Venting & Comparison is it helpful? Barbara Currier Dog Handler & Mental Management Coach
Release Date: 11/03/2023
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info_outlineBarbara Currier shares what is new with her since we spoke to her 2 years ago. We had a discussion about venting. She even shared what her husband says to her before she starts to vent which all husbands (and support people) need to know. We talked a little about comparison and how Barbara got into dog handling - and more! Join our Patreon Membership as a Silver or Gold level member to check out Barbara's more in-depth interview with her coaching advice and so much more. Patreon members have access to over 300 articles, videos and audios on Mental Management: https://www.patreon.com/posts/barbara-currier-88973861
If you are a dog handler or in a dog sport or just want to take our webinar series to help you in another sport or performance arena, Barbara Currier and Heather Sumlin are teaming up for a Mental Mastery for Dog Handlers Webinar Series starting September 12th - the webinars are recorded and available for 30 days after the webinar has ended so you can sign up after the webinar has begun and still catch up on the training: https://www.heathersumlin.com/shop/p/mental-mastery-for-dog-handlers
Check out Barbara's first podcast episode with us: https://youtu.be/I0vTiSsVWfg?si=FYYr3146ae3y4lo6
More on Barbara Currier: http://partyof2agility.com/
Check out our Mental Management books and journals - https://mentalmanagement.com/collections/books
Want to work with Troy Bassham - email troy@mentalmanagement.com
Want to work with Heather Sumlin - https://www.heathersumlin.com/scheduling