By Bernard Golden, Ph.D. — 2020
Aspiring to be perfect is very different than believing we need to be perfect.
Read on www.psychologytoday.com
CLEAR ALL
With this fun and engaging workbook for young athletes, you’ll find practical ways to cope with stress and improve your performance, no matter what sport you play.
Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever...
3
Former NFL star Percy Harvin tells B/R’s Master Tesfatsion he was high for every game he played because of issues he had with anxiety. The former Seahawk also tells all on the fight he got into with Golden Tate ahead of Super Bowl XLVIII—before Marshawn Lynch played peacemaker.
Athletes who have sustained concussions are at a heightened risk for new injuries, including new concussions, when they return to play. This increased risk of new injury is likely due to ineffective evaluation and treatment protocols.
Former University of Michigan football player Will Heininger shares a 10-second breath coping skill he uses during times of anxiety and overwhelming opportunity. This is a skill many high-level athletes use to improve their performance and everyday living.
1
In Good Morning America interview, Simone Biles talks about her anxiety issues.
Performance anxiety can fuel our biggest successes, or cause our perceived failures; learning how to overcome the demons of self-doubt can be key to achieving our dreams. Stacey Copeland (@scopelandboxer) is an elite athlete who has represented her country in both boxing and football.
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps sat down with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly TODAY to talk about his retirement from the sport, his growing family and his past struggles with anxiety and depression, chronicled in the new documentary “Angst.
Kamila Tan, a beach volleyball player, shares her experience of being an athlete with an eating disorder and how the Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program at UC San Diego helped her recover and return to her sport.
Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind meets Christopher McDougall's Born to Run in this immersive, investigative look at the hidden culture of cannabis use among elite athletes (as well as weekend warriors)--and the surprising emerging science behind the elusive, exhilarating "runner's high"...