Embracing My Inner Athlete with Hildee Weiss

What if the athlete you think you could never become is actually already inside you? In this episode of the Becoming Elli Podcast, we talk with Hildee Weiss, author of Embracing My Inner Athlete, about what happened when she decided to stop putting everyone else first and start making her own health and well-being a priority. At 46, Hildee describes herself as a couch potato. She was a wife and busy mother of five who had spent years taking care of her family and putting herself last. Then she began working with a personal trainer, discovered running, and gradually began to see herself in a completely different way. What started with the goal of running eventually led to 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, trail runs and Spartan races. Along the way, Hildee has also faced injuries, illness and surgery — experiences that could have brought her athletic journey to an end but instead became part of her story of resilience. In this episode we discuss: Making the decision to put yourself first Discovering running later in life When you start thinking of yourself as an athlete Consistency when you don't feel like working out Coming back from injuries, illness and surgery Changing the way you see your body How becoming an athlete changed her identity Embracing your inner athlete It's never too late to start What's next? Links: Hildee's book, Embracing My Inner Athlete, is available through Simon & Schuster. Website/blog: Hildee Weiss https://youwantmetodowhat.home.blog Instagram: @momoffive68 Facebook: Hildee Weiss