Video: The Long Way Back
Sharing three strategies that helped me recover from the physical and psychological impact of surgery on both knees.
Filmed as part of my keynote speech at King’s College Hospital London Dubai Annual Conference
November 13, 2022
It was an honour to be the guest speaker at the inaugural Annual Scientific Conference held by King’s College Hospital London Dubai.
In this talk, I share my experience as an amateur athlete dealing with the physical and psychological impact of surgery on both knees. After years of running six days a week, I suddenly faced an expected 18-month recovery period, with no guarantee of returning to the life I knew.
I explain the three strategies that helped me rebuild a sense of intention, balance and cultivation. These are ideas that apply far beyond sport, injury, or recovery.
With credit to Cal Newport, whose writing on deep work and building a meaningful life helped shape the ideas behind this talk.