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73-Diane Ulicsni, on healing sports traumas

January 28, 2021 by Kendall Johnson in Podcast

In today’s episode, I interview one of the people who helped me out the most during one of the lowest points in my life: my therapist, Diane Ulicsni. When I had my first session with Diane, I had just stepped away from soccer and was in the depths of depression, and a foreign debilitating “stuckness.” Working with her gave me immense insight into why my body felt like it was shutting down. Time and time again, Diane has guided me through processing trauma associated with sports and other areas of my life. I have experienced massive levels of healing because of her.  

Diane uses a combination of modalities (EMDR, brain spotting NLP, hypnosis, guided imagery, and EFT) to help athletes work through areas that are making them feel stuck, anxious, and/or confused. 

In this episode, Diane talks about: 

 -where anxiety stems from and how to release it

-why talk therapy doesn’t work for a lot of people 

-the emotional component of injuries that often causes people to get re-injured

-how to be the boss of your emotions 

-the unconventional way she helped stewardess overcome their fear of flying after 9/11

And more!


Listen on iTunes HERE 

Resources

Diane’s website

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January 28, 2021 /Kendall Johnson
Diane Ulscini, sport trauma, female athlete podcast, anxiety, therapy, EDMR, brain spotting, hypnosis, guided imagery
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70-Gunnhildur Jonsdottir, on being your most authentic self

January 08, 2021 by Kendall Johnson in Podcast

In today’s episode, I interview Icelandic national team midfielder Gunny Jonsdottir.  

The second oldest of seven siblings, Gunny grew up a very independent person. 

In 3rd grade, she moved from Iceland to America and picked up soccer. She quickly found comfort in the sport and has been playing ever since then.

Gunny made her debut for the Icelandic national team in Euro 2013 qualifying. She is a regular member of the Icelandic national team. 

Gunny played 2 years with Utah Royals FC, playing every minute of the 2018 NWSL season and scoring Utah’s first goal in club history.


In today’s episode, Gunny talks about:

-how she deals with her anxiety 

-the cool story of how she learned to speak english 

-why she prefers Iceland to America

-what it was like coming back from 3 ACL tears

-how soccer forces you to be vulnerable 

-her passion for helping people who have autism 

And more. 

Listen on iTunes HERE 

Resources

Follow Gunny on instagram

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A list of the 11 books that have had the biggest impact on my life as an athlete HERE

January 08, 2021 /Kendall Johnson
Gunnhildur Jonsdottir, soccer, women's soccer, Utah royals fc, Iceland soccer, Iceland women's national team, NWSL, anxiety, language, ACL recovery, vulnerability, autism
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