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Mindfulness In Injury Rehabilitation: Helping Athletes Heal in the Present
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Mindfulness In Injury Rehabilitation: Helping Athletes Heal in the Present

Career, Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sport Injury

Mindfulness In Injury Rehabilitation: Helping Athletes Heal in the Present

When athletes are sidelined by injury, their minds often race backward and forward—replaying the moment of injury, worrying about lost progress, or fearing re-injury. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can be powerful tools for helping them return to the present moment and reconnect with their bodies during rehabilitation. Staying Present During Recovery Injured athletes frequently find themselves stuck between past and [...]

2025-11-04T19:21:40+00:00By timothyherzog|Career, Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sport Injury|

Bridging the Gap: Collegiate Mental Health Strategies for High School Athletics
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Bridging the Gap: Collegiate Mental Health Strategies for High School Athletics

Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Teams

Bridging the Gap: Collegiate Mental Health Strategies for High School Athletics

Written by W. Logan Kreisl The Hidden Strain on Student-Athletes High school student-athletes face a perfect storm of pressure: academic expectations, competitive performance, and the pursuit of scholarships or professional dreams. In fact, 91% of student-athletes report feelings of stress related to their sport (Ward et al., 2023). While collegiate programs have integrated mental-health services and sport psychology into [...]

2025-11-04T19:24:38+00:00By W. Logan Kreisl|Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Teams|

Handling Uncertainty Like a Pro
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Handling Uncertainty Like a Pro

Career, Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sport Injury

Handling Uncertainty Like a Pro

Uncertainty is a constant in our lives—whether you're an athlete, other high-performer, or navigating everyday life. It shows up in our work, relationships, sports, health, society, environment, etc. It shows up everywhere and can come out of nowhere. At times, uncertainty can feel paralyzing and stop us in our tracks. At other times, uncertainty can feel like an annoyingly [...]

2025-07-07T23:55:50+00:00By jacquelinekdouglas|Career, Life, Mental Health, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sport Injury|

Why Focusing on the Process—Not Just Results—Improves Performance and Well-Being
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Why Focusing on the Process—Not Just Results—Improves Performance and Well-Being

Career, Lacrosse, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams

Why Focusing on the Process—Not Just Results—Improves Performance and Well-Being

Process Over Outcome: Focusing on Controllable Processes Builds Success and Fulfillment In performance settings—from athletics and academics to the workplace and everyday life—it's easy to become preoccupied with outcomes: results, grades, promotions, wins. But high-level performers across disciplines increasingly find that the path to excellence is not paved by obsessing over results. Instead, it’s built through consistent attention to [...]

2025-06-20T23:36:03+00:00By timothyherzog|Career, Lacrosse, Mental Skills, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams|

Brain, Body, and Fuel: a sports performance clinic like no other
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Brain, Body, and Fuel: a sports performance clinic like no other

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Brain, Body, and Fuel: a sports performance clinic like no other

3-Day Sports Performance Workshop (March 2, 9, 16, from 4:30-6:00pm) ***New! There will also be a section for high school athletes; same days/times (register today!)*** Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive in-person Sports Performance Clinic, designed for 5th–8th graders who want to enhance their athletic skills and build a strong foundation for future success. Led by experienced professionals in [...]

2025-02-27T19:09:51+00:00By timothyherzog|Other|

Integrating a Sport Psych? Best Practices for Organizations…
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Integrating a Sport Psych? Best Practices for Organizations…

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Integrating a Sport Psych? Best Practices for Organizations…

“Sport psychologists” and/or “Mental Performance Consultants (MPCs)” can do tremendous good when embedded directly into a sports organization. (In the U.S., “sport psychologist” implies sport specific training plus clinical licensure, whereas MPCs focus on performance not mental health, and may or may not be licensed.) Both can teach mind-body skills that facilitate optimal performance, provide a process to tap [...]

2024-11-21T02:56:38+00:00By timothyherzog|Other|

TV Show “Shrinking” Meets Mental Performance Consulting: Perspectives from the Ethics Committee
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TV Show “Shrinking” Meets Mental Performance Consulting: Perspectives from the Ethics Committee

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TV Show “Shrinking” Meets Mental Performance Consulting: Perspectives from the Ethics Committee

Tim Herzog Seth Rose Carla Carter Tim Herzog, EdD, CMPC, Reaching Ahead Counseling and Mental Performance Seth Rose, PhD, CMPC, KBR Inc. Carla Carter, EdD, CMPC, The Cognitive ClinicSpoiler alert! This article will dissect several scenarios from the AppleTV+ show Shrinking looking at the lovable (but challenged) character Jimmy. Snippets from eight different episodes will be shared; with each snippet, [...]

