<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vantage Performance Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[To provide elite mental performance and trauma-informed psychotherapy for high-achieving professionals]]></description><link>https://www.vantageperformance.net/vantageperspective2</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:51:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vantageperformance.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[          The Athlete Behind the Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Briana Galeazzi Caring For The Whole Athlete It is very important for me to care for the whole person rather than just the athlete or their physical injury. Student-athletes are humans first who play sports so we must care for them as such. One tactic I try to use is to simply check in with them first before directing our conversation to their injury or sport. It may seem plain, but just saying “Hey, what’s up?” or “How are you?” before you say “How’s the knee feeling?” is an easy way of...]]></description><link>https://www.vantageperformance.net/post/the-athlete-behind-the-injury</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ace7ea83885875dd25f044f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7639c_d92554c3576a4abfae7795506112dcc0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Briana Galeazzi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Free: What High-Performance Sport Taught Me About Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courtney O'Malley, a former Division I goalkeeper and now a Division I assistant coach at Ohio University, shares how learning to play free, lean on her teammates and ask for help shaped her mental health and her definition of success.]]></description><link>https://www.vantageperformance.net/post/playing-free-what-high-performance-sport-taught-me-about-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfb6efa6828b6df2871d26</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:52:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7639c_916446d1c1444ab4ad4866102e608eb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_526,h_532,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Courtney O&apos;Malley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>