The idea of learning how to trust your gut is an appealing idea. It smacks of internal strength, telling right from wrong and not being unduly influenced by the opinions of others. If you can trust your gut, you can believe in your self and stand up to others [...]
How do you know when you are fully grown up as an adult? Some psychologists use the term, “fully self-actualized” to describe this achievement. I take a different approach to the problem. I don’t think we are ever fully actualized, or fully grown-up. I think there is always something [...]
The idea of trusting your gut is an appealing idea. It smacks of internal strength, telling right from wrong and not being unduly influenced by the opinions of others. If you can trust your gut, you can believe in your self and stand up to others who believe differently. [...]
Being confused does not feel good. It makes you anxious, worried and full of self-doubt. This is especially true when you are confused about who you are, or can’t answer your own questions about why you do what you do. It can be upsetting to wonder if you are [...]
People misunderstand anxiety and depression. When you don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, or life doesn’t feel worth living, you think there is something wrong with you. If you panic, can’t think straight and feel overwhelmed, you think you are losing your mind. If you [...]
People can usually get excited about something new, a new diet, a new training program, new equipment, or a new relationship. As the poets say, Novelty is the spice of life. An even more common problem is sticking with it when the activity starts to get old. People often [...]
People can usually get excited about something new, a new diet, a new training program, new equipment, or a new relationship. As the poets say, Novelty is the spice of life. An even more common problem is sticking with it when the activity starts to get old. People often [...]
Girls really are different than boys, especially when it comes to sports. This trivial statement is even more significant in the realm of sports, where ignoring the differences between the sexes can lead to harm, especially for the female athlete. Sex differences do not make the female athlete less [...]
A cramp occurs when muscles spasm. The same thing happens with athletes when they overload with emotion. Their mind cramps and they stop being able to do what they have been able to do thousands of times. They freeze, are unable to recall the motor memories from years of [...]
People have often remarked that hitting a baseball is one of the hardest tasks in all of sports. A baseball is thrown the 90 feet between home plate and the pitching mound at 75-95 MPH. No matter how fast or slow the pitch, the batter has less than a [...]
