Since returning from a month of workshops and holiday visiting with family on the West Coast I have been reflecting on my interactions...

Happy Holidays Rowing Readers! I hope you are enjoying this holiday season in whatever way works for you. I also trust that, for those of...

If you're like most masters rowers you spend a considerable amount of time thinking about rowing and working on either, making your...

We all roam around without thinking much about where the beliefs that we hold about ourselves come from or what specifically those...

Every single one of you matters. Look at these women, the rowers around you. Each of you has a purpose here because you are a member of...

Dear Rowing, Happy anniversary. When we first met on that misty and cool Fall morning I was immediately and forever smitten. You were...

What messages did you get as a kid or as a young woman about being an athlete? Were you active? Did you participate in a sport or in...

What would you leave rowing with today if you were told that you could never row again? Consider this, and ask yourself these questions...

"Love the game. Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment. Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself. Love the...

I strongly believe that rowing can transform you, if you let her. She can empower, reveal, alleviate, expand, humble, create and destroy....

First, the mind thinks in visual pictures. If I say the word lemon, you don't see the word in your mind you see the object of a lemon....

Everyone. You, me, everyone, tends to avoid risk. To risk something or to take a risk means that the outcome is not assured and that...

It's estimated, by people who know these things and study them, that we have approximately 10,000 thoughts a day. 10,000. A large...

In prep for Worlds I wanted to get this next installment out before folks started racing. I hope that some of this info will be helpful...

It’s a few days before the World Rowing Masters Regatta. Do you know where your mind is? Do you have a system of prep before a big race?...

I’ve written about athletic character, irrational confidence, and competitive identity, but here's the thing, the thing that should be at...

I want to take a moment to get something off my chest about erging, ergs, rowers, and the approach that every (ok almost every) rower...

What do I mean when I say be 3D? Ask yourself these questions: What is it that I want from my rowing? What is my end game? What do I want...

Ever stop to think about all the different things that need to occur for your crew to actually win a race? There are so many variables...

In the coaching I’ve done with women at all levels, juniors, collegiates, and masters, as a masters rower/coxswain and as a collegiate...