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Dame Kelly Holmes: Opening up about success and self-harm (E10)

The High Performance Podcast

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The Importance of Being Kind to Yourself

I could have won in Sydney, but I was always under pressure almost because of like the injuries and then putting myself through that. When you're on a physio bed, it's all about get that injury sorted,. No one really sort of taught you on board and said, okay, so you're going for an injury. This is going to impact your anxiety. It's not just about the injury. Never had those conversations. You also, that was an era though, where it was all about be brilliant, push yourself, be the best, don't be weak. Now, we're much more open to if you're good to yourself mentally. That's not a weakness anymore.

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