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Skadi Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN (2025)

11/17/2025

🎉 SURPRISE. The key to overcoming athletic burnout and revitalizing your passion for the sport is simpler than you think.

SWIPE ➡️ for some real talk and heavy-duty solutions.

What aspect of your training or mentality needs major TLC yet you keep covering it with just a bandaid? Whether it's ignoring the signs of physical exhaustion, tying your self-worth too closely to your achievements, or simply losing the love for the game, we've all been there.

Ready for that free consult as you enter the holiday season and some down time? Hit us up at www.skadisportpsychology.com and we'll get you taken care of.

11/15/2025

For athletes, physical training is a necessary part of life. But when does the drive to improve cross the line into something less healthy?

If you identify as a perfectionist, you may see it as an asset—and in many ways, it is. But striving for unrealistic standards and basing your self-worth on them can also lead to burnout. It can also increase the risk of exercise dependence, where the drive to train becomes compulsive. Research has shown that both types of perfectionism are related to exercise dependence.

This can show up in two main ways:
1️⃣ Primary Exercise Dependence: This is when exercise is an end in itself. The drive is internal, often a need to achieve a feeling of perfection for oneself. This form of exercise dependence is about finding the best version of yourself.
2️⃣ Secondary Exercise Dependence: This is more common in athletes. Here, exercise is used as a means to another end, such as managing body composition. It's often fueled by external pressures and harsh self-criticism. In other words, the need to exercise is driven by external factors.

Understanding the "why" behind your training is important. Sustainable progress is built on a foundation of self-awareness and self-compassion, not on an obsessive need to be perfect. Take a moment to pause and ask yourself if your training is driven by a healthy desire for growth or by a fear of not living up to an impossible standard.

What are your thoughts on the line between dedication and dependence in sports?

11/14/2025

Katie & Sam flew to MN yesterday to spend a few days with us at Skadi, and we couldn’t be more excited! Katie has been providing us with behind-the-scenes business operations support since August 2023. Sam joined us in January 2025 to support client onboarding, concierge Out of Network insurance claims, and more. There’s something so special about meeting folks in person for the first time despite spending SO MUCH TIME with them on Zoom.

The first 2 years of Skadi were super rewarding while operating as a solo provider—but this past year has been so much more than I ever could have imagined. I’ve returned to mentorship & supervision, a role I truly missed the past 2 years while flying solo. I took on VERY few new clients in order to prioritize time for the team, and though the first half of the year was challenging while scaling, we’ve really found our groove this past month.

Today, during our strategic planning meeting, we shared personal & professional goals. Professional goals were pretty standard. But the personal ones? So much cooler, and a lot of them overlapped across team members:
👉 get a house
👉 travel
👉 read (for fun)
👉 join some new sports leagues

Our final question unpacked how we could support one another with the personal and professional goals. One big theme here: encouraging one another to set boundaries, & normalizing the ability to say “no thanks!”. So hard to do in the culture we’re in when we’re passionate about our work, especially when getting careers and companies started. Yet a clear non-negotiable.

2026 will include some really exciting passion projects, including but not limited to:
👉 supporting the athletes with prep for the winter games
👉 a podcast, launching in January!!!
👉 a support group for athletes with chronic illness or complex health concerns
👉 on demand webinars & self-paced courses

We’ll also be reducing some of our current initiatives in order to make room for the above (e.g., fewer custom workshops, limited caseloads, no new CMPC mentees).

Stoked for this team and our year to come. Grateful, as always, to everyone who supports us & who has gotten us to where we are today ✌🏻

11/13/2025

Feeling stuck between the drive for peak performance and the need to protect your mental well-being? You are not alone. This tension is a normal, and often unspoken, part of the athletic journey.

For many of us, the very cultures we compete in weren't designed to support our unique challenges or experiences. We're taught to push through, to be relentless, and to value outcomes above all else. While this drive can be a powerful asset, it can also lead to burnout, anxiety, and a feeling of isolation when the pressure becomes too much.

It's easy to feel like you're the only one struggling to balance ambition with sanity. But this internal conflict doesn’t mean you’re weak or that you’ve lost your edge. It means you're human.

