Much less nervous, particularly at the show on Saturday [Report]. Oh, I still have butterflies. However, I have gone back to a sustainable population of the native species: gray bodies with long silver antennae and wings of Inner Princess pink. On one wing is written “Nerves”; on the other, “Excitement.” I let the invasive speciesContinue reading “Weekend Reports: The Psychology of Nerves”
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And So We Leave Behind the Sports Psychology Adventure
I had my last sport psychology appointment earlier this week. The set of three appointments was an introductory package deal. I enjoyed it, but will not continue. Hello & Goodbye The woman tasked with taking over from Dr. Margaret [Goodbye] has been Meighan Julbert, MS, Mental Skills Consultant. [MindSide.com > Team] As always, the followingContinue reading “And So We Leave Behind the Sports Psychology Adventure”
Goodbye Dr. Margaret
Dr. Margaret has left The MindSide. Since my financial arrangement for sport psychology appointments was with the company rather than with her personally, I am following the money. I meet with my new MindSide person tomorrow. Details when I find out what level of exposure the new person is comfortable with. The advice so farContinue reading “Goodbye Dr. Margaret”
Positives 12/1/15
Dr. Margaret [Meet] has asked that I keep a list of positive interactions. Rodney One Dr. Margaret: “Everything you feel is … good information.” [Show Tweets] Me, before riding Rodney: I’m nervous. Me, being level-headed: Okay, so what does that mean? Me, BRR: I hate that I am nervous about riding my own horse. So,Continue reading “Positives 12/1/15”
Why Bother With Nerves?
So I get nervous before my class at a horse show. So what? So I dissolve into a seething cauldron of stomach acid on the mounting block before a lesson. Why does this require calling in a professional [First Appointment]? It is out of proportion. In my saddle seat lessons and show classes, I amContinue reading “Why Bother With Nerves?”
First Appointment
Preliminary results from my first sports psychology appointment last Monday [Appointment Today] with Dr. Margaret [Meet]. We will be meeting once a month with email/phone/text contact inbetween. My stomach acid generators are two-fold, if interrelated. On one hand, I get nervous before lessons and shows with the Saddlebreds. On the other hand, I am aContinue reading “First Appointment”
Meet Dr. Margaret
Margaret Smith, PhD, of The Mindside, has been tasked with helping me sort out the screaming vortex that is the inside of my head. I found The Mindside using stringent search tools, i.e. Google. It was the first hit. Any established and reasonably competent practitioner would have been fine. I am not complicated; nor areContinue reading “Meet Dr. Margaret”
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