2023-07-14T17:58:36+00:00By timothyherzog|Other|

Managing Evolving Covid Related Stress in Athletics (MATA 2021)
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Managing Evolving Covid Related Stress in Athletics (MATA 2021)

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Managing Evolving Covid Related Stress in Athletics (MATA 2021)

Maryland Athletic Trainer's Association Symposium 2021 "Managing Evolving Covid Related Stress in Athletics" Presented by: Dr. Tim Herzog Dr. Herzog had the opportunity to speak to the Maryland Athletic Trainer's Association at their annual symposium. He spoke about the ever evolving nature of stress related to the Covid pandemic in the sporting world, and how this has [...]

2021-06-12T13:36:01+00:00By timothyherzog|Other|

Anxiety and Sport
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Anxiety and Sport

Mental Health, Other, Performance, Swimming

Anxiety and Sport

Exercise can help modulate stress and anxiety but being an athlete does not necessarily prevent mental health concerns. Anxiety Disorders are some of the most common mental health concerns for elite athletes. Specifically, student-athletes have additional stressors such as staying on top of classwork and grades. Luckily in recent years, elite level athletes have been open about seeking treatment. [...]

2021-05-27T17:46:38+00:00By Becca Beauchemin|Mental Health, Other, Performance, Swimming|

Anxiety and COVID-19
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Anxiety and COVID-19

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Anxiety and COVID-19

Within this past year there have been many triggers for fears, worries, and/or intrusive thoughts. Uncertainty about the future, missed opportunities, worries about family members, and social isolation can all lead to feelings of anxiety. During a June 2020 survey the CDC reported that 40.9% of respondents reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health condition, including symptoms [...]

2021-05-25T18:45:07+00:00By Becca Beauchemin|Other|

USOPC Expands Support of Mental Health!
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USOPC Expands Support of Mental Health!

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USOPC Expands Support of Mental Health!

Excerpt from 5/3/2021 USOPC Press Release The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today joins the movement to promote Mental Health Awareness Month by announcing the launch of an online registry of mental health providers and unveiling an around-the-clock mental health support line for Team USA athletes. These resources are the latest developments in the USOPC’s ongoing commitment to [...]

2021-05-07T01:56:14+00:00By timothyherzog|Life, Mental Health, Other|

Smoke and Mirrors: Tips for female athletes seeing body image more clearly
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Smoke and Mirrors: Tips for female athletes seeing body image more clearly

Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams

Smoke and Mirrors: Tips for female athletes seeing body image more clearly

While the benefits of sport participation (academic success, physical fitness, learning critical life skills, etc.) often lend to overall mental and physical well-being, it’s important to recognize some of the struggles athletes experience when living, performing, and competing under heightened expectations from themselves or others. Body image is one concept that tends to have a more negative connotation in [...]

2021-03-09T20:34:39+00:00By Alex Oldham|Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams|

Mental Health in Youth Sports- A brief interview
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Mental Health in Youth Sports- A brief interview

Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance

Mental Health in Youth Sports- A brief interview

Recently, Dr. Herzog was interviewed on the status of addressing mental health in youth sports and how it impacts both their performance and overall wellbeing. We thought it was prudent to share his responses with our community! What do you think is the biggest impact that mental health issues in youth sports has on the future of the athletes? [...]

2021-02-24T22:41:16+00:00By timothyherzog|Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance|

The Gift of Imperfection
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The Gift of Imperfection

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The Gift of Imperfection

For simplicity purposes we could just say “nobody’s perfect” and leave it at that... but we all know there’s more to it than a catchy little phrase. When it comes to our children, we all want to see them accomplish great achievements. It’s also understandable for us to feel for them when they aren’t “perfect” ... when they aren’t [...]

2020-10-22T16:55:52+00:00By Alex Oldham|Lacrosse, Life, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming|

Coping High Achievers (CHA!) During COVID-19
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Coping High Achievers (CHA!) During COVID-19

Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams

Coping High Achievers (CHA!) During COVID-19

Group Starts online on Tuesday/Wednesday (Dates TBD), 2020 @ 7pm (A virtual group for athletes and other peak performers, feeling the brunt of missed opportunities, milestones, or achievements) For driven kids and young adults, the current COVID-19 crisis has been hard, between abrupt endings, uncertainty about the future, strained relationships, and more. It is important to give voice [...]

2020-11-09T15:17:58+00:00By timothyherzog|Lacrosse, Life, Mental Health, Other, Performance, Sailing, Swimming, Teams|