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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Way of Champions Interview
In this interview with Reed Maltbie from Changing the Game Project and Dr. Amy discuss What would it look like if all your athletes were able to acknowledge, resolve, and let […]