professional skier and X Games athlete from Breckenridge, Colorado. After more than a decade in elite skiing, multiple major injuries, 27 surgeries, and a long battle with Lyme disease, Athena reinvented herself as a real estate entrepreneur, developer, speaker, and advocate for chronic illness awareness. Topics Covered: Athena Brownson’s story X Games skiing and professional athletics Growing up in Breckenridge, Colorado Becoming a professional skier at 15 Skiing 300 days a year around the world Extreme sports, fear, discipline, and visualization 100-foot jumps, 1080s, backflips, and big mountain skiing Nine ACL tears and 27 surgeries Why Athena had to walk away from skiing Chronic Lyme disease and invisible illness Fatigue, joint pain, neurological symptoms, and recovery How Lyme disease changed her life Real estate, development, and entrepreneurship Building homes in Denver, Colorado Reinvention after pain and illness Resilience, mindset, faith, hope, and healing About Ross Mandell: Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross interviews athletes, entrepreneurs, investors, doctors, creators, and high performers about success, failure, reinvention, money, health, business, and what it takes to rebuild after adversity. 🔗 Links & Resources 📌 Book A Call With Rosshttps://buy.stripe.com/9B64gydlh4dJfhXecP5Vu08 📲 Follow Ross Mandell on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rossmandell/ 📲 Follow Athena Brownson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/athenabrownsonrealtor_?igsh=eXQ3dTJnaGowZGY2 ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 — Athena Brownson: X Games Skier, Pain, Pressure and Reinvention 06:08 — Ski Sponsors, Prize Money and Competing Around the World 10:02 — Visualization, 1080 Tricks and the Athlete Mindset 15:18 — Colorado Roots, Adrenaline Addiction and Family Influence 20:03 — Why Skiing Was the Best Business School for Athena Brownson 24:16 — Walking Away From Pro Skiing Before Knee Replacements 30:14 — Chronic Lyme Disease, Autoimmune Issues and Years of Treatment 34:17 — Building a Survival Toolkit and Refusing to Quit 40:38 — $300K Out of Pocket and Why Insurance Won’t Cover Lyme Treatment 47:35 — Denver Real Estate, Development and Building Luxury Homes 56:08 — The Doctor Who Helped Save Athena Brownson’s Life 1:02:03 — Athena Brownson’s Five-Year Vision for Health, Love and Success Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.