It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and as a coach, I want to give it to you straight—as an athlete, your life is not just about hustle, drive, or performance, but about something even more important…: your mental health. You train hard. You push through fatigue, setbacks, even pain. But here's the truth—if your mind isn’t right, none of it works. You can have the best body, the best strategy, the best game plan... but if your mental health is crumbling, you're playing at a disadvantage every single day.

Keys to Successful Transition from Sport

Practical Ways to Transition Mentally, Behaviorally, and Spiritually

March 2025

Stephanie AKA The Advantage Coach

The transition that athletes endure after the sport is done with them is intense. Notice that I state that the sport is done with the athlete. There is research that estimates that between 14%-32% of athletes retire early because of injury.  Some other reasons are factors like mental health, other health issues, and even lack of playing time. No matter the reason, the result is often the same; you (the athlete) who is “forced’ to retire has issues with the transition. These issues can profoundly manifest in mental, behavioral and spiritual ways.

Let Me Love You – Cultivating the Best Relationship with Yourself

Through Mental Behavioral and Spiritual Health Practices

February 2025

Stephanie AKA THE ADVANTAGE COACH

As athletes you strive for greatness and excellence in pursuit of success in your athletic careers. Often there is an aspect in this pursuit that includes a level of confidence which also helps in reaching peak performance. However, there is a component to your well-being that often gets overlooked. The genuine relationship you cultivate with yourself. In other words, the love you have for the person not the athlete. This most intricate relationship with self can be discovered and nurtured through mental behavioral and spiritual perspectives, each offering an insight into your personal growth.