The realization that I am loved beyond what I could comprehend came in a sudden crash of emotion. Now, I am not talking romantic love, I am talking other humans caring for me even when they know some of my not so cool traits.

I have had this false narrative going on tha...

We have to walk in the rain, we have to walk through a river and have wet boots all day, the elevation gain is how much? How long of a hike is it? All of these thoughts came flooding through our heads as we traveled to the very wet west side of New Zealand. Sure, we lo...

I am sitting at the table for our morning meeting with my Pure Exploration group of 12, as we all look around it is very clear that I have been crying. We carry on with the meeting and at the end I choose to let everyone know that my grandfather was very close to passi...

It was 2008, I was getting ready for the annual powderpuff football game which is 1 day a year that most of the girls in the 11th and 12 grade play touch football against one another. I was so excited to play, I was on the Red Bulls team we had red decorated t-shirts a...

Shoshin - “Beginners mind” in Zen Buddhism meaning having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, just as a beginner would.

As the leaves start to change in the northern Hemisphere, I am enjoying the joys of a cool and wet...

“Where the focus goes energy flows.”

                 Tony Robbins, author and life coach

While we may all agree that this statement is true, how the heck can we athletes use Robbins’ observation...

People want you to succeed!! Yes, that’s the truth, let me say it one more time. People want you to succeed. Recently a coach of mine said this and she repeated it several times and it could not be more true. The tough part is building our village and being willing to...

Salute!

That is something that my sister Kristina knows through and through. She has just achieved her “wings” in the Air Force. I cannot even begin to express how proud and honored I am to be her sister and be part of her story. If a person was to look up the definitio...

Hello again,

This week I want to talk about trust in your path. This is the principle in how I run my life. I always say I am a leaf blowing in the wind and going wherever the wind blows me and river takes me. I have learned and relearned this to be true.  Each time I h...

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So, who cares? Why does anyone want to read my story or even believe that I am worth instructing your athletes about mental strength? My only answer is I experienced it first hand from the age of 8. I was that kid that loved sports more than words can descr...