Stretch Performance Psychology

Amanda Alexander, PhD | Licensed Psychologist Specializing in Sport & Peak Performance | Mental & Emotional Fitness

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

This is a beautiful, tragic, and powerful thread. While taking a moment to read and reflect on each quote and image, I was reconnected to my personal sense of gratitude for and commitment to the ethos and spirit of these messages. 🙏
#MartinLutherKing #BeLove

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

A thread of Dr. King in color, as we commemorate his 92nd birthday.

#MLK #CorettaScottKing #BelovedCommunity #MLKDay

[Andscape @andscape]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 92 years old today.

Happy Birthday to one of our country’s greatest leaders, a courageous change maker, and revolutionary activist.

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

You can run fast, think fast, live fast...but you’ll never outrun yourself. Learn to make peace with your mind. Moments of silence, stillness, and rest are necessary for this growth.
🧠#intervaltraining
#peakperformance
⁦@Headspace⁩ (from my morning meditation)

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

Had SUCH a blast participating on this panel with such a talented and dynamic team of women. I feel so energized and inspired by this event!
“The future is female coaches”
🙌 @WeCOACH @Hudl
@breakthroughsummit

[BreakThrough Summit @BreakThroughDLS]

YES. 💪🧠

Mental health is just as important as physical health!
#BreakThroughSummit

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

One of THE most effective ways to cope with difficult experiences. Label the emotion, not yourself. (For example, I feel scared vs. I am weak.) 👇💯

[Mindful @MindfulOnline]

By labelling an emotion, we can create distance between ourselves and our experience that allows us to choose how to respond to challenges.
https://t.co/Cla0g4LoZn

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

THIS👇

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

Time perception = Attention + Energy. These are your controllable, valuable resources.
Send your energy and attention into the the areas that deserve your time! 👇💯

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

Really looking forward to participating in this year’s @BreakThroughDLS Summit with @WeCOACH and @Hudl on Dec14-15!
Such a fantastic opportunity to be part of important conversations and growth, learning from the best in the trade!

[BreakThrough Summit @BreakThroughDLS]

⚡️SPOTLIGHT⚡️
As a previous Division I Track & Field student-athlete at the @UTChattanooga, licensed psychologist and founder of @StretchPsych, Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., knows just how significant the role of mental health plays in the athlete experience.

[Headspace @Headspace]

Peace of mind is experienced only after making peace with your mind.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

I'd love to live in a world where people spend as much time developing their character as they do developing their careers.

What if our moral codes were as clear as our ambitions?

Goals without values are empty. Here's to leading an honorable life, not just a successful one.

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

This is beautiful and powerful. So much gratitude to #RBG for a life courageously lived. One person can obviously make a huge difference but we can always do more as a team.
Today is national voter registration day! Make your voice count.
#vote #dissent

[Mindful @MindfulOnline]

Follow this loving-kindness meditation to cultivate resilience. If you feel unmoored, lost, or pulled in different directions, take a moment to wish yourself peace, just as you’d comfort a friend.
https://t.co/3efF84oxqQ

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

@JustinR_Martel So thrilled you are joining us @JustinR_Martel! Looking forward to expanding our potential together and supporting our community in their pursuits to do the same.
🧠💪😁

[Dr. Scotta Morton @Scotta_Lyn]

"In order to empathize with someone's experience, you must be willing to believe them as they see it, and not how you imagine their experience to be.” - Brene Brown

[Dr. Kensa Gunter @DrKensa]

Black Lives Matter intersects with sport psychology & mental health because athletes are people first. #BlackLivesMatter Shout to @Angelbrutus1 @drnyaka I.S. Keino Miller & @tylerbradstreet for their expertise & insight. #SportPsych #Culture https://t.co/VBrCDNcgCv via @APA

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

Had a great time chatting with @WBCA for their podcast! All the nitty gritty of performance anxiety and more!
Thanks for having me 🙌🤓

[Women’s Basketball Coaches Association @WBCA1981]

🎙️ New #WBCAPodcast: Growing Our Game 🎙️
👥 Amanda Alexander of @StretchPsych

🔸@ApplePodcasts ➡️ https://t.co/sI6eCInCik
🔸@Spotify ➡️ https://t.co/Bz7knVbgYC

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

@CoachMelRushing I do 🙋‍♀️ Not fun for the person experiencing but very recoverable!

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

"Attitude is a choice.

What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen."

— Pat Summitt

[Stretch Performance Psychology @StretchPsych]

Wanna have a growth mindset about #BLM and social justice initiatives? Where do you see your behaviors below?
It’s good to grow even if it involves some growing pains. And there’s no pressure to be perfect; notice the growth zone arrow...we can just keep stretching ourselves!