Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries

If you're an athlete for long enough, you're bound to get injured. This book was a timely release for me as I got a running overuse injury just weeks after purchasing it. I started reading it immediately. I found it really address many of my thoughts and feelings about being injured while giving me tips and tools on how to best cope with my injury. There are chapters about reconciling your identity as an athlete, how to cope with hard feelings, and how to best feed your inner athlete with good self-talk and habits. You can also find the aids in the exercises on their website.There are several athlete testimonials about their injuries and how they bounced back that I found wonderfully encouraging. I also like the tools that the authors provide at the end of each chapter to help you identify where you are in your bouncing back process. Many of these techniques could be applied to any traumatic situation even if it is not sports related.I think this book is a must have for every athlete as a resource for dealing with injury. The authors have a podcast where they interview athletes about their injuries and how they bounced back. They also have a great Facebook group where athletes can come and discuss and help each other during their injuries.

Whether you are an athlete or know one, you need to buy this book ready for an injury, or a gift to an injured runner!I heard about it from a great podcast interview and immediately read it cover-to-cover, then went through it again with a marker pen and sticky notes and have dipped into it many times per week since.The tone is universally supportive and practical. It acknowledges how much the situation sucks, and real things that you can work on to come through the situation. It does not fall into the trap of asserting that if you try hard enough there will be a fairytale ending, but gives real examples of what people have done.I recommend this to everyone!(And the Facebook community gives a practical day-to-day dose as well)

Great book! Carrie is a phenomenal communicator who is focused on actionability and practice for her reader. This book was helpful in my recovery from a traumatic knee injury as I really struggled with the mental side of losing my sport indefinitely. Not only has Carrie shared this book, she also hosts the Injured Athletes Club podcast which has been another valuable resource because I've been able to hear more athletes' stories about their own experiences. Thank you!

More of a workbook and very much based on a cognitive-behavioural approach. The examples are excellent and bring the theory to life. Couldn't fault the basic principles.

I was thrilled to receive this book as a gift (I have been a fan of Cindy Kuzma's work in Runner's World for quite some time!). It's an amazing resource for getting back in the game after injury or set back (whether in sports and/or life) and the personal stories of the athletes are incredibly moving and motivating. I have ordered an additional copy as a gift for a friend because I'm not letting mine out of my sight!