HI, MY NAME IS DOM LEMORTA. I AM THE FOUNDER OF SPORTSMINDS MENTAL PERFROMANCE.

THIS SPACE WAS CREATED TO BE REAL. TO BREAK THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND REMIND PEOPLE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT ALONE. HERE, WE TALK OPENLY ABOUT THE STRUGGLES, THE SETBACKS, AND THE SMALL WINS THAT COME WITH TAKING CARE OF YOUR MIND. IT’S ABOUT LEARNING, GROWING, AND FINDING SUPPORT IN A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO GET IT.

 

AS THE FOUNDER​, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE MY STORY AND SHOW YOU AND EVERYONE THE GENUINE REASON WHY I CREATED THIS PLATFORM. MY EXPERIENCE HAS GONE ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF LIFE BUT IT REALLY AFFECTED THE THING I LOVE THE MOST — SPORTS. WHAT USED TO BE MY OUTLET, MY SAFE PLACE, SLOWLY TURNED INTO A SOURCE OF FEAR. THE COURT, THE FIELD, THE COMPETITION — INSTEAD OF BEING FREE, I WAS STUCK IN MY HEAD. AFRAID TO MESS UP. AFRAID I WOULDN’T LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS. AFRAID I WASN’T ENOUGH. WHAT STARTED AS NERVES GREW INTO SEVERE SPORTS ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS, AND ENDLESS MENTAL BATTLES I COULDN’T ESCAPE. I WOULD HYPERVENTILATE DURING GAME, REPLAY MISTAKES OVER AND OVER IN MY MIND, AND LOSE SLEEP DAYS BEFORE A BIG GAME. NIGHTS WERE RESTLESS — WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH MY HEART RACING, FEELING LIKE MY BODY WAS RUNNING ON A MOTOR THAT NEVER SHUT OFF. EVEN WHEN I PERFORMED WELL, I COULDN’T FEEL A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, ONLY DWELLING ON WHAT WENT WRONG OR WHAT I COULD’VE DONE BETTER. IT STOLE THE JOY FROM THE GAME I LOVED, LEAVING ME WITH FEAR, DOUBT, AND EXHAUSTION.

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BUT I DIDN’T STAY THERE FOREVER. OVER TIME, I LEARNED HOW TO FACE MY ANXIETY HEAD-ON AND REBUILD MY CONFIDENCE WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS AND DAILY HABITS. THROUGH METHODS I LEARNED & STUDIED FROM REAL EXPERIENCE AND CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS, I SLOWLY TOOK BACK CONTROL. I FOUND WAYS TO QUIET MY MIND BEFORE GAMES, RELEASE THE PRESSURE I PUT ON MYSELF, AND REDISCOVER THE JOY OF COMPETING. IT WASN’T AN OVERNIGHT FIX — IT WAS CONSISTENT WORK, REFLECTION, AND A COMPLETE MINDSET SHIFT WHICH THEN LED TO THINGS I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO DO. AND NOW, THOSE SAME METHODS THAT HELPED ME ARE THE ONES WE SHARE WITH OUR SPORTSMINDS FAMILY. THIS IS MORE THAN TRAINING; IT’S ABOUT EQUIPPING ATHLETES WITH THE TOOLS TO HANDLE PRESSURE, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND THRIVE NOT JUST IN SPORTS, BUT IN LIFE.

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THAT’S WHY I BUILT THIS PLATFORM. BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HEAVY IT FEELS WHEN YOUR MIND TURNS ON YOU. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, TOOLS, AND CONVERSATIONS, YOU CAN TAKE THAT WEIGHT AND TURN IT INTO STRENGTH.

IF YOU’RE HERE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS: YOU’RE NOT ALONE. WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER — NAVIGATING THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, AND LEARNING HOW TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE GAME THAT MATTERS MOST: LIFE.