Mental Performance and Emotional Resiliency Training is not for everyone unfortunately. The tools that we work on in session to address a specific goal, work well during, but a good chunk of people find that the wonders achieved in that session do not directly translate to their day to day life. These are the ones…

One of the core values that I push for in the work I do with athletes and even parents, is increasing their baseline optimism. A handful of items factor into this, such as confidence, internal language, resiliency and confidence. I mention this in my book, but when I get the usual question of “what would…

I, the owner of Trail Blazer Therapy, work with athletes across he Kansas City Metro area with an emphasis on mental performance, health and emotional regulation to get the most out of their physical performances. One pattern that has become clear is the timing in which paretns and athletes reach out to me. Most sporting…

One thing that gets questioned and confused when beginning communication work with athletes and parents is that I am ONLY saying we need to speak in a therapeutic tone. That is NOT the case by far. Sometimes, parents will need to shift their tone to fit the situation. Athletes will inevitably come across a coach…

So, what am I going to do to get the right people in the doors and positively influcunes the athlete community as much as possible? Well there are a few things. As much as I wish people walked themselves in the door, social media will become a daily habit. Here I will provide daily nuggets…

“What is the hold up from you being fully booked? Phone not ringing off of the hook?” Just as I was before I started my studies, we don’t know what we don’t know. The benefits of therapy along have long been studied and outlined, but who takes time out of their day to read peer…

As I always do on vacation, I run into conversation about the work I am doing (also practicing my conceptualizing ability). To my luck, I ran into someone who was successful in his own field and very curious about what I do, while a world cup game was going on. “Why would you involve parents…

As I walked peer through what I do for a living and my goals for further down the road, a light bulb moment of a commonly unaddressed topic popped into my head. It is never too late to start working with someone like me for mental performance and mental health, but the best results come…

The idea of athletes needing mental health and mental performance support has slowly shifted from “being too tough to engage in these services” to “these services can be used to help and support this one aspect of my life”. When I speak to groups, when I tell people about the work that I do, it…