The Injured Athletes Club

The Injured Athletes Club

Carrie Jackson and Cindy Kuzma

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (69)
Since Jul 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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theinjuredathletesclub.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

We're sorry you're here, but we're glad you're with us! If you're lucky enough to call yourself an athlete, chances are you've been injured. One of the biggest challenges of injury is facing recovery alone. Now, you don't have to. Mental skills coach Carrie Jackson and journalist Cindy Kuzma interview athletes about how they've coped with sports injuries and come out stronger on the other side. And, Carrie shares some of the mental skills and drills she teaches injured athletes—tools you can use to stay positive and resilient during your recovery. Not only can these strategies help you bounce back stronger from injury, you can use them to rebound from any setback in your sport—or in life. DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational & informational use only and & does not constitute medical advice. Do not disregard, avoid or delay obtaining medical or health related advice from your health-care professional because of something you may have heard in an episode of this podcast. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with a qualified medical professional for proper evaluation & treatment. Guests who speak on this podcast express their own opinions, experiences, and conclusions, and The Injured Athletes Club podcast hosts nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular treatment option discussed in the episodes of this podcast and are not responsible for any actions or inactions of listeners based on the information presented. The use of any information provided is solely at your own risk.

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176 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question on Embracing Change as a Masters Athlete

Jun 11, 2026 14m

"How do I adjust my training mindset now that I'm a masters athlete? I have a hard time accepting that my body is no longer 20. I'm 35, about to turn 36." —Kelly Society often tells us that getting…

S9E175 175 | Elite Bench Presser Tony Carlino on Resilience, Recovery, and Raising the Bar

Jun 04, 2026 57m

"One thing that helped me—and I don't know if I really thought about doing this, I think I just did it when I was in the hospital—was just taking it a day at a time. Taking the day for what it is,…

S9E174 174 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question on Coping with Feeling Left Out

May 28, 2026 12m

"I'm feeling left out, although I know it's not intentional. I joined a racing team this year, but have had to withdraw from several races already due to recovering from a bone stress injury. I did…

S9E173 173 | Swimmer Lyn Jutronich on Surviving a Shark Attack and Moving Forward

May 21, 2026 1h 25m

" It's not going to be a linear journey, which is something that's been hard for me to wrap my head around. I have bad days and I have good days … I've had to learn that sometimes it's two steps…

172 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question on Pain Management and Recovery

May 14, 2026 13m

"I am nearly 8 months post-op after a femoral osteotomy to correct my knee. One of my biggest challenges is trying to figure out if my knee hurts because it 'should' as part of my recovery—or if it…

S9E171 171 | Author and Athlete Dimity McDowell on the 27th Mile and Charting a New Path Forward

May 07, 2026 58m

" You don't want to think about a friend dying or going through a divorce or anything like that—you kind of don't want to even put that energy in the world. Same thing with running. You don't want to…

S9E170 170 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question on When Grief and Gratitude Collide

Apr 30, 2026 10m

" How do I cope with knowing that I may never get back to where I was—that this might be a permanent change for me?" —Emily Many athletes—whether they're professionals or amateurs—have a strong…

S9E169 169 | Triathlete and Coach Angela Naeth on Creativity, Curiosity, and Compassion

Apr 23, 2026 1h 6m

"If I had to choose one injury or obstacle as the most difficult, it's really hard for me to do that because each one was very different in and of itself. I look back at them, and I'm honestly quite…

S9E168 168 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Tell Yourself Something Worth Believing

Apr 16, 2026 12m

" My surgery was a success, and my doctors have given me the go-ahead to play again next season, but it's been over a decade since my initial injury, and I needed to hang up my skates. I've been…

S9E167 167 | Coach Carrie and Cindy Label Your Emotions

Apr 09, 2026 30m

" When you take a moment to pause and label the emotion you're feeling, you're asking your prefrontal cortex to get involved, which pulls the activation out of the amygdala where your brain is…

S9E166 166 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Sustaining Motivation and Energy During Recovery

Apr 02, 2026 13m

"I just had my 12-week post-op follow-up with my doctor. It was a good appointment and things are pretty much where they are supposed to be at this stage. But I've been hitting a wall in my PT in…

S9E165 165 | Author and Athlete Chelsey Klein on Grace, Survival, and Letting Go

Mar 26, 2026 53m

" I've had to learn how to ask for help. I am grateful for my independence. I'm grateful for the fact that if I want something, I go get it. And my work ethic—I work in sales and my success of being…

S9E164 164 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question on Balancing Healing and Life Goals

Mar 19, 2026 11m

" I'm feeling like my injury has really held me back in life. My first two years of college, I was trying to survive school while recovering from a car accident. I've needed every extension and have…

S9E163 163 | Marathoner Leanna Scaglione on Running Through Life's Challenges

Mar 12, 2026 1h 5m

" Whatever you're feeling, whether it be anger, hatred, sadness, disappointment—it's okay. You're allowed to feel those things. That is valid. But just know that this situation— yes, NF is a lifelong…

S9E162 162 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Rebuilding Trust in Your Body

Mar 05, 2026 14m

"How do you navigate phantom pains and constant re-injury fears after recovering from a bone stress injury?" —Marija Fear is one of the brain's ways of protecting the body when it's injured. But…

S9E161 161 | Triathlete and Author Roderick Sewell on Defying Odds and Creating a Legacy Beyond Sports

Feb 26, 2026 56m

" Representation does matter. Because I've been to Zambia, Ethiopia, and Kenya with this same team, and when they see somebody who looks like them and is also walking on prosthetics … this child…

S9E160 160 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: Handling Unwanted Advice

Feb 19, 2026 16m

"The most frustrating thing is when older women in their 70s and 80s keep pestering me when I'm injured. I call them the 'I-told-you-so ladies.' I feel like they're giving me unsolicited advice and…

S9E159 159 | Paralympic Athlete and Mental Coach Lacey Jai Henderson on Grief, Retirement, and Growth

Feb 12, 2026 1h 10m

" I think this is also what helps with the athlete transition—and even when you're dealing with injury and you're going to recover—is your relationship to the sport. Because that's what I realized:…

S9E158 158 | Coach Carrie Answers a Question: In It for the Long Haul

Feb 05, 2026 11m

" How can I be resilient in a long-term recovery program?" —Kim Recovery always takes longer than you want it to, because you don't want to be hurt in the first place. But some rehab periods are…

S9E157 157 | Coach and Elite Runner Laura Thweatt on Rebuilding and Reinvention

Jan 29, 2026 1h 12m

"That injury was one of the most psychologically harrowing experiences of my career, just figuring out how to navigate that space, how to eventually see it as a superpower … if I hadn't gotten that…

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