Specialized Presentations and Courses
Sports Psychology
This course introduces youth ages 14 and up to the fundamentals of sports psychology that affect their athletic lives. Participants learn about a variety of sports psychology principles and experience several practices, including
Anxiety, anger, and frustration management
Team cohesion principles
Identifying negative self talk and developing positive self talk
Mindfulness practices
Meditation practices
Progressive muscle relaxation
I customize virtual or in-person, evening courses of varying lengths based on your needs.
Mental Prep for Parenthood
Our hospitals are great at teaching new parents how to physically care for babies, but they don’t prepare parents for the potential mental changes that come with parenthood and the physical changes that can come in the delivering parent’s body. In this presentation, we’ll cover:
How to watch out for how your own history or trauma impacts your parenting
Postpartum mental health
Your couplehood: how to care for it when baby comes along
Navigating changes in responsibilities at home to avoid resentment
How babies can be boring, other unspoken aspects of parenting it’s ok not to like
Grandparents: the good, bad, and ugly, and how to prepare
Your body after giving birth: things to watch out for, & how they can be helped
This presentation can be customized to be between 1 - 3 hours.