Australian Hockeyroo and Mental Health Ambassador, Georgia Wilson on Dealing with Severe Injury

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English - October 08, 2019 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB
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Perth born Hockey star Georgia Wilson joins us on the show today. Mark and Georgia talk about the importance of a strong support network when dealing with injuries, where it all began for Georgia, and rising through the ranks to become a Hockeyroo for Australia.

With an undergraduate science degree from the University of Western Australia behind her, Georgia is aiming for her first Olympics in Tokyo next year. Away from her busy schedule, Georgia is a mental Health ambassador for youth mental health organisation Zero2Hero.

Tough as nails, Georgia has dealt with horrendous injuries in her young career, but bounces back stronger than before with incredible resilience. The type of person who leaves you feeling great after speaking to her, the positivity certainly emanates through the airwaves in this episode, so please enjoy, and consider subscribing.

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If you'd like to learn more or get in touch with Georgia, please follow the links below:

https://www.instagram.com/the_nourished_athlete/

https://www.thenourishedathlete.com.au/our-roots

https://www.olympics.com.au/news/georgia-wilson-rebuilding-my-identity/

http://www.zero2hero.com.au

https://www.instagram.com/activ8hockey/

Music Credit: Panthurr

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https://instagram.com/spencer.panthurr

https://soundcloud.com/panthurr

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