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The Link Between Injuries and Your Beliefs, Actions, and Recovery 5 whys acute pain athletic injury body awareness chronic pain injury recovery injury rehab limiting beliefs painfreeathlete sports injury Apr 03, 2025

This winter was a season of injuries in my house. It started with my husband Ken’s calf pain while running in December and my foot swelling and stiffness after cross-country (xc) skiing a few weeks ago. Both disabilities were new to us, issues we had not previously experienced. Our approach to recov...

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Sabbatical Lesson: Know Thyself childhood trauma limiting beliefs meaning mindfulness purpose subconscious mind thepainfreeathlete May 08, 2024

Upon taking my sabbatical leave last June, I left you and myself with this question: What do you want in the next phase of your life? (Blog: Taking a Pause to Reflect, Redirect, and Reinvent)

After posting my sabbatical blog, a wise reader from the Pain Free Athlete community wrote to me with a ver...

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Tap Into Your Subconscious Mind to Heal affirmations limiting beliefs the pain free athlete unconscious unconscious mind Oct 14, 2021

Your subconscious mind directs the actions and behaviors that create the results you experience in your life. Interestingly, your subconscious is more powerful than your conscious mind. It comprises the majority of your mind capacity. As you can see in the iceberg image to the right, the subconsciou...

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Transforming Your Limiting Beliefs limiting beliefs the fear cure Nov 19, 2015

My last blog, Overcome Fear to Reduce Stress and Heal, was all about fear. I discussed how fear underlies much of our stress. I then explained how stress sabotages good health. Also, I remarked on how the fear we experience often stems from false, negative beliefs. We hold these beliefs below our co...

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