Jana Unterholzner has her master’s degree as a Sport and Performance Psychologist and she recently helped create an online course at unblocd.com to guide climbers through mentally recovering from injuries. I asked her to be on the show to talk about some of the tools and information she provides in that course.

In this episode, we both share some of our key experiences going through our own injuries and Jana talks about the following:

Why the mental side of injury matters as much as the physical
How injury recovery can mirror grief in practice
Strategies for working with fear after injury
Why tracking progress makes such a difference
Reframing injury: challenge vs. threat
Building resilience (vs. being born with it)
The role of self-compassion in recovery
Tools for managing negative thoughts
What kind of support actually helps during recovery
Why rehab consistency is tough — and what helps
Growing into someone new, rather than ‘getting back’ to your old self

The people at unblocd.com are offering you a 30% discount on all of their programs, including the new Injury Recovery program, and their mini programs at unblocd.com using the code “TRAININGBETA30” at checkout.

TBP 297: Overcoming Mental Side of Injuries w/ Jana Unterholzner