If athletes can invest in their physical and nutritional health for peak performance, can you imagine what the game could look like if they also invest in their mental health and mental performance? I am tired of the chutzpah surrounding the word “mental health” in sports which is why part of my goal as a mental health professional is to help people, help athletes through different points in his or her life through a lens of general wellness so they can work through all of their issues - things that are frustrating them, things they are thinking about. After all, in a game that is 90% mental, you can’t win the game based on physical fitness and nutritional health alone.
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AuthorAmy Pope-Latham, LCSW is a board certified mental health professional in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Archives
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