How High-Performing Parents Can Create a Healthy Home
Balancing a high-pressure career with our personal well-being is challenging enough—and for parents, there’s an…
Protecting Your Cognitive Health: Understanding the Hidden Impacts of Eating Disorders
When we think of eating disorders, we tend to think of physical symptoms—restrictive eating, for…
How To Master the Game: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Sports Leadership
When we think of sports leadership, we typically think of game strategy and motivational speeches—at…
Navigating the Transition to Motherhood and How To Excel in Dual Roles
The transition into motherhood marks a profound change in a woman’s life. It brings joy,…
Mom Burnout: Solutions and Self-Care Strategies for High Performers
The 2020s haven’t been especially easy for anyone—and high-performing moms are certainly on that list…
How To Master the Art and Science of High-Stakes Decision Making
Our days are full of decisions. From whether or not to hit the snooze button…
From Executive Burnout to Executive Balance: How To Build Sustainable Habits
If you're a high-performing executive, you're already familiar with the immense pressures that come with…
Why Social Support Is So Important for High Performing Moms
Perinatal mental health—referring to mental health during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth—is critical,…
A Deeper Look Into Athlete Injury: How To Cope With Post-Injury Depression
The truth is stark: as a high performance athlete, you’ll almost definitely experience some type…
How To Balance School and Sports as a High Performing Student Athlete
How To Balance School and Sports as a High Performing Student Athlete When a high…
How Executives Can Build Resilience and Thrive in a Demanding Workplace
Talent won’t necessarily make you successful at work. And the higher-pressure your position is, the…
The Myth of Work-Life Balance: How To Find Harmony in High-Pressure Jobs
We’re all familiar with the term “work-life balance.” But it wasn’t always as popular a…
ADHD Is on the Rise in Adult Women. Here’s What It Means for Parents of High-Achieving Teen Girls.
You may have noticed an increase, recently, in how often you’re hearing about ADHD from…
How High Performers Can Manage the Risk of Postpartum Psychosis
The postpartum period is a time of adjustment and adaptation for the vast majority of…
Why Your Self-Worth Should Be Tied to More Than Just Your Job
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “Nice to meet you. What…
Team Sports vs Individual Sports: How They (and You!) Can Support Your Teen’s Mental Health
Teen mental health in the US is impacted by a number of factors—parental influence, household…
Why We Need To Confront the Stigma of Mental Health in Sports
There’s a longstanding societal misnomer that athletes, especially high performers at a competitive level, are…
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Why It’s So Important for High Performers
By now, the term “imposter syndrome” is familiar to most of us. We’re likely to…
A Mental Health Crisis Is Brewing—And It’s Impacting High-Achieving Teens, Too.
To get a clear picture of the teen mental health crisis in the United States,…
Postpartum Depression in High Performers: How To Recognize the Signs and Get Help
Pregnancy is a process. And not a simple one. Over the course of nine months,…
The Key to Leading Difficult Conversations: Strategies for High Performers
If you’ve ever caught a rerun of the 1980s sitcom Designing Women, you may be…
Exercise for Mental Health: Why Movement Can Help Anxiety and Depression
It’s easy to see how our mental health can impact our exercise routines. After all,…
Why Even the Most Resistant High-Performance People Need Self-Care
In the world of high-performers, the concept of “slow” can be a foreign one. When…
Mindfulness for High Performers: How To Keep Calm in a Stressful World
Living in an “unprecedented time” hasn’t changed the day-to-day reality for most of us. We…
9 Simple Ways To Benefit From Restorative Stillness as a High Performer
Our American culture tends to prize success above all things. And the usual definition of…
How Shame and Vulnerability Can Make or Break Your Success as a Leader
When it comes to athletes, we talk quite a bit about the concept of “mental…
Executive Coaching and Clinical Psychology: Why This Combination Is a Winning Strategy
You’re a high-performance person. You have plenty of things on your plate to keep you…
Mindfulness Training for Athletes: What It Is and How To Get Started
Our world moves quickly. Really quickly. Thanks to smartphones and social media, we’re always online…
How To Identify an Eating Disorder – and Where To Turn for Help
For some of us, body weight is something we think about on the scale at…
Athletes and Eating Disorders: Why They’re Linked and How To Stay Safe
It’s no secret that participation in athletics can be great for both kids and adults…
Anxiety and Depression in Young Adults Keeps Rising. Here’s How To Support Your Child
We hear a lot about anxiety and depression for adults, but many people don’t realize…
Identifying Fear vs Anxiety – And How To Manage Them Both
Both fear and anxiety can be strong and unpleasant feelings. And if you’re experiencing one…
10 Ideas for Self-Care and Stress Management (Without Breaking the Bank)
April is Stress Awareness Month, dedicated to refreshing ourselves on the signs and symptoms of…
What Is Self-Compassion? Simple Steps To Be Kinder to Yourself Every Day
How often do you beat yourself up when you make a mistake or experience failure?…
8 Easy Ways to Be a Better Self-Leader
As high-performing people, we tend to think a lot about leadership and the way we…
Stress Changes Your Brain. Here’s How to Fight Back.
