MMP069: Healing Athletes and First Responders through Brainspotting with Jessica Crowley

In this episode, you’ll learn how Brainspotting allows for
incredible breakthroughs to peace and peak performance for both
athletes (specifically gymnasts) and first responders.


For more information about Brainspotting, please see
www.brainspotting.com. Brainspotting is the work of Dr. David
Grand.


What do these populations ( gymnastics and First Responders) have
in common? They both train in the context of great risk.


You'll learn some amazing tips and hear stories of healing from
Brainspotting practitioner Jessica Crowley.


The mantras from the episode are as follows:


Mantra #1: Obstacles don't always result from a first-hand
experience; secondary trauma is an important consideration for
both peak performance and healing.


Mantra #2: We are not always aware of the underlying causes of
our obstacles/ “stuck” feelings, which leads to….


Mantra #3: The Brainspotting process is not always linear;
Brainspotting follows the “uncertainty principle” first proposed
by Quantum physicist Heisenberg.


Mantra #4: Whether it is an athlete or a first responder, the
“healee” has a very important and active role in the healing
process (healing is not the “doing” of the practitioner)


Mantra #5: In Brainspotting, verbalizing the content is not
necessary; the “talking cure” has its place in mental wellness,
but you don't necessarily have to talk to process and heal


More about Jessica Crowley


Jessica Crowley is a 24-year police sergeant for the Bartlett
Police Department and is a Crisis Intervention Specialist,
hostage negotiator and a former member of the Northern Illinois
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team (NICISM). A graduate
from National Louis University, with a Bachelors in Behavioral
Science, a Masters in Human Resource Management, Northwestern
University’s School of Staff and Command and the Suburban Law
Enforcement Academy Managerial and Leadership School, she is a
Certified Professional Coach with an advanced certification in
Performance Coaching from the Institute for Professional
Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), a Certified Consulting Hypnotist,
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and HeartMath
Practitioner.

Jessica is the owner of Aspire Winning Edge and is a Sports
Performance Specialist working with athletes and first responders
in the area of trauma, fears, anxiety, goal setting, and injury
recovery. She has recently presented at the ILETSB Women's
Leadership Conference, Heartland Hypnosis Conference, U-46 School
Faculty Seminar and Bridging the Gap Conference, as well as
coordinating and facilitating the 2018 Mental Health Conference
and Providers Fair and is the self-published author of
Reinforcing Your Anchor of Greatness.