Mental Fitness Matters®

We all know and are familiar with what we consider our busy seasons throughout the year! Whether it’s the holiday season, a season of loss or transition, or a season in your life that is just beginning or ending, managing your stress levels, emotions, and overall health throughout busy seasons can be difficult. I want to give you 5 tips ... Read More The post 5 Tips to Reduce Stress During Busy Seasons | MFM 143 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #119 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO Learn Coaching with Intention with Frankie Littlejohn. Coaching is no easy job. You are tasked with balancing the performance of a team while striving to develop well-rounded, confident, and kind individuals. Frankie LittleJohn Head Women & Men’s Track & Field Coach at Pine Lake Prep Defensive end/Center for the National Arena Football Leagues Carolina Predators Defensive End/Center for ... Read More The post Coaching with Intention with Frankie Littlejohn | MFM 142 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #118 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO Que Tucker is the commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Que oversees the entire operation of the Association, which includes a staff of 17, a sports program consisting of 13 different sports, culminating in the 90 state team championships for men and women. As a native of Rockingham County, Que played college basketball at Mars ... Read More The post Navigating the Stressors of Sports at State Level with Que Tucker | MFM 141 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #117 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO BELOW Family Mental Health History Matters? How many of you know your family history and not just medical family history, but mental health family history? And most importantly do you think it matters!! I want to talk about this topic because I truly think it’s important and it can change how you operate in your life on a ... Read More The post Family Mental Health History Matters | MFM 140 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #116 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

How many times have you attempted to start something, in particular with your health and wellness? Whether it’s pursuing a new goal for your life, around a workout schedule, or weight management, how many times have you thought about starting and have said you’ll just wait until tomorrow, or next month or next year and then the time comes around ... Read More The post Benefits of Healthy Habits and Boundaries | MFM 139 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #115 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO BELOW Representation Matters For Mental Health with Nadine Ford. Whether it’s a fictional character, family member, or someone in the spotlight we’ve never met- those of us who have been marginalized, excluded, or traumatized by society know just how much it means to simply see yourself in someone else. Nadine Ford is a drowning prevention ambassador and swim ... Read More The post Representation Matters For Mental Health with Nadine Ford | MFM 138 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #114 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO BELOW Have you ever wonder been on vacation, attended a meeting, concert or watched a movie and walked away feeling so inspired and excited that your mind is flooded with a million ideas and creative thoughts about what you’re going to do and what you want to accomplish and then, you get back out of that space and ... Read More The post Motivation vs. Inspiration: How To Use Both To Take A.C.T.ion | MFM 137 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #113 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO Back to school, it is that time of the year when kids are heading back to school. Some may even be in school already, but this is a BIG transitional period for a lot of people so today I wanted to do a show for my parents out there so that we can take a closer look at ... Read More The post Back To School, Are They Mentally Ready? | MFM 136 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #112 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO BELOW Learn how to heal through food with Christiane Matey, an Integrative and functional Dietician and the Founder of MINT Nutrition, with a depth of experience in health, wellness, and fitness. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a graduate of the Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) Program in Integrative Medicine from ... Read More The post Healing Through Food with Christiane Matey | MFM 135 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #111 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Kwame Dixon is a 1987 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he played football and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Coach Kwame Dixon has been an educator and coach for the past 31 years. In addition to being the owner of the speed school for the past 5 years, he currently serves as the offensive coordinator ad quarterback ... Read More The post Coaching Youth Beyond Sports with Kwame Dixon | MFM 134 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #110 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Massage therapy and Mental Health Did you know that massage therapy ✅ Lowers stress 🤯 ✅ Decreases anxiety 😰 ✅ Reduces irritability 😖 ✅ Increases happiness by increasing brain serotonin and dopamine 😀🧠 It’s the perfect MIND•BODY•CONNECTION we can all benefit from to improve our overall health and performance. Join me and my co-host as we sit down with Amy Applegate a NC Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist and ... Read More The post Massage Therapy and Mental Health with Amy Applegate | MFM 133 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #109 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

PLAY VIDEO BELOW Have you ever heard the phrases, “gut feelings, trusting your heart, or trust your gut”? Well, guess what, they are so much more than phrases. There is more and more science showing us that how we feel is not all in our heads, but also in our body, our gut, our heart, and our brain and it’s ... Read More The post Performance and Brain Nutrition with Dr. Shawn Talbott “Amare Global®” (The Gut-Brain Connection) [PART 2] | MFM 132 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #108 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

PLAY VIDEO BELOW Have you ever heard the phrases, “gut feelings, trusting your heart, or trust your gut”? Well, guess what, they are so much more than phrases. There is more and more science showing us that how we feel is not all in our heads, but also in our body, our gut, our heart, and our brain and it’s ... Read More The post Performance and Brain Nutrition with Dr. Shawn Talbott “Amare Global®” (The Gut-Brain Connection) [PART 1] | MFM 131 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #107 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Have yall ever said “yes” to do something and immediately thought, why in the world did I agree to do that? You’re already overbooked, you really don’t want to go, but because you don’t want to let anyone down or hurt their feelings you say yes anyway or maybe you just think if you don’t do the task, someone else ... Read More The post Free Yourself by Saying “NO” | MFM 130 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #106 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Research from a men’s health charity MOVEMBER looked at 2 words that have a big psychological impact on why men aren’t speaking up. MAN UP Over 47% of men ages 18-34 feel pressure to be manly or masculine. And to maintain this appearance of masculineness, the research finds that 38% of men do not talk to others about their feelings ... Read More The post Men’s Mental Health Matters | MFM 129 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #105 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Sleep and mental health. Have you ever been so exhausted that your brain feels foggy, you feel sluggish and tired, you’re moody and it’s difficult to think clearly and handle your emotions? There has been a lot of research around this topic, and we can confirm that Mental Health disorders tend to make it difficult for people to sleep well ... Read More The post Sleep and Mental Health | Mental Health Series | MFM 128 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #104 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

What if neurons can deteriorate or enhance your mental health? How would that change your life if your brain and body working for your instead of against you? – Life-changing right? Well, all those things and more are so possible through a process known as neurofeedback. In today’s show, I talk about neurons, neurofeedback, and mental health. As I mentioned ... Read More The post Neurofeedback and Mental Health | Mental Health Series | MFM 127 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #103 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WATCH VIDEO – PLAY THE VIDEO BELOW Understand mental health, as May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Millions of Americans today experience Mental Health symptoms and oftentimes go unaddressed until a time of crisis. . Building a mental fitness toolbox allows people an opportunity to increase resilience and better adapt to the stressors and demands of life. WHAT IS MENTAL ... Read More The post Understanding Mental Health | Mental Health Series | MFM 126 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #102 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Kim Allen was a member of the volleyball and basketball teams starting on each team all four years and was named All-Conference in both sports. Allen graduated with honors in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Kim went on to attain a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and works within the financial services ... Read More The post The transition from Athlete to Coaching with Kim Allen | MFM 125 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #101 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Own your energy. Energy is everything!!! Did you know that your thoughts carry a vibrational frequency? They are either building you up or holding you back. Understanding what energy means and how you are using energy can give you a lot of information on how you are showing up in your space. Start Owning Your Energy Own your energy today ... Read More The post Own Your Energy, with Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner Nanna Rivers | MFM 124 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #100 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.