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Sport is a beautiful thing, it is one of the things that has the ability to change lives, but what happens when life happens; and sport is taken from you and time starts flying by? How do you take yourself back to the start? How do you mentally rebuild yourself to chase that dream again? How do you accept you may have moved on?
Read MoreMegan talks about her retirement from a swimming career, which presents challenges such as loss of motivation, post-sport depression, anxiety over establishing a new routine, and an identity crisis. Athletes can struggle to stay motivated without structured training and often experience depression. Adapting to new routines can cause anxiety, and losing their sports identity can be difficult. Embracing a growth mindset and finding balance can lead to a fulfilling life beyond sports.
Read MoreWhen injured, athletes often experience emotions such as anxiety, frustration, isolation, lack of motivation and identity loss. In my personal experience of long-term injury as a track athlete, I feel there is a lack of guidance and awareness around the psychological hardships of injury. So I’d like to shed some light on this tough period of time, and provide some top tips and alternative points of focus to help make the recovery process more manageable.
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