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You arrive at your Marathon. Why is it that some people are jogging, some are in their own world listening to music and seemingly pondering something, and others, you overhear, are stating how [...]

Dr. Michelle: Thanks again for another GREAT email! You really put a lot of thought into all of this and that is how change and growth occurs. Scary but good! 🙂 What is it that bothers you SO [...]

Take a second to think about why you listen to music. Why do you? For most of you it’s probably because music is fun and happy but there are other reasons people listen to music. Music [...]

Hello happy readers of mental training! Today I am going to talk about the work I do: what works and how in my experience, flexibility is the key to being able to fully help and support people in [...]

M: I agree that for you making the decision was the hard part. Now you have to deal with the transition of the change but that’s good. We all have to deal with what happens in transition [...]

As children we reveal considerable imagery capabilities but are quickly taught to neglect this form of thinking so that we can develop our analytic and language capabilities. Fortunately, [...]

Certain mental skills seem to go untouched for awhile. One of them being imagery. I love imagery because it fulfills so many purposes but for me it’s usually one of the last skills I teach [...]

G: Hey Michelle. Well I changed coaches. Do I think this one is better? Not on a personal level. I will seriously miss the friendship and conversation. He is very strict and polish. However I do [...]

  As a personal trainer fortunately, fairly simple motivational interviewing communication strategies can be effective in helping client’s feel supported, understood, and comfortable in [...]

Have you felt those feelings of regret that come along with making a mistake? It’s common to feel a sense of frustration and anger after making a mistake particularly in a sport like tennis [...]