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On the Sidelines: Athletes and Mental Health During COVID
August 18, 2020 .
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The COVID-19 crisis has sidelined millions of athletes, from professionals to high school students to weekend warriors. Athletes have lost their primary source of mental wellness, their ... Read More
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Black Girls Seen as ‘Less Innocent,’ and Other News
July 14, 2017 .
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According to a report published by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, adults view black girls as young as 5 years old as less innocent and more adult-like than white girls ... Read More
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4 Ways the NFL Is Helping Destigmatize Mental Health Issues
September 8, 2016 .
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As the National Football League (NFL) gears up for the start of its regular season this week, policies and practices related to mental health are underway to help the league, its players, ... Read More
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How Sport Psychology Helps Olympic Athletes Win Gold
August 22, 2016 .
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Olympic athletes train for years to reach their common goal: a medal at the Olympics. They push their bodies to the edge of human capability to stand on a podium and collect a gold, silver, ... Read More
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Bullying in the Culture of Sport Coaching, Part I
April 30, 2013 .
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There is a lot of attention being paid to bullying. I see many bullying prevention programs in media reports, research studies, and in efforts in various places to prevent and reduce the ... Read More
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The Price of Gold: Eating Disorders and the Increased Risk for Athletes August 1, 2012 . 9 Comments
The Olympics are at the forefront of many people’s minds right now, but lingering behind the competition is a darker issue. Many professional athletes are currently struggling with ... Read More
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All Coaches Should Aspire to Be Olympic Standard Coaches July 26, 2012 . 10 Comments
With all of the headlines in recent news about ongoing wars, torture of animals, mass shootings, economic crisis, environmental crisis, and football coach predators and cover ups, I’d ... Read More
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Tough, Vulnerable, and Beautiful April 9, 2012 . 4 Comments
Beauty Is Embarrassing. This is the title of a film I saw recently at the Cleveland International Film Festival. The subject of the film is an artist, Wayne White, whose message is stay ... Read More
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Solstice: Shift and Reverse to Effect Healthy Change December 23, 2011 . 5 Comments
Some would say the winter solstice is a moment of equality, in which there is equal light and equal dark. It is also a moment of reversal. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice ... Read More
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Sports Psychology and Grieving the Loss of a Pet June 28, 2011 . 9 Comments
Ultra Emotion-athon As I practice various mental skills, doing sport psychological experiments, I do my best to practice what I “preach” to clients in pushing toward potential. In the ... Read More
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Monitoring the “Heart” Rate May 6, 2011 . 5 Comments
With all of the technical gadgets available for monitoring information pertaining to running and exercise, one can get very “scientific” about training and performance. But despite ... Read More
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Psychotherapy and Athletes: When Your Head’s in the Game August 5, 2010 . 14 Comments
A growing, though rarely discussed, trend in professional baseball is the use of psychotherapy to address the mental health elements of the game. Recently, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ... Read More