Let your Frustration Fuel your Performance
Does any of this sound familiar…you practice really poorly the week before competition, you bomb your short program, you pop everything on your warm-up. What do all of these scenarios have in common? They all induce high levels of frustration! Frustration is a...
What is a Strong Mindset worth to you?
Skating parents, imagine your skater circling around for 15 minutes of a 1 hour session not attempting a jump. Just skating around, setting up for a jump but completely bailing before the take off or popping it altogether, over and over again. That is 1/4 of every...
5 Biggest Insights into Bianca Andreescu’s Mental Game
Bianca started mental training at the age of 12. It was introduced to her by her mother and the focus was on prevention. This is the ideal start time; before the self-doubt or the concern with what other’s think sets in. Providing your athlete with the tools to...
The #1 Myth Parents Believe about Mental Training
As a parent, do you wait until after your skater is injured to start encouraging them to warm up, and enrolling them in stretch and fitness training? NO! So why would you wait until there is a confidence issue or inconsistency in performance to start training their...
Perform Your Best Despite How You are Feeling
It is difficult enough to perform your best when you have all your ducks in a row…but imagine when things are not going as planned. I recently had this happen and it made me think about the elite athletes I have worked with and how they have become really good...About Me
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The impact of Covid on the athletes who were preparing for the 2020 Olympics. Finding new hobbies and interests when not able to train. Will this help to create more balanced, well-rounded athletes or negatively impact their performance?
Such an important discussion around the pursuit of excellence and mental health. So thankful that athlete's like Michael Phelps, @Katie Uhlaender, and Gracie Gold are brave enough to speak out about this.
The Weight of Gold: Panel Discussion feat. Michael Phelps | HBO
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Dr. Rachel O’Neil of Talkspace is joined by EPs Michael Phelps and Peter Carlisle, Director Brett Rapkin, US Olympic Athlete Katie Uhlaender, and Shannon Dec..."There is no Olympic medal for who can suffer in silence the longest". Incredibly powerful words!
Gracie Gold: ‘There’s no Olympic medal’ for suffering in silence
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A new HBO documentary in the U.S., 'Weight of Gold,' is addressing mental health issues for athletes head-on. ‘This documentary is necessary,’ says figure skater Gracie Gold.