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Episode Forty One- Adversity and The Power of Swimming with Paralympic World Record Holder Elizabeth Marks
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Swimming is one of our most popular recreational activities. It is a healthy, low-impact movement that we can continue throughout life.
Aside from being a lot of fun, swimming is a great way to enhance health and wellness holistically.
The mental health benefits of swimming include a release of endorphins and serotonin, an active form of mindfulness, lower stress and anxiety, and an overall sense of increased happiness. Simply hearing flowing water can induce a flood of neurochemicals, making us happier and healthier and lowering stress levels.
While aquatic therapies are standard for physical rehabilitation, more evidence shows successful management of mental and emotional challenges such as PTSD, addiction, and various anxiety disorders.
Welcome to Episode Forty-One of The Nature of Wellness Podcast.
In this episode, we sat down with Soldier, Medic, and Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Marks. Injured in Iraq, Ellie discovered her love for swimming as part of her rehabilitation. After a few years, she was named to the Army's World Class Athlete Program and began competing at the International level as part of Team USA.
Ellie received the 2016 ESPY Pat Tillman Award, a 2017 induction into the Army Woman's Hall of Fame, the 2023 Soldier for Life award, and the 2024 Military Times Soldier of the Year award. She is a 12x World Record Holder, 16x American Record Holder, 2x Paralympic Games Record Holder, and 1x World Championships Record Holder.
We talk to Ellie about her journey through adversity, how "doing hard things" helped her effectively manage the multiple adversities associated with traumatic injury, how sport has allowed her to thrive in all areas of her life, and how "success is a team sport."
She shares the importance of "choosing your family" as a support system, how challenges can help us determine who we can and should be, and how our values factor impact our trajectory.
We couldn't wait to "dive right in" with this unbelievable human.
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Ellie's Team USA Profile: https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=93c33c50d09bd4562&q=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/elizabeth-marks-858203&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiw2NfpoqWGAxXQF1kFHfoFDdYQFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw0Q0Afaq0G9La_KXXMbKZ6B&fexp=72519171,72519168
Fisher House Foundation Website: https://fisherhouse.org/
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee: https://www.usopc.org/
DoD Warrior Games: https://dodwarriorgames.com/
Invictus Games Foundation: https://www.invictusgamesfoundation.org/
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1. Episode Forty One- Adversity and The Power of Swimming with Paralympic World Record Holder Elizabeth Marks (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Birds of a Feather Talk Together (00:15:39)
3. (Cont.) Episode Forty One- Adversity and The Power of Swimming with Paralympic World Record Holder Elizabeth Marks (00:15:40)
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