Category: psychology

“Don’t Silence Me” music video #MeToo

“My intention with this video is to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the sexual assault survivors who have spoken out,” she said. “If the Cosby survivors had not come forward, if the Weinstein survivors had not come forward then I would not have had the opportunity to heal. That’s the power of speaking out.”

CBS

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

related – Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, revealed in an emotional Senate hearing that she was raped by a superior officer in the Air Force.

myth of the ‘self-made man’

Click PLAY or watch Arnold on Facebook.

“None of us can make it alone.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger

related – Arnold Sports Festival

Emma Nedov – Beam

Silver medal at the World Cup at home in Australia.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Emma’s looking one hard athlete in this new ad for Activewear brand Running Bare.

Part of their ‘This One’s For Me’ campaign.

“the importance of physical mindfulness and self-belief”

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

(via Blythe Lawrence)

Zach Blakely’s enthusiastic interview

Many athletes are guarded and predictable when interviewed.

Then there’s Zach Blakely after winning a medal at Canada Winter Games.

The competition was hosted in Alberta so Zach’s friends, family and grade school teacher were able to attend in person.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Serena Williams – Dream Crazier

If they want to call you crazy, fine.
Show them what crazy can do.

Feat. Simone Biles, Chloe Kim, Ibtihaj Muhammad, U.S. women’s soccer team, …

… Sam Gordon, the young girl who’s dominating football with the boys; Lisa Leslie, the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game; Becky Hammon, the first woman to be a full-time NBA assistant coach.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

on Gymnastics pain

A detailed discussion on a topic often brushed over by coaches.

Kids know what pain is, but they can’t always discern sore muscle pain from sharp injury pain or torn muscle pain. …

When you hear kids complain of pain, draw their attention to it. Ask them to describe it and maybe even call it a certain color or give it a pain rating. Differentiate kinds of pains early. The better you genuinely know your kids relationship to body pain, the better you’ll be at knowing when something’s not right. …

tricks & twists

3 levels pain

kids should do competitive sport

Tony Retrosi

10 Reasons to let your child get involved with competitive Gymnastics (or any competitive sport)

the car ride home after the competition

Advice for parents from Katherine Tamminen (PhD), University of Toronto:

Give time to think, and take time to think

Develop “rules of the road”

Ask questions in a supportive manner

Be positive

THE CAR RIDE HOME