Author: Trail Blazer Therapy
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9 Attributes of an Elite Athlete
One of the chapters in my recently finished book (still working on publishing) outlines in detail, nine attributes of elite athletes that summarizes what I have experienced in others that I have played with, worked with and done research on. These nine attributes are things that I eventually help my clients to understand and implement…
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Athlete mindset book?
Yes, I just recently finished a book aiming to help athletes begin the journey of having their mindset and internal athlete help their physical performance. In therapy, the goal is to get the internal athlete to match the needs of the physical athlete. This prevents silly mistakes, emotional blowouts and becoming an athlete that is…
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Athletes and Therapy
It has been a while since I have posted on the site. It comes with a simple but very reasonable explanation: I have been writing a book. This is a collection of personal experience in sports, helping others in sports and the research I rabbit holed myself into. Since writing the book, I have felt…
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For the Athletes: How Important Is the Mental Side of the Game?
Have you watched interviews of players in the last year? One thing that has stood out, is mental health and the mental side of sports has become more important to the game and player development. These are pro athletes, who are at the top of the game, giving insight into something they do to put…
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Football Season Is Upon Us
I played football through most of my life up to this point. As I begin to study the deeper parts of athletic mindsets and all that it involves, I realize how useful support systems are when helping an athlete through camp and even more through season. As a support system, the most helpful or damaging…
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Relationships Everywhere
Being a therapist allows me to have a different view of daily interactions. One of those views is the constant engagement of relationships of varying depths and levels, in the coffee shop, walking the street and of course with the loved ones around you. When I get far enough into the conversation to answer the…
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Initial Blog
I hope to use this space to ignite some thoughts in others who visit this site, whether it be existing, graduated, new or potential clients. The first question, I asked, and many people do ask is, “what is therapy”? Therapy is what you make it, and in combination of what the therapist brings into the…
