Author name: Mary Keen

Mary Keen is a Purdue graduate and experienced pharmacist. While homeschooling her four children, she has supported their competitive swimming careers from age group through high school and now at the collegiate level. Mary has personally navigated the gluten free/dairy free life and has a passion to help others reach their full potential in and out of the water.

Two Truths and a Lie

We need to be truth-tellers and call out the negative lies that we and our teammates believe. Let’s face it, practices can be hard. People may start thinking they can’t do it. Meet performances may not produce the times you wanted, and you can spiral into negative self-worth. Make it a habit to call out the lies. Say something like, “That’s not true. You have done hard practices before. You can do this.”

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Better Together

It’s nice to have a plan. It makes us feel like we’re in control and have anticipated all that could go wrong. But what do you do when something unexpected happens? We choose to freak out or pivot. Pivoting is changing our path without changing the goal. While this can be unsettling at best, it’s

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