17/10/2026
A little honest update on my recovery… 🤍
Next week, I head into my third week off work following my knee surgery, and if I’m honest, this has been one of the hardest parts of the process mentally.
I genuinely thought I’d be in a much better physical position to return to teaching by weeks two or three. The hardest part has been accepting that, mentally, I’m ready to go back, but physically, I’m just not there yet.
Being self-employed, taking time off isn’t easy, and when you love what you do, there’s a lot of guilt around not being able to get back to it as quickly as you’d hoped.
I think it’s easy to see someone up walking around and assume they’re grand, but walking around and being physically capable of safely teaching and looking after a group of people are two very different things.
I have to be realistic about where I’m at. I need to know I can look after my clients to the standard I’d expect of myself, and right now, I’m not quite there yet.
Thankfully, advice from people with medical experience has helped me make the decision to take that extra time, rather than pushing myself back too soon.
But it’s still hard. My head is ready to get up, get moving and get back to normal, while my body is telling me otherwise.
So, for now, it’s back to rehab, resting when I need to and trying to be a little more patient with myself.
Sometimes, just because you’re mentally ready, it doesn’t mean your body is. And I’m learning that taking the extra time now is part of getting back to where I want to be.
If you’re struggling with the guilt of slowing down, taking time off or not being where you thought you’d be, you’re not alone. 🤍
