Your mental health journey
can transform your performance
Turning Struggle into Strength
This is a space for athletes and the people who support them — parents, coaches, friends — to push hard, go far, and stay mentally strong.
Who are you?
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Push your limits without losing your balance. Balance your competitive drive with mental wellbeing. Here you'll find:
Personalized strategies to transform mental health challenges into performance advantages.
Community support from athletes who understand your unique journey.
Evidence-based techniques to maintain focus and resilience during training and competition.
TBA is a place for any athlete with mental health challenges, including teens and young adults.
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Help your athlete win on and off the field. This includes supporting your athlete to their best performance while understanding their mental health needs. Here you'll find:
Tips to spot when an athlete is struggling.
Simple ways to talk about mental health without killing the vibe.
Too.s to balance performance with emotional well being.
This is a space for parents, coaches, and mentors who want to raise not just stronger athletes, but healthier happier humans.
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Stand by them — in sport, in struggle, in strength. Here you'll find:
Signs to watch for when the athlete you love might be struggling.
Real talk ways to support them without adding pressure.
Resources to help both of you keep life and sport in balance. Because being in their corner isn’t just about cheering int he stands—it’s about showing up for their mental game too.
Hi, I’m Jud.
I’m a pediatrician, endurance athlete, startup exec, coach, husband, and dad living in the Pacific Northwest.
But here’s the part I used to hide: I live with bipolar disorder.
This reality has shaped my life more than any race or job title. And it’s the reason I built The Balance Athlete — to show athletes and their supporters that mental health isn’t just something to “manage,” it’s something you can harness for strength and performance.
At The Balanced Athlete, my mission is simple:
Break the stigma around mental health in sports.
Give athletes tools to turn struggle into strength.
Build a community where balance isn’t about perfection, but persistence, which is my personal #1 core value.
Jud describes the TBA mission (VIDEO)
Endurance means embracing imbalance.
And moving forward anyway.
We live in imbalance.
We train to find our center.
At The Balanced Athlete, training is about more than miles—it’s about building mental strength, resilience and self-compassion.
Here, you’ll learn to:
Turn sports psychology into every day performance tools.
Use your mental health journey as fuel for growth.
Build resilience, compassion, and unstoppable strength.
Free perks when you join:
Weekly playbook emails and strategies you can begin to apply immediately
Behind the scenes stories and insights from Dr. Jud
Access to workshops and LIVE events (virtual & IRL)
And more as this community grows…