In 2014, she was treated for a whiplash injury by a physiotherapist. Let’s call him Dave.
Dave is a chubby, jovial guy. They shared stories about her cycling trips and his motorcycle rides. They talked about running their own businesses. It was fun to chat with
him.
But Dave was also tough. When she wasn’t able to do the exercises, he told her to try harder. He made her feel clumsy. Why couldn’t her body cooperate? To her, it felt like it was her own fault.
After a year of physiotherapy, she was labeled a hopeless case.
And that’s when she met Scott.
Scott taught her how to listen to
her body, how to manage pain, how to coax her muscles gently into behaving themselves. Scott encouraged her to slow down rather than try harder. To give her body time to heal.
She stopped feeling like a hopeless case.
Scott believed she could learn how to manage her dysfunctional muscles. He gave her the confidence to try and keep trying.
She changed her approach and
you can too. You are taught to be strong even when you feel weak. But just like building muscles takes time, you can build your resilience with time, too. You can coax yourself to move forward tiny step by tiny step.
Recovering from injury requires pain management. Learning when to slow down and when to push ahead.
Managing the other struggles in life works the same. Learn how to push yourself gently—not
too much, and not too little.
Build yourself up over time.
And don’t forget to celebrate each small success.
