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…

When working on mental performance for athletes, it is important to consider stage of life as well as the whole lifespan of an athlete. Becoming the most elite version of your athlete self is not done overnight, and any elite that you talk to or watch in interviews, will tell you it is not achievable…

Athlete Mental Health and Mental Performance are two different types of care. Mental Health focuses on the whole person, and in relation to the athlete, how everyday life influences may affect the expereince of being an athlete. This includes how language and interpretation from parents and peers affect how we receive criticisms or face adversity.…