Amy Saltzman

@MBurtwrites If you are a parent who is truly committed to protecting your children from abuse, and want to empower them to spot and stop the subtle behaviors of grooming and blatant behaviors of overt emotional, physical and sexual abuse please check out my spot a spider videos.

I've been getting some pushback from homeschooling parents for suggesting that homeschooled children are more vulnerable to abuse. Guys, we have got to set aside defensiveness & talk honestly about our communities. Homeschooling parent fragility is a real problem.🧵

The behaviors described suggest covert emotional abuse & institutional complicity. The concerns should be investigated by an INDEPENDENT trauma sensitive professional. The abusers & enablers should be fired. And the athletes should receive academic, athletic & theraputic support

@carolineoprice My alma matter :)

This Stanford team has the vibes of UCLA 2018. I’ll leave it at that 👀

Athletes you can start developing your inner game, your self-compassion, your honesty, your resilience now. check out my book and courses. #stillquietplace #findflow

🇮🇹 The speech that all of Italy heard. And that the world must hear. In a country that will host the Olympic Games, Italian Senator and Vice President of the Human Rights Commission Filippo Sensi took the floor and said what should have been said out loud long ago. He called it a disgrace that the International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych. Not for doping. Not for violating fair play. But for… memory. For a helmet bearing the faces of Ukrainian athletes — his friends, colleagues, champions — killed by Russia. The IOC stated that the helmet “did not comply with regulations.” And then Sensi asked a question that brought silence to the chamber: Does aggressive war comply with regulations? Is there a separate technical protocol for it? The correct angle of a missile strike? The permissible size of a crater? An athlete prepares for the Olympics for years. A Ukrainian athlete trains between air raid sirens, in shelters, under news of the dead. He overcomes fear, exhaustion, and loss. And he steps to the start line not only for a medal — but for the right to exist. And he is suspended… for remembering. Because memory is the most dangerous substance. It is hard to add to a prohibited list. But apparently, someone would very much like to. The senator named names. Just a few among more than 650 Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia: ▪️ Yevhenii Malyshev, 19, biathlete — killed in Kharkiv. ▪️ Mariia Lebid, 15 — missile strike in Dnipro. ▪️ Dmytro Sharpar, 25, figure skater — killed in Bakhmut. ▪️ Volodymyr Androsiuk, 22, track and field athlete — also Bakhmut. ▪️ Daria Kurdel, 20 — missile strike in Kharkiv. ▪️ Alina Perehutova, 14 — standing in line for water with her mother in Mariupol. ▪️ Maksym Halinichev, 22, boxer — killed defending Luhansk region. ▪️ Viktoriia Ivashko, 9, judoka — missile strike in Kyiv. ▪️ Kateryna Diachenko, 11, gymnast — airstrike on Mariupol. ▪️ Karina Bakur, 17, world kickboxing champion — shielded her father with her body. These were the faces Heraskevych wanted to carry with him to the start line. So that they would “compete” alongside him. So that their dream would not die with them. And for that, he was punished. Because it turns out that the faces of murdered athletes violate regulations. But their absence on the track does not. In his speech, Sensi said the most important thing: The Olympic Committee did not lose an athlete. It lost its most valuable medal — its conscience. Sport without memory is just a show. Sport without humanity is just decoration. Sport that fears truth is not about peace. The Olympic movement was born from the ideals of honor, dignity, and unity. Yet today Ukrainian athletes must prove not only their strength — but their right to remember their fallen. And if memory becomes a violation of regulations — then the problem is not the helmet. The world must hear this. Because silence is also a position. And indifference is also a choice. Memory cannot be disqualified. And conscience cannot be added to a prohibited list. 🇺🇦 We remember every one of them. And we will not allow their names to be erased.

Thank you @MikaelaShiffrin!! Demonstrating habits of excellence-- commitment, vulnerability, resilience, perseverance, gratitude, grace and compassion for yourself and others. #stillquietplace #findingflow

@cbrennansports Thank you @cbrennansports for holding abusive spiders accountable & repeatedly inviting others to do the same. If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Archbishop Desmond Tutu #spotaspider #stopabuse #protectathletes

A statement from the survivor of Nikolaj Sorensen’s alleged sexual assault, texted to me this morning.

Honored to be speaking at @TEDxPortland about protecting children from grooming and abuse. Thrilled to be sharing the stage with some awesome humans. Speakers, Performers, Schedule, and Tickets: tedxportland.com/year/14 #tedxportland #homecoming14

My latest in @psychologytoday When You Are Suffering, Offer Yourself Compassion | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/find-y…

@MVP_Mindset @dhurley15 practicing habits of excellence. For those who want to learn these skills check out my book. A Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and in Life.

Dan Hurley discusses the system and routine he’s built to be at his best consistently on game day. Sleep. Meditation. Gratitude. Prayer. Movement. Reflection. All of these are intentional wins he’s stacking the night before or the day of to create momentum for himself. Your day is shaped by the habits you build before anyone sees you. 🎥: The Mental Game Podcast

On International Cult Awareness Day remember cult leaders (abusive spiders) come in all shapes & sizes-- sports coaches, teachers, media moguls, religious leaders, bosses, intimate "partners," therapists.... protect yourself & empower your children to spot & stop abusive spiders.

2 images from my book worth 2000 words. Athletes need support to establish conditioning routines for physical, mental & emotional health. These routines must include teaching them to listen to their bodies & the value of rest and recovery. #stillquietplace #mindfulness #findflow

@stevemagness Teaching mindfulness to school aged children required me to distill the teaching to its essence, and in the process refined my teaching to people of all ages.

One of the best ways to learn is to teach someone else. If you are struggling to make sense of learn a particular concept, try to teach a portion of it to a novice. You will surprise yourself with the clarity that ensues.

Athletes, Performing Artists, Leaders, want to learn to FIND FLOW? Join me for a free virtual talk hosted by Stanford. next Sunday October 26th 7-8:30 pm pacific. events.stanford.edu/event/cbd-2025… #findflow #stillquietplace #mindfulness #peakperformance

Thrilled to be speaking twice at Stanford's (free,virtual) Contemplation by Design Conference. Thrilled to share the stage with dear friends and colleagues. My first talk is Saturday the 18th 1-2:30. events.stanford.edu/event/cbd-2025… #mindfulness #stillquietplace #mindfuleducation

@stevemagness Corollary, if someone can share complex topics like mindfulness or preventing grooming and abuse with children then they have probably distilled the topics to their essence.

Rule of thumb: If someone uses excessively complicated language to explain things, assume they don't know what they are actually talking about. There are exceptions. But those who overcomplicate often do so out of insecurity. Trying to prove their knowledge.

And for those who want to protect children, teens and young adults from narcissistic abuse by coaches, teachers, theater directors, religious and cult leaders, and intimate partners check out my How to Spot a Sneaky Spider video. #spotaspider #stopabuse

@CoachOzbun Congrats!!!

After 18 amazing years leading the Denison Softball program, I want to say thank you to all the players, alumnae, coaches, and administrators who made this journey unforgettable. It’s been an honor of a lifetime, and I’m excited to continue my career at Denison in this new role!

@BStulberg performative democracy.

The video of RFK jr and Pete Hegseth doing quarter pull ups and half pushups going around the internet is really an embodiment of this era: it’s all performative. Performative fitness. Performative health. Performative toughness. It’s just turtles all the way down.