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The Mental Edge:
A blog for athletes and those who love them.
So Many Options: What are the Differences between Licensed Mental Health Providers and Other Coaches?
Navigating the world of mental health professionals, life coaches, and performance coaches can be overwhelming. Understanding the training and expertise of different professionals will help you to make informed decisions.
The Mental Edge: Encouraging Athletes to Seek Support
Athletes face immense pressure to perform at their peak athletic ability and maintain mental resilience. By increasing awareness and fostering a supportive sports culture, we can collectively de-stigmatize mental health concerns encourage help-seeking behaviors among athletes.
What is EMDR?
EMDR – short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a therapeutic approach that has gained significant traction and recognition for its effectiveness in treating trauma.
Unleash your Athletic Potential With HeartMath Biofeedback Training
If you ready to improve your performance, manage your stress, or achieve peak wellness, HeartMath biofeedback training might just be the game-changer that you’ve been waiting for. This blogs identifies five key benefits of HeartMath biofeedback training for athletes.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: A Somatic Approach to Healing, Well-being & Increased Performance
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy offers a holistic approach to healing that integrates the mind and body. For athletes, it can provide valuable tools for enhancing performance, managing stress, recovering from injuries, and promoting overall well-being. By cultivating greater body awareness, regulation, and resilience, athletes can unlock their full potential both on and off the field
7 Signs that Perfectionism is your Achilles Heel
Athletes tend to regard perfection as the fast track to achieving success and optimizing our potential in sport (and other areas of life). However, it might be perfectionism that is hindering their success. Perfectionism is the Achilles heel of confidence.
Gratitude: An Anti-dote for Psychological Suffering
A consistent practice of gratitude is a key to unlocking an athlete’s ability to master psychological suffering.
Moving Meditation for Athletes
Moving meditation allows athletes to improve confidence and resilience by developing mental stamina and improved capacity for present moment focus. Slacklining promotes mindfulness while athletes also physically challenge their bodies.
The Art and Science of Meditation: Unveiling Its Benefits and Practices
Meditation and the flow state share common ground in their emphasis on present moment awareness. The practice of meditation can enhance athletes’ abilities to enter flow state in competition.