The Value of Mental Training for Student Athletes
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Author Archives: Sara A. Klusas, LISW
Your BODY IMAGE is Affecting Your Life
The phrase “body image” sounds like just another buzz word perpetuated by school officials and politicians. However, body image is very important to our view of ourselves and how we relate to the world around us. The term “Body Image” …
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Breaking-Up: Accepting the Past & Defining the Future
As the average age of getting married continues to climb in the United States the way we date has also changed. We are engaging in more long-term, serious relationships before marriage and, therefore, have to cope with these “extra” breakups. …
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Overcoming Anxiety when it’s GO TIME
We are faced with many challenges throughout our lives. Some we choose – perhaps competing in a sporting event or taking on a new project; others we face against our will such as a difficult qualifying time or the SAT’s. …
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Job Searching 101
It’s time to get a job! Whether you are on a break from school, have just been laid off or are searching for something better, job hunting can be an overwhelming process! Searching for a job, or even a new …
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Dating: Staying True to you!
New relationships are so exciting! Finding and maintaining a positive and mutually benefiting relationship is one of the most exciting, fulfilling and difficult practices in life. The ideas that our current culture romanticizes: love at first sight, lust, and cohabitation …
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Kids will be Kids, Right? – Adolescent Substance Abuse
Substance use can be dangerous at any age; however, there is an increased risk when young adults use alcohol or other drugs. Not only is an adolescent’s brain 4-5 times more susceptible to brain damage than an adult’s brain but adolescents …
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Find Balance… And Keep It
In a world where multi-tasking is expected, technology provides constant updates and simple decisions are strenuous (been to the cereal aisle lately?), a feeling of being stretched, strung out and stressed can only be expected! Finding balance between our professional, …
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Who do you want to be? The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It is a question that we are battered with from the time we are toddlers through our high-school and possibly college years. We spend most of our lives in school preparing for …
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Bullying: Risk Factors and Consequences
The recent reports of bullying and suicides have been a tragic wake-up call. As a community, we need to work to better understand the serious consequences of bullying, to recognize suicide warning signs in the victims of bullying and to know …
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Does winter make you SAD? Triumphing over Seasonal Affective Disorder
The winter months can be gray and dreary and seem very long, especially in Columbus, Ohio! There are fewer activities and opportunities to be outdoors in the sunshine, which can physiologically and psychologically take its toll. While some people may feel a …
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