Jul 22, 2020
Kendall Johnson, former Portland Thorns soccer player, talks about her long road to healing after sustaining multiple concussions and traumatic brain injury. After working hard and pushing her body her whole life to play soccer professionally, Kendall was sidelined by brain injury and forced to slow down in efforts to regain her health. She talks about the major challenges she faced during this process, and the unexpected lessons she learned along the way.
This inspiring conversation is one EVERYONE should hear. It is for anyone who has been on a long path to health. It is for the go-getters, the people with a "push-through" mentality, the athletes, the pleasers, and anyone who has struggled with illness or injury. Kendall's articulate description of her two and a half year path to healing is both humbling and exciting, as she details through story how struggle can turn into the opportunity to discover new facets of yourself.