Words are Powerful. Choose them Wisely.
The words you choose to communicate with yourself play a significant roll in performance. Too often you are completely unaware of the words, they are stuck in the unconscious on auto-play, controlling your every move without your knowledge. One of the first steps in...
Typical “Week Before Competition” Behaviours
The week before competition is typically a challenge for most skaters. Practice can be running smoothly, up until the last 3-5 days before competition, then there is a noticeable shift. As a mental trainer, I often work my hardest that week to reassure and remind my...
Olympic Lessons in Mental Training
It has been 2.5 weeks since the Olympics finished and I am still revelling in how it all turned out! As a viewer and lover of figure skating, I couldn’t have asked for a more satisfying event. As a mental trainer, there were so many nuggets of wisdom and take...
7 Questions to Ask Yourself before Competition
As competition season is ramping up do you feel COMPETITION READY? Being competition ready is about feeling prepared, trusting your training, and having a PLAN OF ACTION. Here are 7 question to ask yourself the week leading up to competition. 7 Questions 1. What does...About Me
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Proud of Lucas and Juliette for all their hard work in Novice dance this season!
This is how we begin to change the narrative around the importance of mental health and mental training in sport. Thank you to Gabby and her mom for being vulnerable and sharing their story and Pj Kwong for shining a light on the topic.
I am happy to have contributed.
This was a real privilege to write. The struggle for mental health affects so many of us. This is a mother/daughter story as much as it is a skating family's story.