#61 Caisa-Marie Lindfors: “This is not the time to doubt yourself”

About this episode

Caisa-Marie Lindfors discusses her journey of recovery and preparation for the World Championships after multiple surgeries.

Caisa-Marie Lindfors is a Swedish Olympian and European discus finalist, currently deep in prep for her second World Championships. We unpack her comeback from three consecutive surgeries, a 14-month exile that forced her to rebuild both body and identity, and the knife-to-the-throat scramble for an Olympic spot. Caisa also reflects on her U.S. collegiate years and how she bounced from World-Champs disappointment to peak at the Europeans. She reveals the single sentence that flips her mindset on meet day and the mental-training routine she leans on when every throw counts. Tune in for a candid masterclass on turning setbacks into breakthrough performances. And don’t forget, you can now listen to the Podcast in the Athletes Zone app ! Download it on the App Store or Google Play and get access to all episodes and more. If you got value from this episode please leave me a rating and tell me all about it. >> Support the podcast << Follow Caisa-Marie on Instagram Follow the podcast on Instagram to stay connected, get a backstage pass and shape future episodes. Check out my personal Instagram for more mental support Here is how you can get help from me: Get my FREE The Zone…

People in this episode

Host: Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Annerud

Guest: Caisa-Marie Lindfors

Topics covered

• comeback
• mental training
• Olympic preparation
• identity
• setbacks
• performance

Keywords

• Olympian
• discus
• mental mindset
• training routine
• performance
• setbacks
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletes Zone

Places: Sweden, U.S.

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