It felt like impending doom. In 2023, my anxiety became unbearable. I was in the midst of a chronic health issue from mold toxicity that wrecked several systems in my body - neurological, digestive, hormonal, and immune. All of the symptoms were horrible, but nothing beat the...
You make a massive mistake in competition. The last feelings you feel are strength and dignity. Instead, you feel frustration. You feel chaos and stress. That's not how it was supposed to go...
Comparison doesn’t have to be crippling. You also don’t have to succumb to Theodore Roosevelt’s idea that comparison is “the thief of joy.” It can be, in some sense, when you look around and see everyone else crushing it, running faster, scoring more goals, and getting more...
I got cut from the all-state Maryland soccer team when I was 14-years-old. Even though I made the squad and also proved myself as a regional selection the year before, things didn't go my way this time around . I got cut. At first, I thought I...
Self discipline sets you free. This quote is an inherent contradiction. The word discipline means "obey a set of rules," while the word free means "no longer confined." How can discipline, an act of structure and routine, also be liberating and carefree at the same time? How can...
That's my mom. She has played a massive role in my soccer career and always gave me the autonomy to fall in love with the sport wholeheartedly. She was far, far from a helicopter parent. She never put too much pressure on me. She never criticized my...
Never have I felt so radiant, so alive, so overjoyed, and so vibrant in my entire life. Welcome to me being 32-years-old. It's downright exhilarating. If someone were to tell me a decade ago I would feel at my prime on my 32nd birthday, I would've told...
Chasing perfectionism is a losing game. It leaves young female athletes feeling defeated and flat, and it's a pursuit that becomes an unending cycle of frustration. You see, striving to be perfect goes against the human condition as well as the nature of life. It's hard...
I am about halfway through finishing my print book on physical and mental training for youth female athletes of all sports. I am so excited to release this heart-filled body of work, and more excited that it will be in everyone's hands. Though I've enjoyed writing...
Just like food, social media is consumption. The liking, the scrolling, the clicking, the commenting all impact your internal state as much as the foods you eat. But instead of impacting your digestive system, social media impacts your nervous system. First things first: when I started writing back...