The Cost of Winning: Shauna Coxsey opens up about mindset, mental health, motherhood and her time at the top

About this episode

Shauna Coxsey discusses her experiences with mental health, motherhood, and the challenges of being a professional athlete.

Shauna Coxsey is one of the most decorated climbers of her generation, but this conversation goes far beyond competition results. We explore her journey through high-performance sport, injury, identity, mental health, and motherhood. Shauna shares her experiences with anxiety, disordered eating, and the often unseen challenges of life as a professional athlete, including supporting her husband through depression, being dropped by her main sponsor and coming back postpartum. It’s an honest and thoughtful conversation about values, positivity, life-philosophy, vulnerability, and what it means to stay true to yourself, on and off the wall. Check out our free mindset workbook and guided reflection here . If you want to join our Thought of the week, follow this link Mental health helpline for your country findahelpine.com Timestamps: 00:02:22 - Hazel’s take on some of the themes in the conversation 00:04:27 - Shauna’s climbing beginnings 00:08:27 - Choosing the path of a professional athlete 00:14:14 - Are you naturally competitive? 00:15:39 - Balancing personal motivation in competition 00:20:18 - When winning isn’t enough 00:26:40 - Shauna's doubts about competition climbing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hazel, Strong Mind

Guest: Shauna Coxsey

Topics covered

• mindset
• mental health
• motherhood
• high-performance sport
• competition
• vulnerability

Keywords

• Shauna Coxsey
• mental health
• motherhood
• competition
• anxiety
• disordered eating
• high-performance sport

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Organizations: findahelpine.com

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