Having your feelings without your feelings having you.
KEY POINTS Athletes, business people, performing artists, parents can benefit from learning to befriend their feelings. When you practice befriending your feelings, you develop emotional resilience. Emotional resilience is the […]
It’s OK to Feel Anxious
Below is an excerpt from my book Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and in Life Basic Concept: It’s Okay to Feel Anxious It is […]
Does Your Child Feel Supported or Pressured?
The only way to know how your child feels is to ask. This post focuses on healthy adult-child relationships within the context of youth sports, but the principles apply to […]
Is Your Child’s Coach Demeaning (Abusive), Demanding, or Supportive?
If it’s not OK in a classroom or conference room, it’s not OK in a locker room. KEY POINTS Since the first report regarding Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of his athlete-patients, new […]
Mindful Marathon
Finding flow from the start line to the finish line. KEY POINTS Take a few slow, deep breaths, and ask yourself “How am I feeling about tomorrow’s race?” Perhaps you […]
Find Grace Amid Chaos With the P.E.A.C.E. Practice
This practice can help you cope with the stresses of daily life. KEY POINTS Are you dealing with the ordinary stresses of everyday life—work, parenting duties, bills, dishwasher repairs? Are you […]
Maintain a Positive Balance in Your Energetic Bank Account
Recommit to investing in yourself. Here’s how. KEY POINTS How are you? Really? Perhaps you are feeling great or relatively good. Or maybe the last couple of months or years […]
See it. Stop It. Heal it: Ending Cycles of Abuse in Sports and Society
It is imperative that children and adults learn to recognize and prevent all forms of abuse in sports and society. Focusing on the flagrant USAG, USOPC, and FBI failures and […]
Stress Ed – Prevention Well Before the Tracks
Our community is losing the battle against teen suicide. We are failing to create a culture, and teach life skills that help teens thrive. As an expert in treating adolescent […]
Let’s Talk About Your Practice: Qualities & Qualifications for Sharing Mindfulness with Youth
Last week I was completing a 10 week Still Quiet Pace course with 30 teachers from a local high school. The principal is committed to bringing mindfulness to the entire […]