What's the difference between a sport psychologist and a licensed professional counselor? And how do you know what service you may need? I notice a lot of confusion and misunderstandings between the two types of professionals, so I wanted to provide an understanding of how they are similar, different, and compliment each other. (Specifically for … Continue reading Sport Psychologist VS Licensed Professional Counselor
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You Are More than an Athlete: What can you do when you are injured or need to step away?
You are more than an athlete. Think about how many different roles you play in your life. ▪︎ Parent▪︎ Sibling▪︎ Family member▪︎ Son/daughter▪︎ Employer/employee▪︎ Community member▪︎ Friend▪︎ Role model... You may closely identify as an athlete, but there will be times where we can't exercise due to injury or participate in sports due to another … Continue reading You Are More than an Athlete: What can you do when you are injured or need to step away?
Endurance events might help you rewire anxious thoughts and create better habits
Your anxiety is lying to you. This topic of how helpful endurance events are in helping us manage and rewire anxious thoughts, and also, build better habits has been on my mind for years. I don't know if there is endurance athlete-specific research on this, but we know that running, exercise, and being outdoors is … Continue reading Endurance events might help you rewire anxious thoughts and create better habits
Ultrarunner, Are You Stuck?
We don’t always like to ask for help, a lot of times we’ll wait until we’re feeling completely overwhelmed by emotions and stress. While there are multiple reasons that we might behave this way, such as fear of failure or rejection, for example… however, this article isn’t about that. Let’s get right to the point. … Continue reading Ultrarunner, Are You Stuck?