Acknowledging this tension is the first step toward building a more sustainable path to success. It’s about learning to honor your high aspirations while also giving yourself permission to rest, to be imperfect, and to prioritize your health. True high performance isn't just about pushing harder; it's about training smarter, recovering better, and cultivating a mindset that supports you for the long haul.

11/11/2025

Some of you may be new to the world of using meditation for athletic performance, and to you I say ‘HELLO! 👋.’

If you’ve played around with different techniques like visualization or deep breathing, you’ve probably stumbled into binge scrolls around ‘how to improve mental toughness’ or ‘ways to reduce performance anxiety.’

Been there, done that.

As a sport psychologist, I am here to tell you:

If you are an athlete (of any level), crave heightened focus, and want more control over race day anxiety, do not overlook the power of meditation.

Here’s what I suggest:

Start incorporating meditation into your daily routine. Learn how to breathe "low and slow," visualize how you'll handle tricky situations, and settle your mind before and during races.

If you’re thinking…”okay, I’m sold. But, what on earth are you talking about and how can I do that?!” Check out the following apps. I love them all for different reasons!

👉 Waking Up
👉 Healthy Minds (free!!)
👉 Optimize Mind Performance
👉 Headspace

Questions about meditation? Drop them below!

11/10/2025

It's human nature to want to get away from pain. When a stressful situation triggers a deep-seated belief, or schema, it can bring up difficult emotions. The problem isn’t the feeling itself, but the urge to escape it.

This often leads to avoidance, a coping strategy that gets us into trouble. The sequence looks like this: an event triggers a schema, which brings on a painful emotion, leading to an urge to escape, which results in avoidance. But acting on that urge to escape is what creates friction in our relationships with teammates, coaches, and even ourselves. The key to sustainable performance is learning to sit with discomfort without letting the urge to avoid control your actions. This is how you build true mental strength.

What's one way you've learned to sit with discomfort instead of avoiding it? Share your experience below.

11/09/2025

This weekend’s lesson: When you get the opportunity to speak at USA Hockey’s 5th annual Game On summit, designed to improve gender equity in the hockey world, the only correct answer is YES.

Though I grew up in small town WI hanging out with friends at the local hockey rink, and had plenty of friends who were hockey players, I’ve never been a hockey player myself. I enjoy hockey and I love working with hockey players. However, my sports world is largely comprised of endurance sports. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into the weekend.

Aside from the sports lingo and some of the nuances, the conversations I had with women this weekend reflected so many themes that are also prevalent for women and gender diverse folks in the cycling world:

Racial and gender disparities at all levels, difficulty taking up or finding space to create change (without experiencing significant push back), unpaid labor needed to keep teams and leagues going, a lack of decision making power, work/life imbalances, a lack of recognition for fair unpaid labor, and more.

What these sports ALSO have: a whole lot of women who are passionate, unapologetic, skilled, and persistent change makers who are undoubtedly moving the needle in sport—and who will continue to do so, assuming we don’t burn them out.

We need NGBs to continue to support these change makers, so we can all lean into each other, share resources, support one another, and make waves to support the next generation of female athletes in male-dominated sports.

Thank you to Kristen Sagaert, Jane Solverson, and USA Hockey for prioritizing this event and these conversations. Thank you to all of the women who attended the summit and welcomed me, a non-hockey player, with open arms (& hearts).

This event will be hard to beat, and you better believe I’ll find my way to a Learn to Skate event this season 🥅 🏒

11/07/2025

As a coach, your role extends far beyond physical performance. The latest research highlights just how critical you are in supporting your athletes' mental health and building a sustainable career in sport.

A recent study brought together experts—athletes, coaches, and psychologists—to build a practical framework for supporting athlete wellbeing. While 97% of experts agreed that coaches have a responsibility to support athlete mental health, a staggering 83% felt coaches lacked the capability to do so confidently.

This highlights a crucial gap, but also a clear path forward. Two key takeaways from the study are:
👉 Create a Positive Climate: Foster an environment where athletes have autonomy, mistakes are seen as learning opportunities, and athletes feel safe disclosing struggles without judgment.
👉 Know When and How to Refer: You aren't expected to be a therapist. Your role is to observe, check in, and guide athletes toward professional help. A "passive referral"—giving an athlete the resources to make their own appointment—is a powerful way to respect their autonomy.

