FAIL BETTER TRAINING TEAM
Fail Better Training is founded and led by Dr. Ashley Kuchar, who created the RESET resilience program. Ashley strongly believes in the power of collaboration so she partners with trusted professionals on key initiatives like the RESET Instructor Training to provide the best possible experience for our community.
FOUNDER & OWNER
ASHLEY KUCHAR, PHD
Dr. Ashley Kuchar is a former collegiate student-athlete and the founder of Fail Better Training™. As a mental performance coach, she is passionate about helping athletes, coaches, and professionals learn how to respond to challenging situations in ways that foster resilience rather than rely on harsh criticism. Ashley completed her PhD at The University of Texas at Austin, working alongside Dr. Kristin Neff. During her doctoral degree, Ashley developed a resilience program called RESET. She tested the 6-session program with over 250 NCAA student-athletes and found that it supported adaptive coping, well-being, and sport performance. In 2019, Ashley was one of five graduate students to receive an NCAA research grant to aid in the development of RESET. In 2023 Ashley received AASP's Doctoral Dissertation Award for her published research on RESET.
Ashley played basketball and softball in high school. In college, Ashley was a starting guard for the Fort Lewis College (FLC) women's basketball team and at the conclusion of her athletic career, she was awarded the Dr. Troy Bledsoe Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Ashley was also ranked among FLC career leaders in six major categories: three-point field goals, field goals, assists, steals, scoring, and blocked shots.
Ashley currently resides in Austin, Texas where she is a lecturer at UT-Austin (hook 'em🤘) and teaches an undergraduate and graduate course called "Mindfulness, Compassion, and The Self."
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CERTIFIED RESET TRAINERS
Jess, Danae, and Lani are certified to co-teach the RESET Instructor Training alongside Dr. Kuchar.
Jessica O'Kelly, MSc
Performance Psychologist; Mental Performance Coach
Compassionate Power Ltd
BACKGROUND
Lani Silversides, MST
Mental Performance Coach; Founder
Mindful Performance LLC | Strong Girls United
BACKGROUND
TRAINED RESET INSTRUCTORS
Trained to guide others through our research-based RESET resilience program. Click the image below to learn more about each of our Trained RESET Instructors.
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CONTACT
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Based in Austin, TX
Virtual & in-person coaching
