Compassionate Peer Counseling

Wounds don't heal in the malnourished.

A British doctor in Gaza recently reported on democracy now that people are so malnourished to the point where she'll clean out a wound and it will instantly become infected again.

Wounds need adequate nutrition to heal.

Yet –of all we know about malnutrition and it's affects on the bodies of people with eating disorders as well as the poor performance of distance runners –this hasn't stopped a whole population from being starved.

In this Insta essay I argue we must make the connection between starvation as a tool of occupation, running as a strategy of survival and eating disorders in distance runners if we're serious about change.

This is for my distance runners with eating disorders who like to read!

I strive to be as accurate as possible yet I am human. If you find inaccuracies please feel free to describe them in the comments or DM me.

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You know you’d be unbeatable…⤵️

If you could just get consistent training in. 🏃🏿‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

As much as you stay positive this back-and-forth with injuries and Lost time on the roads has you feeling anxious and angry.

How are you going to maintain your scholarship?

How are you going to keep your place on the team?

How are you ever gonna be in a position for sponsorship?

If you can’t train consistently all of these are out the window.

And you’re left with the pain of sitting on shattered glass.

And you know this –that’s why you train through exhaustion, pain, and a packed schedule.

But that type of consistency Will only lead to a back-and-forth with the sideline bench.

You need the type of consistency that only a deep connection and trust with your body can give you.

One where you can miss a day from exhaustion and get stronger in the process.

One where pain is your inner coach guiding you through training mileage, speed, and terrain choices.

One where you continue to get faster year after year because you’re willing to take a week off rather than sit on the bench and cross train for six months.

Sound impossible?

Then it’s time to get in peer counseling with me and start recognizing all the possibilities you keep letting pass you by as you toil away on the cross training bike.🚴🏼‍♀️ 🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️

DM me the word TRAINING to get started today.