Daily News | Meet the Drexel doc committed to protecting the mental health of student-athletes
As a former swimmer at Pennsbury High School and at Division II Bloomsburg University, Barlow notes on her website, that she has a focus on the “athletic identity and the transition out of sports.” A self-described “highly sensitive person,” Barlow writes just how much she recognizes a similar trait in the majority of athletes she works with.
Her goal? Snap the age-old attitudes in sports that performance is all that matters have harmed how student-athletes are often treated. Dr. Barlow, who works with student-athletes, teams, and coaches to provide mental health support and performance coaching say this attitude is one of the main causes of struggling mental-health issues among student-athletes.
“Both the men’s and women’s teams I work with have benefited from feminine energy that isn’t always available in sports,” said Barlow. “I am able to make it very clear to athletes that emotion is a beautiful thing, and it doesn’t make you weak, it makes you strong. Learning to understand what emotions you are feeling and how to navigate them is one of the most important skills a student-athlete can have.
Outside of her work at Drexel, Dr. Barlow runs her own business, Mind-Wise Mentoring LLC, and has published a book entitled, ‘The Highly Sensitive Athlete.’
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