Counseling & Sport Psychologist dedicated to helping others achieve high performance through awareness, connection, and a lot of hard work. Iowa Hawkeyes
Love this effort in emphasizing that parents should sit down and discuss mental health
Kids watching Season 2 of '13 Reasons Why'? You need these resources https://t.co/mQMcHEiZGZ via @todayshow
Failure can be a valuable tool on the road to success. Learn to channel the tough times and turn them into successes with these tips from @Fin_Finesse: https://t.co/4jsfCUa9Bx #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Powerful quote by #MichaelPhelps: “Probably 75, 80, 90% of athletes coming off an Olympic Games go through some kind of post-Olympic depression”. Thanks @outsidemagazine for recognizing our actions @ccmhs_ccsms! https://t.co/ZfaS5y4z04
Absolutely fantastic poster outlining cognitive biases. This should be compulsory to study before studying anything else. Or registering on Twitter. Or reading anything. Pls RT
"It seems the two major opponents we former players initially face in transition are loss of purpose and loss of structure."
Great article by Aaron Kampman on mental health and the transition out of sport https://t.co/UkzwjBFm0P
Leaving the league (regardless of circumstance) can be an extremely difficult time for former players. Read this piece from fmr. DE Aaron Kampman on managing depression during transition and how to approach life after football: https://t.co/PmnG3ibEGw
Because of what you're going through and what you now understand, someday you will be the exact person somebody who is struggling will turn to https://t.co/IlmEJ2Zj1y
Another powerful example of someone using their platform for mental health awareness.
My name is Wil Wheaton. I live with chronic Depression, and I am not ashamed. https://t.co/2tWT0VNQ8p via @wilw
When we feel stress our bodies release cortisol. Cortisol impairs rational thinking & decision making. In a toxic culture we are biologically more likely to make a bad decision or do something that is ethically questionable. Healthy corporate cultures matter #goodleadership
#AASP member Bob Tewksbury @tweks39 #CMPC, discusses how baseball players can use sport psychology techniques to maximize performance with @SInow. https://t.co/yLdUGYYIvt
Kaiser Permanente and @StephenCurry30 team up to promote the importance of mental resilience during the NBA playoffs.
Curry advocates proper nutrition, #sleep, and hydration in addition to making time to #trainthemind. https://t.co/BZ9y2niSJv #StrengthInNumbers
"The number one health issue facing student-athletes is mental health"
College sports and mental illness: What they won’t admit hurts them https://t.co/Ti3PTQjjP7
The drop from naive overconfidence to realistic humility rarely feels good, but it’s a necessary step toward wisdom.
@waitbutwhy#TED2018: https://t.co/SFpZ2Lc7KP
" ... creating a better environment for talking about mental health … that’s where we need to get to." Kevin Love on #AthleteMentalHealth
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The secret to learning faster than your peers? Finding the time of day when your body is actually ready to learn. https://t.co/Ylx9tLzVPz by @YazPsychNews