Navigating Toxic Friendships on a Team: A Guide to Self-Reflection and Resolution

Being part of a team can be an incredible experience, offering camaraderie and shared goals. However, team dynamics can become complex when toxic friendships emerge within the group. Toxic friendships can negatively i...

During the month of February, I’m covering all the most frequently asked questions I receive. In this blog, I’m going to cover 3 of the ones I hear A LOT from student athletes and their parents: 

1. What are some tips for not giving up when you are down by 7 and still have 2 more periods to go?
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If you play hockey, then upon meeting a new friend, you would likely tell that new friend “I am a hockey player.” Seems pretty simple right? Athletes identify themselves as athletes. But if you’re not careful, they can also become their sport. And when it comes time for that sport to end…depression,...

Here we are, it’s the second week of January, you’re likely back at practices, back at school, and back to the “normal” that comes every January.

Hopefully you are feeling refreshed, and HOPEFULLY you were able to take a little time off over the holidays. That time off is so needed for athletes ...

"The Empowered Athlete: Self-Confidence, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Worth: An Athlete’s Guide to Excellence”

Want to help your student athlete navigate the world of sports, school and the pressures that come with being a kid? Or maybe you need help navigating them as a parent? My book, “The Empow...

An excellent athlete has self-awareness, self- confidence, and knows their worth to their team or sport. Becoming mentally tough doesn’t happen overnight; it takes hard work and resilience, and a desire to learn. But you are capable of this.

And it starts with a better understanding of your own ...

Red, green, yellow, or orange? I’m not talking about the colors of the rainbow, or that pack of skittles leftover from Halloween. I’m talking about mindset zones.

Picture this. You’re in the middle of a big game and suddenly you’re feeling angry. The referees aren’t making the right calls, you’r...

It’s Halloween week and I’m bringing you one of my “sweetest” stories & tips to celebrate!

In anticipation of my book “The Empowered Athlete” coming out VERY soon…I also wanted to share with you a small snippet about my work with an athlete. This is a part of the story, but you’ll have to grab m...

Momentum is defined as “strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events” according to Merriam-Webster and our good friend Google.

It’s like when you take a small snowball and roll it down the hill. Eventually it attracts more snow, creating a bigger snowball, and begins traveling at ...

Let’s talk about a student athlete named Jessica, and her story around setting goals and managing expectations (it’s a story I think we can all relate to on some level.) 

Jessica is a high achieving student AND a killer soccer player on her high school team. 

She has big goals for herself, a...

You’ve heard the buzz word, maybe you’ve even received feedback on it, and you wonder…what the heck is this all about??

Time Management. 

Not excited yet? LOL. I know this topic maybe isn’t everyone’s cup of tea..maybe it even sounds a little boring… But what if I told you that time manageme...

Every single player on the ice, field, or court has a role to play. A role that is critical to the success of the team, critical to whether they perform well, critical to whether they ENJOY being on the team, and even critical to whether or not they’re successful. And the funny thing is, this role h...