The Invisible Injury: Up To HALF of All Athletes Go Undiagnosed | Rebecca Rusch X Rich Roll Podcast

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Rich Roll needs to be knighted!

Thx for opening up and sharing for others.

Nine years ago,I was in a head on collision in a car that changed me forever. Headaches for 3 years. Back and neck will never be the same. And my brain……memory loss, balance still off, sleep was horrific, seeing double, sensitive to light and sound. Felt very isolated in my own brain, because like you, I looked fine. People think you are crazy. I’ve had all these same symptoms. I’ve adapted, but it never goes away. So many times I think I’m making to big a deal about this and hanging on to a bad memory. It’s only real to me. Thank you for sharing your story. Makes me feel validated.

I suffered with post concussion syndrome for almost 3 years! It's one of the most isolating things to do go through because it truly is an invisible injury, and the average post-concussion patient sees 10+ doctors before finding the help they need. Many simple things like going out to eat at a noisy restaurant, watching tv, driving, etc, things I took for granted, were impossible for me to do. Love that she's spreading awareness on this!

I understand. Working in neurorehab in an area rich with adventure sports and activities that I saw this a lot! And misunderstood despite me trying to bring this up. Thank you @rebeccarusch

Short summary

Renowned ultraendurance athlete Rebecca Rusch faces the challenge of recovering from a traumatic brain injury, embarking on a transformative journey that highlights the need for better brain injury treatment and offers hope for others.

Bullet points

– Rebecca Rusch, known as the "Queen of Pain," suffered a traumatic brain injury in a biking accident on Veterans Day 2021, a date linked to her late father's memory.
– Initially unaware of her injury's seriousness, she faced a lack of understanding and appropriate medical care, highlighting a global issue with untreated brain injuries.
– Her healing journey included diverse treatments like hyperbaric therapy, vision correction, and psychedelic-assisted therapies, which helped her confront personal traumas.
– Psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin allowed Rebecca to process her father's death and redefine her identity beyond athletic achievements.
– Integrative self-care practices such as meditation, journaling, and art played a vital role in her journey towards self-acceptance.
– Rebecca's story calls for improved awareness and treatment of brain injuries, offering guidance and hope to others with similar experiences.
– Through advocacy work, including her podcast "Brainstorm," she promotes a holistic approach to brain health, aiming for systemic change and enhanced support.
"A Journey of Healing: Rebecca Rusch's Path Beyond Ultraendurance"

Long Summary

Renowned for an impressive career in ultraendurance sports, where she earned the nickname "Queen of Pain" by breaking records in some of the world's toughest competitions, Rebecca Rusch found herself facing a challenge unlike any athletic endeavor.

After a biking accident in 2021 resulted in a traumatic brain injury on Veterans Day—a date symbolically linked to her late father—she embarked on a profound journey of recovery and self-discovery. The coordinates of the accident, marked on her helmet, served as a poignant reminder of her connection to her father, who died in the Vietnam War when she was just three.

Initially, she dismissed the symptoms of her injury, unaware of the complexities involved in treating invisible wounds like a brain injury. Despite seeking medical advice, she encountered a systemic lack of awareness and suitable treatment protocols, leaving her feeling misunderstood and isolated. Her personal experience spotlighted a broader issue: the significant number of brain injuries that remain untreated or are mismanaged, impacting many individuals globally.

In her quest for healing, Rebecca explored various treatments, including hyperbaric therapy, vision correction, and mental health therapy. A significant breakthrough came through psychedelic-assisted therapies with substances like MDMA and psilocybin, which enabled her to confront and process deep-rooted traumas, particularly those surrounding her father's death. These sessions allowed her to break down emotional defenses, come to terms with her past, and redefine her identity beyond her athletic successes.

Her recovery also involved adopting alternative self-care practices such as meditation, breathing exercises, journaling, and art, which helped nurture parts of herself that had been neglected. These practices, combined with therapy, facilitated a journey toward self-acceptance and the realization that her value extends far beyond her achievements in sports.

Rebecca's story transcends personal transformation, serving as a powerful call to action for better understanding and treatment of brain injuries. By sharing her journey, she seeks to offer guidance to others facing similar obstacles, underscoring that healing is attainable and can lead to a more fulfilled and complete sense of self. Through her ongoing advocacy work, including her podcast "Brainstorm," she champions a holistic approach to brain health and recovery, hoping to inspire systemic change and greater support for those in need.

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Describing “hard charging” as “masculine” and “artistic” as “feminine???” EW!!!!!!!!!

😮nsane. In our country so much taxpayers money are spent on operations and recovery of sport injuries – people who are Extreme and adventure seeking.

Rebecca is in an interesting Documentary called Blood Road, RedBull TV. It follows her finding her dad’s plane crash site in Vietnam.

Just checking in again after 8 years. How is your Trump-Derangement-Syndrome doing? It's a tough lesson to learn that nobody cares what you think about politics. Stick to fruit and jogging.

Rebecca is one of my favorite athletes and persons to follow. She's amazing. I have had a friend for 20 years who had a severe head injury. It's complex and scary. Thanks for having her on.

OH MY GOODNESS !
Rebecca your detailed sharing symptomaticly, physically and emotionally is profoundly almost to the tee, my experiansed verbatim ! As I was listening to this conversation with you and Rich tears began flowing down my face (to clarify prior to my concussion tears were far less frequent), the magnitude of "validation" is tremendous and i thank you.

After a three plus years journey of serious post concussion symptoms, countless Doctor vistis (which were far frim my "nirm"), being unheard, medical gaslighting, confusion which altered every aspect of my life, heating your story is cathartic yet again.

I've been gratefully "coming back" cognitively, emotionally and spiritually over the past six to eight months, which feels miraculous being that I had thought thay earlly alshimers/dimentia was taking me sinse the concustion. Physicians took me on a crazy ride of menopause, stress, mental health"issues" that prolonged, seriously complicated and unfortunately created even more despair for myself and family along the way. I pent the last four years observing, reflecting, anilizing, attempted to seek capable health care, doing everything I could do nutritionally, my other lifelong self care approaches when able and writing/journaling just in an attempt to to puece it all together with timelines etc.

Our experiences are sincerely almost verbatim.

Thank you for getting the word out, as education and support for people can be life changing to say the least. As far as the medical establishment, it's lack is barbaric (without actual brain/concussion specialists available), an ovious void in medical school curriculum needs to be addressed in order to relive at least some of the unnecessary suffering from concussions.

Rebecca, If theres anything i can do to asist you feel free to reach out. May we continue to share our stories in order to educate and encourage others.

Optomism to the human experience and to our healing journeys.

Mush love to you madame ❤️ ❤❤❤
If I can do more than one 👍 to the video I will absolutely do it 💯 ❤

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The heroine's journey has always been part 2 of the hero's journey. The emptiness one feels after slaying the dragon out there reveals that the real dragon is within.