Helping Teens Navigate emotions

Helping Teens Navigate emotions

by | May 3, 2023

When my friend’s daughter vulnerably shared with me, I took a step back. Her 14 year old heart shared, “I am trying to love myself, but I don’t know how?” My 39 year old heart could completely relate. “I am still working on that”, I told her. Being a teenage girl,...
Visualization: The KEY to Training While Injured

Visualization: The KEY to Training While Injured

by | Mar 30, 2023

At some point in your skating career you may experience an injury and the slew of emotions that accompany this experience are palpable. Frustration, anger, sadness to name a few are felt by your “whole team” (mom, dad, coach, family pet!, etc). You want to keep...
Building Resiliency and Preparing for the Unexpected

Building Resiliency and Preparing for the Unexpected

by | Mar 7, 2023

Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first Canada Games. This event is like a mini-Olympics for Canadian athletes. In figure skating, the top two Pre-Novice skaters in each discipline and from each province get selected to attend. The event happens only every...
You don’t need to Control your Competition Nerves!?

You don’t need to Control your Competition Nerves!?

by | Feb 17, 2023

What if you didn’t need to control your competition nerves? This is the question I am left asking after completing the Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement training course. For years, I have been teaching athletes strategies to help them control their competition...