Aeon
Apr 30, 2020 - 26 min
If trauma can propel athletes, healing can make them soar. Many athletes are propelled by childhood trauma to succeed, but it’s a toxic myth that healing the wounds blunts the edge. Professor William D Parham examines the hidden scars of childhood trauma on the lives and performance of professional athletes and reflects on this issue with making icons out of athletes for their physical abilities without considering the internal battles.