As an athlete, even when you’re laser-focused on a goal, life can be distracting. You might have things outside of your sport on your mind, but you still have a…
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How to Stop Worrying About Other People’s Opinions
Are opinions from others disturbing your peace? Has someone ever said something negative to you that stuck? Does the emotional or cognitive memory of that statement (or statements), make you…
What to do when you have trouble asking for help
“You can’t heal what you don’t reveal.” – Kevin Love Let’s face it; opening up to someone and asking for help isn’t usually easy. Asking for help isn’t always easy….
Healing Mind, Body and Soul Trauma
Most everyone experiences traumatic events in their lives. Sometimes that might look like one specific scenario, a series of events, or repeated exposure to distressing occurrences such as poverty or…
Are your comfort zones disruptive?
Comfort zones. It seems like they are more of a way into trouble than out of it. Even if you deeply dislike something, it is not uncommon to feel like…
What is athlete mental health coaching?
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, this type of…
Athlete Imposter Phenomenon
Imposter Phenomenon (also sometimes called Imposter Syndrome) is basically when a person feels like a fraud and then uses that to hold themselves back or beat themselves up. Athletes may…
Managing Your Mental Health During Times of Change
There’s a saying that life happens in seasons. One thing about life is that it’s always changing. Sometimes those changes happen to us as individuals, and sometimes they are part…
Is anxiety an emotion or a disorder?
Is anxiety an emotion, a disorder, or something else? As the conversation around mental health continues to become more mainstream (yea!), the word “anxiety” is being used more and more,…
Mind Body Healing for Anxiety
I have a vivid memory of sitting in my former therapist’s office many years ago in the same chair that I had sat in dozens of times. I was talking…