by Andrew Bednarzik | Sep 3, 2019 | Sports Psychology and Performance
College coaches line the sidelines and the best club teams in the region fill the fields. After 12 years of playing soccer, I’m playing in what may be the final games of my competitive career. Our team is decent, but we’re not likely to win it all. The good news is...
by Andrew Bednarzik | Jan 31, 2019 | Men's Counseling
In my conversations with new and expecting parents, there are a few themes that I hear again and again. I was lucky enough to have a few people I trust pull me aside before my kids were born and talk to me about their first year as a parent. Here are 3 of the most...
by Andrew Bednarzik | Jan 31, 2019 | Men's Counseling
If you’re an athlete, enjoy being active, or need to be physically active for your job – injuries can be devastating. The physical effects, which are hard enough, are just the tip of the iceberg. It affects you emotionally and socially, in addition to disrupting the...
by Andrew Bednarzik | Jan 31, 2019 | Sports Psychology and Performance
OLD VIEW: our brain stops being able to create new brain cells at some point in childhood/adolescence NEW VIEW: our brains can continue to grow new neurons and form new connections (neuroplasticity) throughout our lives. OLD VIEW: mental illness shows up in the wiring...
by Andrew Bednarzik | Jan 31, 2019 | Sports Psychology and Performance
Most New Year’s resolutions go something like this: This year I’m going to get in shape, keep in better touch with family, play with my kids more, eat healthier, be more spontaneous, spend more me-time, have more date nights with my partner….and so on. We mean well...
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