Injuries are more than just physical—they take a mental and emotional toll, too. If you're a college athlete struggling with the frustration, fear, and uncertainty of recovery, this guided body scan meditation is for you. As a former pro athlete and licensed mental health therapist, I know the pressure to get back in the game can be overwhelming. In this episode, we’ll focus on reconnecting with your body, letting go of fear, and trusting the healing process. Take a deep breath—you don’t have to rush this. Your body is working hard for you. Let’s tune in and reset together.

🔹 What You’ll Gain:

• A guided body scan meditation to ease stress and anxiety
• Tools to rebuild trust in your body during recovery
• Affirmations to help shift your mindset from fear to confidence

Hit play, take a moment for yourself, and remember—you're more than your sport, and healing is happening, even when you can’t see it.

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In this episode of the ReadySet Mindful Podcast, I dive deep into the struggles of perfectionism that many high-performing athletes, entrepreneurs, and professionals face. If you're someone who constantly feels the pressure to be perfect and flawless in every aspect of your life, this episode is for you.

Key Highlights:

• Why Perfectionism Is So Common in Athletes & High Performers: Understanding how perfectionism is rooted in our brains and why it can feel impossible to break free.
• The Neuroscience of Perfectionism: Learn how your brain’s wiring makes it easy to fall into the cycle of overachievement and how to break out of it.
• How Perfectionism Affects Mental & Emotional Health: Discover the toll that striving for perfection can take on your well-being and how to regain balance.
• Simple, Actionable Tips to Overcome Perfectionism: Strategies like self-compassion, mindfulness, goal-setting, and embracing imperfection to reduce stress and burnout.
• The Role of Therapy: Why working with a therapist is a game-changer in breaking the perfectionism cycle and achieving a healthier, more sustainable mindset.

If you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, or high performer struggling with perfectionism, tune in to gain practical tools that will help you shift your mindset, reduce anxiety, and build emotional resilience.

Key Takeaways:

• Recognizing perfectionism and its harmful cycle
• Actionable strategies to create healthier, realistic goals
• How to shift your self-talk and embrace imperfection
• Practical mindfulness and relaxation tips to reduce stress
• The importance of seeking therapy for sustainable mental health

• Schedule a free 15-minute consultation if you are looking for support in letting go of your perfectionism, I've got you!

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Key Takeaways for this episode for athletes and high performers:

• Reflection & Goal-Setting: Acknowledge where you’re at and use the new year as a time for intentional change.
• Brain’s Resistance to Change: Understanding how your emotional brain fights against new routines and how to push through.
• Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to rewire itself makes change possible with consistent, disciplined action.
• Small Wins Matter: Focus on incremental progress to build momentum and avoid perfectionism that leads to burnout.
• Breaking Down Big Goals: Learn how to set smaller, manageable steps to make large goals more achievable.
• Intentions vs. Goals: Intentions are vague, but concrete goals are specific, measurable, and actionable.
• The Intention-Action Loop: Link your intentions to clear actions for better results.
• Consistency Over Perfection: Embrace consistency and be flexible when life (and disruptions) get in the way.
• Visualization & Mental Rehearsal: Use visualization techniques to prepare for obstacles and reinforce your goals.
• SMART Goals: Learn how to turn intentions into specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals.

Actionable Tips:

• Break down one intention into a SMART goal this week.
• Track your progress, stay consistent, and embrace setbacks as learning opportunities.

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