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Spun Around

Spun Around

Posted on October 9, 2021April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Today at the lake it got ugly. For the first time I am starting to doubt that I can keep doing this. The water was so cold. I felt like the back of my head and neck were going to freeze. I’m reading a book on the brain and PTSD, and just last night I READ MORE

Posted in Mental Health, Swimming Experiences Tagged challenge, cold-water-swimming, resilience, swim-buddy
Why

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, resilience, why-i-swim

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