- Jan 26, 2022
On Balancing Relationships
If I were to ask you what image comes to mind when you think about balancing, I wonder what you would say. Often, balance looks like juggling or it looks a tightrope walker, or it looks like carrying a bunch of things at once (*cue Erykah Badu’s Bag Lady*). Balance, in the context of this article, refers to what ever actually works for you. During the offseason, balance may look like spending more time with family than you do teammates, while in season, looks like spending mo
- Jan 19, 2022
On Being Present
Sometimes it can be tempting to emotionally, mentally, and physically be in three different places. For example, to emotionally be in the past, mentally be in the future, and physically be in the present. To emotionally hold on to the pain of yesteryear, to mentally think about the next goal you want to achieve, and to physically be in a particular place. When we think of anxiety and depression and the severity of them both, most often those emotional experiences and perspect
- Jan 12, 2022
On Freeing Yourself From Other’s Expectations
If you could give yourself permission to pause, can you identify which expectations of others have you tried or are you trying to live up to? And is that expectation freeing you to make your dreams reality or holding you hostage to someone else’s idea of you? As a Black Athlete, you are impressionable to the thought patterns and the goals of your coaches, your parents, your teammates, your friends, the fans, and society as a whole. It takes consistent quiet time to really rec
- Jan 5, 2022
On Being Real
As the New Year rolls out and starts the process of creating its on identity, As some sports seasons come to a close, As some seasons continue, As some seasons prepare to begin, I think it’s important to pause for reflection and prepare with intention. Not New Year’s resolutions, Not 'New Year, New Me' slogans just to lose momentum around week 3 of 52, but authentic reflection and intention. With each end or beginning, there is a beginning and an end. In reflecting and settin
