“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” – Joseph Campbell I was sitting in my therapist’s office not too long after I graduated from my Master’s […]
Let me start this blog post by saying that I’m infinitely glad that social media did not exist when I was an athlete. Gosh, the perfectionist and people-pleaser in me would have been locked in on alllll the likes. Instead, I just focused on dissecting every tiny bit of feedback that was ever offered in […]
In my work as a mental performance coach, I like to ask tween female athletes this simple question: “Whose voice do you hear the most?” Answers vary, sometimes it’s “Mom,” sometimes it’s “Coach,” or “My little sister…” sometimes their response goes deep… “God….duh!” Love it, great answers. But, I typically will respond with, “What about […]
When I work with athletes of any age I usually broach the topic of goals and goal setting in our first session. It’s become one of my favorite ways to get to know an athlete and get a sense of why they are sitting across from me… (more on this below.) We know it takes […]
