Energy Slap athlete, BKFC athlete, mannequin, lingerie soccer participant, and electrician, Tai Emery, shared her candid ideas on psychological well being and the significance of self-awareness in managing life’s challenges. Recognized for her toughness and character, Tai Emery’s reflections supply insights into balancing chaos and calm, each inside and out of doors the ring.
Tai Emery
Tai Emery sat down with LowKickMMA’s Tim Wheaton to replicate on her journey. Emery emphasised the importance of understanding one’s strengths and discovering environments the place one can thrive. Drawing from her personal experiences working with reside wires as an electrician she defined how high-pressure conditions typically reveal an individual’s true character. “Folks discover out the place they’re probably the most calm.”
Tai Emery additionally highlighted the significance of self-awareness and emotional regulation. She believes that figuring out private triggers and creating instruments to handle them is essential for psychological well-being. Whether or not it’s journaling, exercising, listening to music, or spending time in nature, Emery advocates for locating personalised rituals that assist preserve steadiness. “A contented fighter is a harmful fighter,” she remarked, drawing parallels between psychological well being and peak efficiency.
“Typically when there’s an issue—whether or not it’s within the ring or out of the ring—you by no means resolve the riddle in the identical state you’re in. You understand how you’ve misplaced your automobile keys and it’s all the time within the final place you look? No—it’s usually once you’re not trying that you just discover them. So typically simply stepping away from one thing and chilling out—being in nature—can assist. Like I stated, there’s a small record of issues individuals can do to cease fascinated by the issue and really resolve it.”
For Tai Emery, sustaining steadiness amidst a demanding schedule, coaching, media commitments, social media obligations, and extra, requires meticulous group. She credit her use of a color-coded diary for serving to her keep on monitor.
“I feel a instrument for individuals—whether or not they’re fighters or not—is simply attempting to determine: one, their triggers; and two, how they management them. Whether or not it’s having some self-isolation, permitting your self to course of one thing, writing it down in a journal, listening to music, studying books, speaking with mates, dancing, figuring out—discover your personal instruments. These instruments additionally change into meditation: going for a stroll, enjoying along with your canine, being along with your youngsters. These are all instruments you should use to calm your feelings or deliver your self again to consciousness.”
Nevertheless, she acknowledges that what works for her may not work for everybody: “Monitoring my weight or utilizing a diary may not work for another person… Everybody has their very own instruments.” Finally, Emery’s message is one among empowerment by way of self-discovery. She encourages others to embrace their distinctive traits and discover pleasure of their pursuits. “Whenever you’re happiest, individuals can get probably the most out of you, and you may get probably the most out of your self.”
“Clearly, individuals discover out the place they’re probably the most calm. Folks wish to do one thing that they’re good at; that’s simply the reality. You are able to do one thing you’re not good at, however as a job and the place you fall into, you’re usually doing one thing you’re naturally good at or have labored onerous to be good at.”
