Dr Mike the Sport Psych

03/26/2020

Grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts on how athletes are responding to cancellation/postponement of sports due to COVID19

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of all major sports, possibly including the 2020 Olympic games.

03/26/2020

Lessons I have learned from student-athletes as they deal with the impact of COVID19

Last year on January 27, my best friend suddenly passed away – my dad. My last contact with him came earlier that day when he texted me to ask if I was watching the Michigan State – Purdue college basketball game. Honestly, it felt totally random because we had zero affiliation with either of th...

06/07/2018

Popular meditation app provides guided meditations to nearly 30 million users

04/13/2018

Derrick Morgan of the Tennessee Titans is bringing mindfulness to the NFL. Learn how meditation is changing the game.

03/28/2018

Considered the most decorated Olympian of all time, swimmer Michael Phelps rewrote history and has forever etched his name into the record books. But his journey to 28 Olympic medals did not come without challenge. Even in the midst of Olympic perfection, the athlete grappled with mental health issu...

03/21/2018

Headspace has forged a partnership deal with the NBA that gives the league, its players and its employees subscriptions to Headspace.

03/06/2018

Great read!

Mental health isn’t just an athlete thing. What you do for a living doesn’t have to define who you are. This is an everyone thing.