Challenges That Change Us
93 {Jessica Spendlove} Insights into High Performance and Burnout with a Sports Dietitian
Published: 24 December 2023 at 14:00 Europe/London
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We’ve spoken about burn out before on this podcast, but no one quite encapsulates what it’s like to burn out from hitting the dizzying highs of a high performance job quite like Jessica Spendlove. Jess is one of Australia's most respected and experienced Sports Dietitian. Over the last decade, she has accumulated more than 30 seasons in various professional team sports, worked with world record holders, Olympic athletes and many corporate organisations. But after achieving all of this an issue with her health made her realise she had to start looking after herself first. This is one of those stories that has it all. The challenge AND all of the information and lessons you need to help yourself.
In this episode Jess shares:
· Her early years of winning in swimming
· Her role as a dietitian, in professional sport
· How she thrived professionally, but it had consequences
· What happened to cause her high performer burnout
· What happened during covid and how an Illness was a trigger to change her life
· The experience of having a business partnership breakup and starting again
· Starting a new career as a podcaster and a coach for high performers
Key Quotes
“If its 80% done by someone else it’s pretty much done.”
“I was getting it wrong before I was getting it right.”
“I felt rejected. I felt probably somewhat worthless. And I also was like, I have sacrificed so much of my own life, for what?”
More about Jess
Listen to her podcast Stay At The Top here: https://pod.fo/e/1fab22
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.spendlove.31/
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