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Coming back from a Traumatic Injury: Coach Jen’s Story

Coming back from a Traumatic Injury: Coach Jen’s Story

Update: 2025-09-05
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This is a must-listen episode for any runner, regardless of whether you’ve returned to racing after a traumatic injury: It showcases the grit and vulnerability needed to wage a comeback! With host Sarah Bowen Shea, Coach Jen Harrison shares her story of her injury, surgery, and months-long recovery, then the duo talks with Coach Jen’s physical therapist, Denise Smith, and her sport psychologist, Erin Ayala, Ph.D., about: 
-trusting the recovery process;
-embracing the process, not the outcome; 
-the importance of the mental recovery, not just the physical;
-the role of self-compassion after an injury; and,
-how the last 10% of the recovery can be the toughest.


Host Sarah and Coach Jen jump right into Jen’s injury and recovery—no intro chitchat here! Subscribe to Another Mother Runner 3x/week newsletters. 


 



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Coming back from a Traumatic Injury: Coach Jen’s Story

Coming back from a Traumatic Injury: Coach Jen’s Story

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