“When all you look at is what you AREN’T doing, that’s all you’ll see.” –Coach Carrie Are you overly focused on your shortcomings? Do you spend too much time dwelling on all the things you haven’t done? Your mind is like a magnet. Once you go down a...
I’m sure you’ve seen these headlines floating around your newsfeed: “Change Your Life with Gratitude” or “Want to Be Happy? Be Grateful”, etc. etc. It’s true that research has consistently shown gratitude to be associated with greater feelings of happiness, but...
Your brain is amazing. Your brain controls your memory, motor skills, vision, digestion, breathing; it’s basically in charge of every process in your body. It’s not just amazing, it’s completely mind-blowing. Your brain runs the whole show, BUT when it comes to your...
Under pressure I recently injured my left arm. And this left arm injury occurred after a VERY long rehab and recovery with my right one. A shoulder injury (volleyball) that turned into frozen shoulder, which I then re-injured— hence the very long recovery. Luckily, I...
Sometimes in sport— and in life— things don’t go always go as smoothly or easily as we’d prefer. We’ve been experiencing A LOT of that lately. From unexpected pandemics to wildfires, many people have had major wrenches thrown into their original plans. Things...
The thing I hear the most often when I talk to someone about the possibility of trying out meditation is, “But Carrie, I CAN’T sit still and think about NOTHING for 30 MINUTES!! I just can’t do it.” And my response to them is usually, “Yeah, me neither. And...
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein “If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do.” –Warren Miller “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi “A ship in...
Have you recently caught yourself wondering: “How could we possibly be talking about the holidays already?” “Where the hell did my summer go?” “Why aren’t there more hours in a day?” We are quickly approaching the time of year when stress levels go up as calendars get...
It’s story time! There’s nothing like a good story. I love hearing stories, so when I discovered The Moth almost twenty years ago, I was instantly in love. The Moth was started by George Dawes Green, a man who has a passion for live storytelling. It turns out that...