By creating a supportive environment and knowing how to connect athletes with expert help, you can protect their wellbeing and performance.

What's one thing you do to create a psychologically safe environment for your athletes?

11/05/2025

Remember this when scrolling through those perfectly curated feeds: what you're seeing is the highlight reel, not the full story.

That cool race photo? It doesn't show the months of inconsistent training, the missed workouts, or the days when motivation was nowhere to be found.

That podium celebration? It doesn't capture the injuries, the setbacks, or the times when progress felt impossible.

Your unfiltered, authentic experience as an athlete is valuable precisely because it includes both victories and struggles. The messy middle, the doubts, the comebacks—that's where the actual growth happens.

When you see those posts that make you feel some type of way, remember that behind every highlight is someone who has walked through their own version of the challenges you're facing. Your journey, with all its ups and downs, is just as legit.

Trust your process. Honor your progress. And remember that authenticity will always be more powerful than perfection.

11/05/2025

In 2021, reached out to me to see if I had any interest in speaking at their spring leaders summit for returning coaches. The league had noticed a big surge in youth anxiety and other mental health concerns following the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were looking for some training to support their student athletes.

This league has over 2700 6th-12th grade students from across the state who travel for HOURS with their families each weekend to participate in the races across the state. Most coaches are parents. Nearly all are volunteers. Many students haven’t found a fit with traditional team sports for one reason or another, and many don’t race to compete—they race for fun and community.

We started with a training for the coaches summit, which went well. Josh then asked me if I wanted to really double down.

Doubling down is my love language!

He was in need of a sponsor to organize and staff a “chill zone” for the student athletes, inspired by . No coaches or parents allowed—student athletes only. The goal was to give students a space to step away from the chaos and stimulation of race day, while also working on self-regulation skills—especially after a tough race or when pre-race nerves got the best of them.

The first season was relatively slow while the community figured out what we were up to. But after four seasons, we’ve had a few races where we’ve reached capacity. Coaches and parents encourage the students to use the space. They respect the space. And we have some regular student attendees, which we love.

It’s a wild time of year for me, with full work weeks, weekend road trips, and a whole lot of free labor. Yet it’s so worthwhile. The sponsorship has led to new friendships, late night campfires and deep conversations with core staff, shared laughter with the student athletes, trips to visit and .cycling, and this year, the opportunity to share the sport with the Skadi team.

MCA, you’re something special. Thanks for bringing Skadi into the community and trusting us with your athletes. Already looking forward to next year 🙌

11/04/2025

You do NOT have to figure everything out about transitioning out of sport on your own ❌

Here’s what you don’t need to believe during this time:
● That you’ll bounce back without any bumps.
● That it’s all up to you to handle alone.
● That your athletic identity isn’t important anymore.
● That planning for this change is unnecessary.

Here’s the truth instead 👉 Recovery is a process, not a race. It takes time to adjust, and it’s okay to feel unsure at first. The skills you’ve built as an athlete (resilience, dedication, focus) are your greatest strengths moving forward. Plus, finding support from others can make all the difference. 💬

Remember: You’ve faced tough challenges before, and this is no different. With the right mindset, plans, and people, you can build a new chapter you’re proud of.

What’s been the hardest part of your transition? Drop your thoughts below ⬇️

11/03/2025

Sleep doesn’t just get you through your day; it fuels your performance. Yet, for many athletes, sleep takes a backseat to training, competition, and life. 🛌💤

Here are 6 factors that could be disrupting your sleep quality and recovery time as an endurance athlete:
1️⃣ Not enough hours of shut-eye (athletes need 7–9 hours nightly).
2️⃣ Early morning or late-night workouts.
3️⃣ Pre-competition jitters keeping you awake.
4️⃣ High training loads increasing overall stress.
5️⃣ Unfamiliar sleeping environments on the road.
6️⃣ Caffeine habits disrupting your wind-down routine after nighttime races.

🌟 Did you know that elite athletes often sleep less than 7 hours, significantly impacting recovery and performance? Small changes like adjusted training times, caffeine management, and relaxation techniques can make a big difference 👏.

What’s your biggest sleep struggle? Share below or tag a training buddy who might need these tips! ⬇️

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