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May 2025
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Mind Games Story 4: Caring Parents | Spo...

Eli Straw
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📖 Mind Games Book: https://a.co/d/gXZfORN Caring Parents follow Melanie, a high school swimmer, as she learns how to manage the pressure she feels from her parents. Mind Games is a collection of short stories written by mental performance coach, Eli Straw. Each story involves a fictional athlete dealing with a mental game challenge. The goal of the collect ... Show More
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