Athlete Mental Health Coach

Mental Wellness + Mental Performance Built From Experience on Both Sides of the Conversation

Coach Misty Buck is a published author, speaker, mental wellness advocate, and mental performance coach who has spent years working alongside professional athletes, student-athletes, former athletes, teams, and organizations.

Her proven signature programs bring mental wellness and mental performance into the same conversation, offering practical support for the person behind the performance.

Our Founder, Misty Buck

Misty Buck is a published author, speaker, mental wellness advocate, and mental performance coach whose work brings together mental wellness and mental performance through years of work with professional athletes, student-athletes, teams, and organizations.

She has facilitated keynotes and workshops for student-athletes, coaches, and athletic communities, including the University of Miami, UCLA, and the Florida High School Athletic Association. As a mental wellness contributor with Hall of Fame Health and facilitator of peer conversations for former professional athletes, Misty brings a grounded understanding of the personal side of performance, identity, transition, and life beyond the game.

Misty is also the co-host of Bailey & Buck Unplugged, where she helps lead candid conversations about mental health, adversity, resilience, and success with athletes, entertainers, and public figures, including Terry Crews, Michael Irvin, Fred Taylor, and Rohan Marley.

Her books include Athlete Mental Health Playbook, Mindset Champion: Winning the Inner Game for Student-Athletes, and Athlete Branding Blueprint.

As Seen On

Misty Buck speaks about athlete mental health on the SiriusXM Forward Progress show hosted by Jason Jackson

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UCLA Student Review of Workshop By Misty Buck

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

– John Wooden

of elite athletes suffer from disordered eating, burnout, depression and/or anxiety

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Female student-athletes report having anxiety

1 %

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Male student-athletes report having anxiety

1 %

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Former pro athletes with Anxiety and depression symptoms

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Services We Provide For Our Clients

Current Athletes

Are you an athlete who wants to feel more comfortable and confident in acknowledging your emotions? As an athlete, when you step off of the court or the field, you still have to face the person in the mirror. For self-acceptance, the goal is to be truthful about ALL of your health needs, not just the ones other people can see.

Retired Athletes

Trouble transitioning into life after sports? Do you feel lost in who you are? Do you want to become comfortable with expressing your emotions so you can operate in authenticity and purpose? Let's work together to resolve inner conflict and move forward with purpose and confidence.

Coaches, Trainers & Teams

If we want to serve athletes, we have to serve all of their needs, not just the ones we can see. At some point, everyone - even the big, tough athlete - deals with trauma, stress, sadness, grieving, and all kinds of issues that can affect your mental health. Learn how to hold space and support your players.

“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.”

– Alex Karras, Pro Football HOFer

3 Reasons Why Inner Peace Can Actually Make You a Better Competitor & Help You Perform Better In & Out Of Your Sport

Inner peace helps you get into the zone. You have clarity and you don’t easily get distracted or worried. It also helps you slow everything down.
Inner peace heightens your intuition and emotional intelligence.
Inner peace allows you to get in – and stay in – a growth mindset where you’re focused on solutions.

— About PurposeSoul® Athletics

We help you learn to participate in your mental wellness with the same discipline that you bring to your sport. 

As a mental performance coach and mental wellness advocate, Misty’s approach centers on five key pillars:

Acknowledge and release limiting beliefs and emotions.
Create clarity and confidence.
Lean into one’s authentic experiences and gifts.
Cultivate a winning mindset to remain resilient through challenges.
Hold a safe, confidential space where you can speak and be truly heard without fear of judgment.

Our programs and workshops are a hybrid of Misty’s signature methods and an individualized approach.

We’ll partner together to help you move forward into your future, starting by reframing the blocks that hold you back — like doubt, fear, overthinking, and confusion — so you can live your life and pursue goals as your best, complete self.

Coach Misty with Sheldrick Redwine at his inaugural youth football camp

Coach Misty with Coach T at the inaugural Sheldrick Redwine Youth Football Camp

Coach Misty with JT Hassell at the inaugural Sheldrick Redwine Youth Football Camp

Coach Misty with Jerome Baker at The Silent Injury Wellness Event

Coach Misty with fitness guru David Brunson educating children about mental health at a youth football camp

Coach Misty with Tua Tagovailoa at the 2022 Luau with Tua event

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Hear what my clients say about me. See more here.

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Resolve Inner Conflict
Overcome Worry & Fear
Permission to Be Human

Athlete Mental Health Playbook

As an athlete, you when step off of the court or the field, you still have to face the person in the mirror. At some point, everyone – even the big, tough athlete – deals with trauma, stress, sadness, grieving, and all kinds of issues that can affect your mental health. That doesn’t mean that you’re weak; it means that you’re human. The "Athlete Mental Health Playbook" gives you permission to be human and acknowledge your emotions while providing proven tools to help you resolve inner conflict, shift into a positive mindset, overcome worry and fear, and open up to getting help. The book emphasizes that your presence as a human in this world matters, and is figurative permission to act on all of your needs, not just your physical needs.

VIP 1-on-1 Coaching

Speak Your Mind And Uncover Solutions To Move Forward In A Confidential Space Just For You

It all starts with a single first step.

When you’re ready to unpack the heavy stuff, coaching is the solution to helping you relieve stress by getting things off your chest, moving past mental blocks, and sorting out emotions. Whether you have a specific problem that you want to address or you just need a place to vent, coaching takes place in a confidential space where you can just be yourself.

Athlete mental health coaching is a type of life coaching that is focused on mental wellness. While it is not a substitute for therapy or medical advice, coaching is concentrated on guiding individuals to finding solutions in the present and in the future. This can be extremely effective for people who are ready to move forward, rather than going backward.

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Athlete Mental Health Coach

Mental Wellness + Mental Performance Built From Experience on Both Sides of the Conversation

Coach Misty Buck is a published author, speaker, mental wellness advocate, and mental performance coach who has spent years working alongside professional athletes, student-athletes, former athletes, teams, and organizations.

Her proven signature programs bring mental wellness and mental performance into the same conversation, offering practical support for the person behind the performance.

Our Founder, Misty Buck

As Seen On

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

– John Wooden

Explore

Services We Provide For Our Clients

Current Athletes

Retired Athletes

Coaches, Trainers & Teams

“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.”

– Alex Karras, Pro Football HOFer

3 Reasons Why Inner Peace Can Actually Make You a Better Competitor & Help You Perform Better In & Out Of Your Sport

Inner peace helps you get into the zone. You have clarity and you don’t easily get distracted or worried. It also helps you slow everything down.

Inner peace heightens your intuition and emotional intelligence.

Inner peace allows you to get in – and stay in – a growth mindset where you’re focused on solutions.

— About PurposeSoul® Athletics

We help you learn to participate in your mental wellness with the same discipline that you bring to your sport.

Testimonials

Hear what my clients say about me. See more here.

GET THE BOOK

Resolve Inner Conflict Overcome Worry & Fear Permission to Be Human

Athlete Mental Health Playbook

VIP 1-on-1 Coaching

Speak Your Mind And Uncover Solutions To Move Forward In A Confidential Space Just For You

It all starts with a single first step.

Ready to start?

We help you learn to participate in your mental wellness with the same discipline that you bring to your sport. 

Resolve Inner Conflict
Overcome Worry & Fear
Permission to Be Human