#6: When Fighting Becomes Your Identity
2026-08-30 22 min Lara Schwab
Description & Show Notes
What happens when being a fighter becomes more than a sport – when it becomes part of your identity? In this episode, I explore how fighter identity can influence perception, behavior, pressure, injuries and setbacks, and what the nervous system has to do with it. Because a fighter is more than their performance.
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