Alexandria Crow | When Achievement Breaks You: Reinvention and Recovery | 166
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What happens when the thing that made you successful also starts to break you down?
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This is becoming undone. I was like, this is so weird. I don't get this. And then also I'm really hurt and I can't keep doing this. And then I literally couldn't. So I couldn't keep taking the top photos and modeling for for clothing companies and all that because I would I I was physically in so much pain. I that I remembered like a month where I could barely get out of bed without crying. It was all falling apart and that was the that was the piece of the psychological piece because my entire identity had now been constructed as this successful capable I mean the wins I guess that I was looking for in gymnastics, I didn't get them over there at that level, but I was the top of the top, especially in terms of like physical ability back then in the yoga world.
And I'd built up this business that didn't require me to be there anymore in person. It didn't rely on my physical ability. It didn't rely on any of that. It was just about the information. And then I Last February, a just over a year ago, well it's like a year and a half ago now, I was in this room and there was this like weird zinging and I was like, Oh shit, I pulled my neck out again. I was just reaching into the trash and I was like, That's so weird. I I was like uh I remember getting up lying down and going, Something's wrong and I couldn't take it anymore. He checked me into the hospital and turned out I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage. And I proceeded to be in the ICU for nine days and the coolest part was my world just kept on chugging.
Like I didn't Акті лузен да там. I don't know about you, but I I have a really hard time with this idea of failure or um that something has to be perfect. Either one to me feels so antithetical to how things actually work because I'm like, what do you mean failure? Failing doesn't feel like a thing to me because it's just more data. Hi, I'm Alexandria Crow and I am on done.
Hey friend, I'm glad you're here. Welcome to yet another episode of Becoming Undone, the podcast for those who dare bravely, risk mightily, and grow relentlessly. We're proud to be a part of the Believe Network. I'm Toby Brooks, speaker, author, professor, and performance scientist. I've spent much of the last two decades working as an athletic trainer and a strength coach in the professional, collegiate, and high school sports settings. And over the years I've grown more and more fascinated with what sets high achievers apart and how failures that can suck in the moment. Can end up being exactly the push we needed to propel us on our paths to success. Each week on Becoming Undone, I invite a new guest to examine how high achievers can transform from falling apart to falling into place.
I'd also like to emphasize that this show is entirely separate from my role at Baylor University. The views and conversations shared here are entirely my own. Becoming Undone is my attempt to apply what I've learned and what I'm learning and to share with others about the mindsets, the lessons, and the experience. Experiences that shape high achievers. Welcome back. It's been a rough couple of weeks for me here in Waco and I have missed our meetups. Uh, you might be able to hear my voice. I'm recovering from about of COVID. So if I sound a little funny, you know why. It's been the start of the semester as well. So in addition to teaching a grad class, I'm also taking two others this semester that will put me just one class away here at Baylor from finishing up my master's in exercise physiology.
I've also started another degree program through the University of Florida, and I plan to sit for the certified professional sports scientist exam in December, so I'll like to say my plate has been full. But that doesn't mean that the show is any less important. So I'll start out by asking you a question. What happens when the thing that made you successful also happens to be the thing that starts to break you down? Alexandria Crow knows something about achievement. A former collegiate gymnast at the University of Arizona, she went on to build a highly visible career in the yoga world, teaching around the world, appearing on the covers of magazines, and becoming known for an extraordinary level of physical ability.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happens when the thing that made you successful also starts to break you down?
0:01–7:26
2
How did Alexandria’s early gymnastics and diving experiences shape her identity?
7:26–13:31
3
What was the impact of the neck injury and sub‑arachnoid hemorrhage on her life and career?
13:31–20:15
4
How did she transition from competitive athletics to discovering yoga?
20:15–26:56
5
Why does Alexandria argue that traditional yoga practice is too performance‑focused?
26:56–34:44
6
How did she dismantle perfectionism and rebuild her teaching methodology?
34:44–41:01
7
What advice does she give high‑achievers about redefining success and worth?
41:01–46:14
8
If a montage of her life were made, which song would best capture her journey and why?
46:14–1:05:33
Speakers
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