Even after over 20 years, sort of. With gratitude to my physical strength and muscle memory that got my ass to the the ball and remembered how to stroke and make contact! It felt smooth until I felt my breathing labor and my body tighten. I focused so hard, I forgot to breath until I heard from across the net, “Dara, breathe, you can’t forget to breathe!”. The next exhale released so hard tears rolled down my face with relief (thank god my shades blocked my leaking eye balls

This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Eating disorders are serious and sometimes fatal illnesses that cause severe disturbances to a person’s eating behaviors and life. Eating Disorders are silently killing. My eating disorder wasn’t obvious. No one knew. I appeared healthy. I always seemed okay on the outside, while inside I was in hell, and dying. This picture got your attention! I competed in bodybuilding figure competitions that literally put me over the

When you work with champions, you get inspired. We collaboratively push to new mental toughness limits. They #makeshiFthappen and make MY inner champion fierce! Thank you @silviafontana76 and @brojo1126 for having me be a part of your incredible team! Tune in tonight to IG and Facebook LIVE for Truth with DrDara: ShiFting Habits Make your habits stick to fuel your inner champion! #athletes #figureskaters #innerchampion #unleashyourchampion

WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL BODY LOOK LIKE ? If you want to lose weight and you only talk and focus on weight loss, your body only hears, WEIGHT, and it gains weight. How would you feel at your ideal weight? How would you look. Notice what you like of other bodies with appreciation. Most of all to draw attention to what you want, have appreciation for your body in its current state. Notice it’s functionality and beauty, just the way it is. Thin minds do not think overweight thought

Mental health among athletes is on an increase as the stigma continues… Between 10% and 15% of athletes will experience psychological issues severe enough to warrant counseling. Regardless of how physically fit an athlete is, genetics or chemical imbalances may influence the development of mental health. 477 died from suicide between 2003-2013 out of 500,000 student-athletes. Statistics of mental health for athletes is often viewed as in accurate as many are fearful to report

DETERMINED…. To be at the top! 💪🏼 ——- I set a goal early this year to do 10 pull ups. I am not there yet. I get a sore shoulder sometimes and well, sometimes I even psych myself out to do them. 💪🏼——- Not having the goal completed is a hard task for me. What I do know, is that as I set a goal out of my comfort zone, other ideas and opportunities now become available for me. 💪🏼——- It is not about the 10 pull ups, it is about knowing that it can’t not happen as long

Whether you are preparing for life or sport – 💥 UNLEASH YOUR INNER CHAMPION 🏅 ✔️ SET an intention 💡 CREATE a realistic routine 👀 VISUALIZE it as it has already happened #psychologist #compete #create #therapy #unleashyourchampion #athletes #career #compete #unleashyourchampion #career #therapy #athl #athletes