#122 – Injury Persona Weekly Wrap: Burnout, Anxiety & the Athletes Who Push Too Far
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Episode Summary:
In this episode of Sport Is Life, Ian Hawkins explores the Burnout Injury Persona—a pattern seen in athletes and high achievers who push their physical limits to quiet inner anxiety. Ian unpacks how chronic anxiety often hides behind overworking and overtraining, leading to soft tissue injuries, chronic fatigue, or full physical burnout. Drawing on both his own experience with glandular fever and a broken leg, and the stories of others, Ian outlines how addressing underlying emotional patterns is key to lasting change.
This episode offers critical insights for athletes, parents, coaches, and leaders who support high performers running on empty.
About the Host:
Ian Hawkins is dedicated to showing how sports can transform lives. With extensive experience as an athlete, a coach, PE teacher, community volunteer, and manager at Fox Sports, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. His journey began in his backyard, mentored by his older brother, and has since evolved into coaching elite athletes and business leaders. Ian's commitment to sports and personal development is evident in his roles as a performance coach and active community member. Through "Sport Is Life," Ian shares inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help listeners apply sports principles to all areas of life.
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Transcript
Today I'm going to share with you another
Speaker:of the injury personas, what goes on for
Speaker:that particular person and importantly,
Speaker:how you can apply that to your life,
Speaker:whether that's for yourself, a young
Speaker:athlete in your care, or maybe a
Speaker:child or even a work colleague, someone
Speaker:you're leading and what you can do to
Speaker:help them navigate that.
Speaker:I'm Ian Hawkins and this is Sporty's
Speaker:life. The purpose of sport, as I
Speaker:see it, is to see your vision become a
Speaker:reality, find your voice, create
Speaker:strong connections and learn to trust
Speaker:your body.
Speaker:You've taken the time to listen to this
Speaker:whole episode. Now it's time to take
Speaker:action. Commit to one thing you've
Speaker:learned today and make it happen. And to
Speaker:avoid any obstructions, join the Sporty's
Speaker:Life movement by clicking on the link in
Speaker:the show notes.
