This second chapter of “Recovery from Chaos” covers early April (April 2) up to April 20. It is also the period when the assessment of strength loss and injury expression is concluded. We now go into a period of addressing imbalances, which we (meaning Dani Overcash and myself) believe will be basic to enter a […]
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“Bullying is ok because it is natural. Kids just have to develop coping mechanisms and learn to toughen up” – Actually, medical evidence shows that bullying results, in an important percentage of cases, in permanent and severe PTSD. The neuro-physiological effects of chronic life-stressors, especially abuse in early childhood, are being increasingly studied and revealed.
Some myths and misconceptions that need to be confronted: bullying, suicide and obesity Read More »
In 1998, when my mother was 72 years old, she had to have hip replacement surgery, with a prosthetic implant on the head of the femur. From then on, it was a downhill ride with the breaks on. She now wears a rigid corset to help with the excruciating pain her increasing scoliosis causes her.
My mother: if only I… Read More »
“Recovery from Chaos” is a series that I am doing basically through short video posts on my Instagram/Facebook page. I shared it here, on my wall, so that you have an idea what it is. I took this small project after having to give up the meet preparation I was doing: too injured, too chaotic,
Recovery from Chaos 1: on the nature of the beast and facing it Read More »
(elaborated version) Shaming is something serious: it means causing someone to feel inadequate or ashamed because of their behavior or even identity. Inadequacy and shame are among the most powerful causes of mental suffering. Both are deeply associated with trauma and abuse. Shame, for example, is one of the reasons for the huge gap in
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I devised this project some time ago as an experiment: instead of individually interviewing a number of strength athletes, the idea was to leave the question as a discussion item for anyone who identified herself as a strong woman. What did strength represent for them? How did strength interact with their self-representation as women or
The Powerlifting Watch “a brainstorm with strong women” project Read More »
I came to the United States for five things: first, to get some perspective on the many problems I faced in Brazil that only distance can provide; two, to recover, train with my coach and prepare for a very selective elite competition, RUM (Raw Unity Meets); three, to be with “my tribe”, be with my
I will conquer the perfect body That is listed among the main reasons for losing members at gyms. He or she will enroll after digesting gigabytes of advertisement (and indoctrination) about some ideal shape. That is what I call “formolatry” – the idolatry of an unhuman shape. It doesn’t exist, it has never existed and
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(“Into the mind of the coach” – all the interview links) Please tell us something about yourself: where and when were you born and places you lived. Where do you live now? I was born in 1991 and grew up in rural North Carolina. I went to college in Searcy, Arkansas, and since then I’ve
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Today I had a diagnose by my neurologist that has made my decision to withdraw from competing in 2015 final. I attempted to accomplish some things in Brazil that faced serious opposition by forces that benefitted from the way things were (basically, delinquent). The reactions didn’t come as rational discussions, but rather systematic attacks, sabotage,
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