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The Nervous System of a Sports Parent

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Do You Want to Be Enough?

06.09.2025 60

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The Social Neurobiology of Excellence

24.06.2025 50

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Your Mind Is All Over Your Body

18.04.2025 7

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Stress Is Not a Bad Word

26.03.2025 30

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Strategies to Use When You're Stuck on a Plane

21.03.2025 40

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Your Totally Legal Not-So-Secret Performance Enhancer

26.02.2025 30

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This Is Your Brain on Trauma

13.02.2025 9

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When You Can't Sleep

23.01.2025 10

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The Nerves Don't Go Away

Athletes can learn to acknowledge their nerves and use them to boost performance.

20.11.2024 5

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Margaret Smith Ph.d

On Loss and Anxiety

How high-performing teams and athletes can proceed after high-stakes losses.

07.11.2024 5

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Why "Just Breathe" Isn't Always Helpful Advice

It's never "just" breathing—the way we encourage athletes (or anyone) to breathe matters.

28.10.2024 3

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Margaret Smith Ph.d

Attitude Is (Not Always) a Choice

Attitude: Perceived social support shapes our capacity to choose our response.

14.10.2024 3

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Elite Athletics and the Social Nervous System

Elite sports performance is more social than post-game stats reveal.

26.09.2024 3

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Margaret Smith Ph.d