01/13/2026
So, I subluxed my shoulder while training some fun trapeze on Saturday. Bummer, but also a very familiar injury for me (and many of my clients!) as a hypermobile human. Thankfully, it’s already almost back to baseline, thanks to my PT exercises and some modifications to my movement practice (yay for the inversion table!).
And…it also wasn’t a huge deal, which feels a little strange to write as a former circus artist who, a decade ago, would have been panicking, making appointments with every sports medicine practitioner in my network, and wondering if this was the end of my training FOREVER. ☠️
When you don’t have the tools and education you need to calmly and strategically move through injuries, every little setback can be incredibly anxiety-inducing…and, unfortunately, we don’t tend to have the best decision-making skills when we’re in a state of panicked reactivity.
I think the concept of “injury prevention” can be pretty misleading. It would certainly be nice if just diligently doing our prehab training and maintaining a balanced lifestyle was the key to bulletproofing our mortal meat suits, but that just isn’t possible!
That said, it is absolutely possible to build up a “resilience toolbox” to improve how we recover from injuries, how we modify our training to prevent deconditioning, and (perhaps most importantly!) how we maintain a growth mindset through it all. Minor injuries are an inevitability, but they don’t need to derail our lives. 🌿
