#recovery

#recovery

Watching Andrew Flintoff command the stage at the Victoria Palace Theatre, a place that on every evening except this hosts the musical Hamilton, is at once soothing and startling. We are, after all, not even three years removed from his Top Gear crash and facial injuries so severe he could not leave his house for eight months. Jahrad Haq, who operated on him, ranked it among the five most complex cases he had seen in 20 years as a trauma surgeon.

I am a recovering alcoholic and need advice on how to support my son, who is 11 and autistic. I am three months sober with the help of rehab and AA, but my drinking became heavy over the last two years (I was sober for the first six years of my son's life). Towards the end, my drinking was 24/7 and my son has sadly seen me out of control and desperately unhappy. He developed a sense of responsibility, that he was the only person who could stop me drinking (by physically removing bottles), which I feel utterly ashamed about.

The last time I was in Las Vegas was over three years ago. My life back then is unrecognizable compared to now: I've lost a significant amount of weight, started therapy, and stopped drinking alcohol. I feel happier and healthier than ever, so when I made plans for a solo trip to Sin City recently, I knew it'd look way different than the last time.

Trauma is a devastating and all too common experience. It influences relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, physical health, mental health, and overall well-being, and chronic trauma can induce lifelong maladaptive patterns. What can make trauma even more devastating is when victims are retraumatized in some way, as it immediately launches them into their past, evoking feelings of powerlessness, grief, and pain. Retraumatization can feel as if the original traumatic experience is occurring all over again.

Imagine this scenario: Nicola is an athlete who wants to go to the Olympics in 2028. She couldn't be more motivated and is optimizing her whole life around it. In all aspects of training, sleep, diet, and mindset, she's aiming to make every marginal improvement she can. But already, three years out, she's beginning to unravel. When she doesn't set a personal best each race, underperforming her expectations results in crushing depression, anxiety, and second-guessing her every move.

The off-season is usually thought of as downtime for athletes who have been working hard all season, but for NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown, it is anything but idle. He sees the summer as a time to focus on intentional preparation as well as recovery, setting the tone for the taxing season ahead. Jaylen Brown understands the importance of seeing recovery as both mental and physical.

A disproportionate amount of your success comes from your effort in the last 5%. Let's use fitness examples and then bring it back to work and life. Picture doing a plank. If you're feeling type A, do one after reading this. When you get to the point where you are ready to drop, say to yourself, "Just five more seconds." Count out loud, and you can do it.

So, you've got a shiny new Garmin watch. Maybe it's the sleek Vivoactive 6, the run-focused Forerunner 970, or (my favorite) the ultimate all-arounder Fēnix 8. You're tracking your steps, sleep, floors climbed, calories burned-all the standard, self-explanatory stuff. But then you dig a little deeper into the menus, and it hits you: A tidal wave of data. Training Status? Acute Load? Body Battery? What the hell do these things mean?

When Chris Wilder had a massive stroke four years ago, doctors told his wife that he might not survive and if he did, he might not ever walk or talk again. The former Valley Health Foundation executive director, then 53, had been rushed from his home in the Santa Cruz Mountains to Good Samaritan Hospital after Kate Wilder noticed her husband's face slump a sign of a stroke.

Sometimes I think of my sobriety in terms of a relationship. My sober self and I have been going along now for over 10 years. We are besties. We trust each other. We vibe. But recently, after a long bout of illness, I wondered how loyal sobriety would stay through sickness. Through turbulence. Through the valleys of life. Research says that divorces happen most commonly around the eighth year of marriage.

6:30 a.m. - I don't use an alarm to wake up I plan out my day the night before, so I'm not winging it when I wake up. It's pretty mapped out hour by hour. During the school year, I wake up, get my kids breakfast, get them ready, and take them to school. I'm home around 8 a.m. 8 to 10 a.m. - My workouts start early

The dust has settled on the opening weekend of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 ­- and what a weekend it was. If you weren't one of the record number of viewers to tune in to any of the weekend's games, you might take a look at some results and think it was just a mash-up of one-sided affairs lacking genuine competition and jeopardy.

Lockwood, who is forty-three, has close-cropped hair, expressive hands, and the rapid-fire, matter-of-fact confidence of someone who speaks even faster than she thinks. The playwright Heidi Schreck, who helped to adapt Lockwood's life story for television, told me, "The first thing that always comes to mind, when I think of Tricia, is that self-portrait of Hildegard von Bingen"-the twelfth-century German abbess and mystic,

Most of my life, if you told me to go right, I would go left. I think it has something to do with age that changes that and time and life experience, to where that defiance - I guess it doesn't always change in some cases, but for me, I've let go of the fighting everything. Because that's exhausting to live that way.

You may already be familiar with the popularity of cherry juice - maybe you've seen practically every pro drinking a bottle of the crimson liquid at the end of a Tour de France stage. Packed full of antioxidants, tart cherry juice is a benefit to cyclists because it reduces oxidative stress and inflammation, particularly useful after hard efforts. You can find out all about that in our explainer of why cyclists keep drinking cherry juice.

It's taken seven years for recovery efforts to culminate in a newly built home, highlighting the prolonged rebuilding process in Malibu after the Woolsey Fire.

Heartwood Apartments, which opened in October 2024, is part of Project Homekey - a state initiative that provides funds to organizations or entities that allow them to purchase and transform properties into permanent or temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.

The man expressed deep remorse over his infidelity, highlighting that he committed to being a better husband after his wife supported him entirely during his recovery from a stroke.

Postpartum exercise is vital for energy, strength, and overall well-being. This helps mothers reclaim their health and allows them to better care for their children.

Cici Edmunds detailed her husband Dave's health crisis, stating he suffered a major cardiac arrest, faced severe brain damage, and is at high risk of another cardiac event.

Mental illness is just a part of you, not all of you. It's just like a lot of other serious illnesses. It's not your fault that you got sick. It happens a lot. And lots of people get well.

Gifts are more effective than conversations for providing emotional support, as they signal care and promote social support while offering a pleasant distraction.

A controversial businessman, Darren Campbell, who accumulated over £450,000 in debts before his company's liquidation, is hinting at a comeback after an AI suggested he travel to Bali.

"It's been really hard learning how to live in an injured body," they wrote in the caption. "I am a mentally strong person which has my mind feeling okay most days which makes it hard to remember my body isn't there yet."

"There should be absolutely no shame or stigma in using the power of the brain to relieve the symptoms of long covid. We already know that the state of our mind and nervous system can powerfully influence the immune system and contribute to a hyperactive defence system."