Podcast Interview

Ostrolenk speaks with Doctor Diaz, a Sports Psychology Consultant with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Diaz focuses on teaching peak performance and mental wellness, primarily to athletes, through an embodied mind and body approach. Under high levels of stress, the human nervous system feed behavioral patterns that disrupt learned skills, resulting in under-performing. Conversely, an integrative mind and body therapeutic approach is designed to manage emotions to alleviate the overwhelmed nervous system. In …

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Cheating

Bribing to get a child into college over modeling values It has come to light that parents have been “buying” their children a spot in the athletic department of top colleges despite not ever having participated in a sport. Around 50 highly influential parents were caught in this scandal. In today’s competitive parenting world, has teaching morality taken a back seat? In conversation with the ring-leader of this scandal, the co-chairman of a prestigious law …

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Early specialization: Something to think about before committing

It is quite common seeing very young athletes playing one sport all year around. To a great extent, it is done under the belief that it will expedite the learning process. However, research studies are indicating that focusing on just one sport before the age of 13 years old will most likely create the opposite effect. According to Dr. Kowalski, early specialization is defined as spending more than 8 months out of the year practicing …

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New England Somatic Experiencing Practitioners Conference

What? Learn the latest applications of Somatic Experiencing from your fellow SE colleagues. Presenters include: Peter Payne, “The Role of Somatic Practice in SE” Alex Diaz, “SE and the Treatment of Concussions” Jackie Katz, Catherine Hondorp, Cecily Sam Legg, Maureen Quinn, Kristen Chamberlain, “The Hands Informed by SE: A panel discussion with chiropractors, craniosacral and massage therapists” Sage Hayes, “Somatic Practice with Marginalized Communities” Marcy Andrews, “Courting the Reptilian Brain During Childbirth” Mary Guiffra, “Complex …

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