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Reading Roster: Total Athlete, A Student Athlete Mental Health Field Guide, by Clay Rojas
Clay Rojas is a husband, father, decorated veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and mental conditioning coach who specializes in working with student-athletes all over the country. His book, “Total Athlete, A Student Athlete Mental Health Field Guide,” is one that every high school and college athletic department needs to include in their orientation…
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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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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 