Anxiety or stress due to expectations is extremely common. Expectations are ideas of what we believe will happen but yet are still unproven. Sometimes our expectations are conscious and sometimes…
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Transforming Athlete Stress by Pausing to Breathe
Breathing is something that we do all day every day without really thinking about it. If you’re an athlete, you might become aware of your breath if you’re pushing so…
Our student-athlete suicide crisis
I was recently deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a young high school football player in Florida who was set to enroll at Georgia Tech on a football…
How Desires and Fears Affect Athlete Mental Wellness
Athlete mental health and wellness improves when we begin to understand the person as an individual. Our mindsets are programmed with subconscious beliefs, but also conscious thought habits. One way…
Why mental illness isn’t as simple as a choice
Act right. Get over it. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Toughen up. Everyone has problems so deal with it. These are just some of the phrases I’ve heard over the…
Can the law of attraction help you in sports mental health?
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” Maya Angelou The Law of Attraction in sports is another piece of the mind, body, and soul holistic wellness…
Why Some of the Toughest Athletes are Also the Most Sensitive
Typically, fighting and sensitivity in a competitive sports landscape don’t go together, at least in theory. Athletes are taught “mental toughness,” part of which is learning how to not let…
Mental Wellness and Busy Work
Have you ever noticed someone who always seems to be busy? But not just any kind of busy, busy with “fluff stuff.” That’s the kind of stuff where someone says…
How to Let Go of Your Burdens
It’s true. We all carry some type of burden. Emotional or otherwise, they can be staring you right in the eyes or buried somewhere inside, but we carry them just…
Study Looks at Risk of Cognitive and Mental Health Problems in NFL Players
Football and its risk on cognitive and mental health problems in players continue to be a hot topic and deservingly so. As the spotlight on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE)—a devasting degenerative…