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Every semester in my developmental psychology classes, I get to reflect on adolescence again. I know, most of us would not want to go back… Read More »Fitting in or fitting out?

In the heat of a competitive match, have you ever found yourself not knowing exactly what to think about? Between strategy, tactics, shot selection, internal… Read More »The ABC’s of Tennis

“Connection over perfection” When I heard this in one of Brian Johnson’s (Optimize) philosopher’s notes, it made my heart strings vibrate. Pingggg. What a perfect… Read More »Re-Soul-utions: Connection over perfection

One year. 365 days later. March 13, 2021 marked the one year since the day the world shut down (side note: this was also the… Read More »Feeling Frozen?

It’s March 15, and it’s one year and two days since the fateful day when the world shut down on 3/13/20. There really are so… Read More »Why don’t I feel better yet?

There is breathing, and then there is breathing. The first one is the unconscious breathing that happens automatically, organically, because, of course if we are… Read More »Breathing is FUN-da-MENTAL!

As a coach, I deal with the wonders of mindset, attention, and focus all the time.  On the tennis court, a student will sometimes say… Read More »Focusing on focus: Shine on!

It’s October, and the Covid cloud is still hanging over us! Even if we are healthy, the stress of it is palpable and has permeated… Read More »Coping with Stress: Three scoops please!

When stress happens, we have what’s called a “hyper arousal” response, which affects the brain and the body. This stress response happens for a good… Read More »Stress response: Three circuits walk into a bar….

Mojo, phone home! Even in the best of times, motivation can be difficult to find, maintain or sustain. Thus, it can be understandable that it… Read More »Mindful Monday: How to get the ‘mojo’ back