“As an adult athlete juggling the demands of a career and a full life outside work, I often struggle to set reasonable training goals for myself, and to manage my training in a way that’s healthy for my body and my mind. I approached Stacey because I saw her thoughtfulness, intentionality, and because I had been genuinely impressed by the depth of perspective on athleticism, aging, training, and competing she brought to discussions with mutual friends. In these conversations, I watched her help others uncover themes that helped build their psychological approaches to training. Stacey's unique background makes her an incredible listener, even more so when her expertise in physiology can be brought to bear. I am so glad that she agreed to take me on as an early “test client.” Her guidance and perspective were invaluable in setting and adjusting goals, planning schedules, and in the middle of challenging training blocks, when I began to question the messages I was getting from aging joints and tendons or a tired, overfilled mind. Her input is made more priceless by her enormous experience in so many athletic environments, competitive and recreational — she knows the difference between pushing through pain to achieve and accepting situations that will be hard to heal from. Stacey was in so many ways the right, adaptable combination of head and heart for me, too. She is unflinchingly positive without seeming disingenuous or unrealistic. She is encouraging without ever seeming patronizing, and flexible without losing sight of goals and timelines. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. In fact, maybe I will.”

~Joe E