Category: #athletes
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Reading Roster: Legacy, A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, by Dr. Uché Blackstock
As an athlete who practically lived in a physical therapy clinic for over 10 years, then a clinical social worker and childbirth educator who worked in the New York City hospital system for close to 12 years, and now a psychotherapist focusing on athlete mental health across diverse sports and backgrounds, I am keenly aware…
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Mother’s Day
This is my favorite photo of my mom: in Houston, Texas circa 1989. She’s probably 48-ish here (roughly my age today, which is wild to even think about). She was gorgeous, wasn’t she?! And oh man, one scrappy woman. Since sharing my story of being a child elite gymnast on Hahnacity the podcast, some people…
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POV: There is a (great) life outside of sports.
As a parent, I frequently think of my first coach’s teaching when I was a 6-year-old: “To be a good gymnast: First you have to be a good person. Then you have to be a good athlete. And then, you can be a good gymnast.” – Joanne Bockian Before anything, I want my kids to…
The Athlete Psychotherapist 