I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Tessa Koschel at the NSCA Northwest regional conference last summer, and I knew we had to be friends. Tessa also recently spoke at the inaugural Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit in OKC
Tessa Koschel is married to an Iraq War Veteran who is now an ER Physician, and the daughter of a military family. Dr. Koschel works closely with the first responder population on cognitive control and perinatal performance. Dr. Koschel is the innovator of Fitness Therapy Coaching and Consulting, a program that utilizes anthropology and neurophysiology to elicit peak human performance. From private client to lecture hall, Dr. K takes an interdisciplinary approach to unleash the superhuman within each professional, tactical, and perinatal athlete. Her recent industry contributions include presenting on Cognitive Control at the NSCA National Tactical Conference and trademarking Perinatal Periodization and Performance in an up-and-coming Tier-1 Special-Interest journal publication that will move the bar forward for female athletes in all walks of life. Following her NCAA Track career, Dr. K spent 10 years coaching NCAA athletics and strength & conditioning. She went on to conduct NIH medical research, pioneer health-coaching models, and travel nationwide to advocate the need for S&C professionals in US healthcare. Dr. Koschel is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver and serves as the State Director of NSCA Oregon. In 2024, she received the Editorial Excellence Award for the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. Her lifestyle exemplifies her research, challenging her children to battles of wit and athleticism at the ninja-warrior gym, on the track at Hayward Field, or deep in the wilderness on one of their many travels.
So what, now what?!?
Children from neuromaladaptive family environments often face a choice in adulthood: continue screaming into the abyss, or figure out cognitive control.
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Connect with Dr. K by email: dr.koschel@fitnesstherapy.org
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