It’s not news, at this point, that stress can cause physical, mood-related and behavioral problems…
Stress vs. Anxiety: Why It’s Important To Know the Difference
It’s 7am. Your morning alarm is blaring beside your head. You stumble into the kitchen…
Maternal Mental Health for High Performers and Athletes
Maybe you’ve heard the story: in 2019, Olympic runner Alysia Montaño publicly called on Nike…
What Burnout and Under-Recovery Look Like for High Performers
You’re a superstar. You know you’re a superstar. You work hard, you’re successful, and the…
Social Media and Mental Health: Why (and How!) To Avoid Comparison
Fifteen – even ten – years ago, if you’d told most of us we’d be…
Emotional Granularity: Master Your Emotions in a Time of Crisis
If you’ve ever known a young child, you’ve likely been there: it’s clear something is…
I Am What I Do: When Contingent Self-Esteem Lets Us Down
Most of us have a generally good understanding of the concept of self-esteem, or the…
Overcoming Perfectionism: Is It Really Worth the Effort?
None of us are strangers to “perfectionism” as a term or an idea. We might…
Teach, Don’t Delegate: Broaden Your Team’s Skills
By Sharon A. Chirban, PhD In HBR this week, an article was published on the…
How Coaches Support Athletes After the Finish Line
By: Mackenzie Brown, PsyD I find myself having an interesting parallel. About a week ago,…
Alcohol and Athletic Performance
By: Christina Figueroa, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN While this month’s newsletter post would ideally be…
Reconnecting With The Body
By: Alexis Chirban, BS In today’s world, most of us have complicated relationships with our…
Appearance Based Anxiety
For many, holidays, bikinis and social gatherings raise questions about self-worth. Self-worth is measured in…
Collegiate Coaching: The Importance of Sleep
Here I go again, writing on a plane or in an airport. Despite time off…
Athletic Performance and the Ketogenic Diet
A ketogenic diet (KD) refers to any dietary pattern that results in the body being…
Fall Sports Preparations
If you play a fall sport, pre-season is just around the corner and that means…
Executive Coaching Tip: Take That Vacation!
Greetings from AWP’s Executive Coaching team! We hope you are taking advantage of the warm…
Pilates – An Explanation and 3 Pilates Poses/Exercises
“A body free from nervous tension and fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature…
Focused Attention, Expanded Awareness: Mindfulness practice to improve attention flexibility in performance
"Focused attention" involves sustaining attention moment by moment on a chosen object or task. This is the most common…
Your Mental Muscle: Meditation for High Performance
Meditation is an extremely valuable skill, both for the athlete and the professional business person…
Don’t Let Dehydration Get You Down This Summer
Summer is here which means the weather is (finally) heating up! While hydration is important…
Coaches’ Corner: Rest and Recovery
I'm not going to lie, I'm tired. I work six days a week well over…
Eating Disorders And The Athlete
We hear about the prevalence of eating disorders in the fashion industry and Hollywood. What…
Athletes and Mental Health are Making Headlines
A recent USA Today story highlighted the mental health struggles of numerous star athletes, including…
Coaches’ Corner: Practice What You Preach
Athletes are in the spotlight. If something isn’t working on the field, the ice, the…
Top Nutrition Strategies For Fall Sports
The weather may be cooling down, but fall sports are heating up! Maintain peak performance…
Coaches’ Corner: Three Summer Tips for Collegiate Coaches
No matter the season of your sport, coaching never stops. It is a yearlong process…
14th International Society of Sport Psychology – Presentation by Dr. Chirban
Sharon presented at the 14th International Society of Sport Psychology on a panel “Lessons learnt…
Sexualized Athletes
At the bi-annual Female Athlete Conference, Dr. Chirban gave a talk highlighting the issues related…
Monthly Fencing Workshops
Michael Berrebi at Amplifying Performance has been conducting monthly workshops with the Marx Fencing Academy,…
“Exercise is Medicine” Classes
Newly Designed for 2017 Are you working on improving your outlook on life? Need exercise motivation?…
Exercise is an Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression
We know a few things about exercise and depression. Many think that exercise is an…
2017 Musician Symposium
The first multidisciplinary musician’s symposium of its kind, sponsored by the Division of Sports Medicine,…
Spin Mind Body @the Barn
Amplifying Performance is partnering with Spin @the Barn to offer an exercise is medicine spin…
How Chronic Pain Can Change the Course of an Athlete’s Life
The demands of being an athlete can often be daunting, and this is a sentiment…
Mental Skills Tip for Boston Marathoners
What you need to know with just 74 days left to train for the Boston Marathon. Keep your “Want” thinking in check: Many athletes let their “want”…
Big Sky Sport Psychology Retreat 2017
Mackenzie and Sharon are off to their annual sport psychology meeting in Big Sky, Montana…
Sensation Is Information: How Athletes Can Learn From Pain
For athletes, especially in distance sports such as running and swimming, dealing with pain and…
Executive Coaching with Finance Professionals
For finance professionals, the market often dictates the overall sentiment of their career path and…
The Mental Block in Post-Injury Comebacks
Insights from leaders in sport psychology For athletes of all levels, suffering an injury can…
The Link Between CTE, PCS and Athletes | What You Should Know
CTE and Athletes: What is the Link?How data should be interpreted no matter which stance…