On the 3rd episode of the My New Normal Podcast I am joined by my friend, former client oh and super bad ass Paralympic athlete Alana Nichols to talk about how she learned the character trait of resilience.
Alana broke her back during her senior of high school while attempting a back flip on her snowboard. At this point Alana was a highly recruited softball player in New Mexico and the injury completely destroyed her identity, but it didn’t stop her. She eventually became a 6 time medalist in the Paralympics.
Tune into this episode to hear Alana’s story and learn how she was adapt to her new normal and become more successful as a professional athlete than most of her able body peers.
- How Alana got injured
- Finding your identity post injury
- Finding your tribe
- Building empathy
- The importance of finding a coach who can challenge you and make you feel normal as an athlete
- How functional fitness can be applied to sports
- The conscious decision to be active as an adaptive athlete
Learn More About Alana Nichols
http://www.alanajanenichols.com/
https://twitter.com/alananichols21
https://www.facebook.com/alanajane21/
https://www.instagram.com/alanathejane
To learn more about wheeled athletes & most common injuries that put someone in a wheelchair such as spinal cord injuries check out: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/wheeled-athlete-spinal-cord-injuries/
To check out my Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course, visit:
https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/
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