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  • Playing Golf to Save my Life: One Woman’s Journey Healing PTSD through Golf

    Playing Golf to Save my Life: One Woman’s Journey Healing PTSD through Golf

    How and why is golf a powerful tool for mental health and can it really be used as a substitute for therapy and to heal from trauma?  Does golf have its limits with how much it can help? These are questions I have been exploring over the past 5 years, since I began my journey…

    A. Miller

    30 de mayo de 2024
    Mental Health, Sin categoría
    anxiety, depression, Golf, Golf for PTSD, grayson murray, Mental Health, Mental side of Golf, PTSD
  • Best Natural Bug Spray for Golf!

    Best Natural Bug Spray for Golf!

    Best Natural Bug Spray for Golf! Don’t hit the golf course without Alni Body Care best-selling natural bug spray made with lemongrass and basil essential oils.

    A. Miller

    3 de mayo de 2024
    Sin categoría
    best natural bug spray, best natural bug spray for camping, best natural bug spray for fishing, best natural bug spray for golf, best natural bug spray for the beach, bug spray for golf, essential oils, Golf, golf bug spray, golf course bug spray, Golf Tournament, lemongrass and basil
  • Tiger & the Tampon: Women as a Euphemism for Weakness

    Tiger & the Tampon: Women as a Euphemism for Weakness

    Why is it an insult to call someone a woman? That’s as if to say it is insulting and shameful to be a woman. Why is it an insult to get a period? A period is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. And it’s not posh or cool to make fun…

    A. Miller

    18 de febrero de 2023
    Sexism in Golf
    Golf, Golf Tournament, Justin Thomas, PGA Tour, professional golfer, Sexism, Sexism in Golf, The Genesis Invitational, Tiger Woods
  • Beyond the Forward Tees: the Golf Course as an Impartial Equalizer for All Genders, Ages, & Abilities

    Beyond the Forward Tees: the Golf Course as an Impartial Equalizer for All Genders, Ages, & Abilities

    The LPGA tour is comprised of the most elite golfers on the planet and LPGA tournaments are some of the most exhilarating sporting events to watch. They strike the ball with precision, power, and finesse.  Their membership is robustly diverse with 125 international members representing 32 countries, plus the organization hosts prestigious global tournaments in…

    A. Miller

    6 de marzo de 2022
    Sin categoría
    Female Golfer, Golf Tournament, Jin Young Ko, LPGA, Michelle Wie West, Mina Harigae, professional golfer
  • Mentalidad del Equilibrio: Filosofía de Nuria Iturrioz Servera

    Mentalidad del Equilibrio: Filosofía de Nuria Iturrioz Servera

    Cuando la vida es difícil, ¿cómo puede sonreír? A veces una sonrisa es una manera de lidiar con ansiedad o emociones difíciles.  Por otro lado, sonreír le ayuda a simplificar y agradecer la vida.   La mayoría de jugadores de golf no revelan sus emociones, quizás forma parte de su estrategia.  Sin embargo, existe una golfista…

    A. Miller

    27 de febrero de 2022
    Interviews
    Entrevistas, España, Female Golfer, Golf, Golf News, Golf Tournament, Interviews, Ladies European Tour, LET Golf, Mental side of Golf, Mentality, Mindset, Nuria Iturrioz Servera, Spain, Spanish Golfer
  • Golf for Firefighter Post-Traumatic Stress: Steve Pope & the First Responder Golf Foundation

    Golf for Firefighter Post-Traumatic Stress: Steve Pope & the First Responder Golf Foundation

    How one firefighter is spreading the good word about golf to fellow comrades   “The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform & resurrect.” Peter A. Levine, PhD, Developer of Somatic Experiencing®     Experiencing one trauma can change the trajectory of your entire life.  First…

    A. Miller

    26 de febrero de 2022
    Mental Health
    Charity Golf Tournament, Firefighter, First Responder Golf Foundation, Golf for PTSD, Golf Tournament, Kansas City, Mental Health, Non-Profit, PTSD
  • Max Homa Hones His Harmony with Caddy, Joe Greiner – and Himself

    Max Homa Hones His Harmony with Caddy, Joe Greiner – and Himself

    The player-caddy dynamic is a unique feature of golf not found in any other sport. Not merely a transporter of the bag, nor just a savant of each course, caddies serve a versatile role. Are they assistants or playing partners? Particularly at the professional level, caddies offer far more than just a helping hand and…

    A. Miller

    28 de febrero de 2022
    Mental Health
    Caddies, Caddy, Joe Greiner, Max Homa, Mentality, Riviera Country Club, The Genesis Invitational
  • Playing Golf to Save my Life: One Woman’s Journey Healing PTSD through Golf
  • Best Natural Bug Spray for Golf!
  • Tiger & the Tampon: Women as a Euphemism for Weakness
  • Beyond the Forward Tees: the Golf Course as an Impartial Equalizer for All Genders, Ages, & Abilities
  • Max Homa Hones His Harmony with Caddy, Joe Greiner – and Himself
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