Why Injury Recovery Feels So Exhausting for Teen Girl Athletes If you’re a teen girl athlete reading this while you’re injured, I want to start by saying something I believe doesn’t get said nearly enough: This is hard. Really hard. Not...

The Side of Sports Injury Recovery No One Talks About Recovery is so much more than healing the body.  And for teen girl athletes who love their sport for all it brings to their lives like friendships, confidence, and a sense of identity, recovery feels...

Staying Positive During Injury? Maybe That’s Not the Goal. “How do I stay positive during recovery?” Such a common question I hear from teen girl athletes working through injury, performance anxiety, and even eating disorder recovery. Even when they’re not...

When Self-Blame Sets In: Understanding the Inner Critic During Recovery If you’re a teen girl athlete navigating recovery whether from injury, performance anxiety, or an eating disorder, there’s a part of the story that doesn’t always get named:...

Star-Spangled Perspective As a psychologist and teen life coach, I have some of the best conversations with teens every day! They are sometimes raw and full of emotion. They are witty and contradictory and they are also some of the most hilarious...