5x Canadian National Boxing Champion Emelia Dermott-Goodin joins the podcast this week!

She spoke to crafting her self-image through strength, becoming a national champion, disordered eating, toxic coaching behaviors, reset routines, and the long-term effects of weight class sports.

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Episode 136 welcomed breathwork practitioner, Dr. Justin Ternes.

Dr. Ternes detailed his experience with intentional breathing exercises, like the Wim Hof Method, as well as how listeners can embrace breathwork practice as a piece of their training. This episode also dealt with allostasis, meditation, breathing as a stress response, and the impact of nutrition on breathwork.

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Episode 135 welcomed on ultra-marathon runner, JD Tremblay!

Tremblay described his experience running the Epic Deca, how he sustains determination, and what others can do to find systems of success within themselves.

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Episode 134 welcomed on professional soccer player, Gianna Merigliano.

Merigliano has played professionally in Italy, Israel, and the United States, as well as for Team Puerto Rico. She spoke to the trials and tribulations of playing abroad, the inequities of sport psych resources in these spaces, and how OnRise has helped her use her story to assist others in their mental health journeys.

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Episode 133 brought on professional certified coach, Quinn Harwood!

Drawing from a journey that includes professional basketball, more than two decades in corporate leadership, and thousands of coaching sessions, Coach Q helps emerging and established leaders break through barriers and lead with bold confidence. His mindset is rooted in faith, resilience, and the belief that growth happens when intention meets action.

In this episode, he spoke to minimizing limiting beliefs, the zones of personal and professional growth that can skyrocket you toward success, and how to manage process pitfalls.

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Episode 132 welcomed on former Team USA para-alpine skier Staci Mannella!

Mannella detailed how para-alpine skiing helped inform her worldview, how she fought back against Dartmouth University, her experiences at two Paralympic Games, and the impact of sport psychology for disabled athletes!

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Episode 131 brought on IMG Academy Mental Performance Coach Dr. Emily Wright to speak on youth athlete coaching, parenting youth athletes, and what mental skills should be at the forefront of skill-building for middle and high school-aged student-athletes!

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Episode 130 brought on Boston Red Sox talent acquisition specialist, Chris Calciano!

Calciano detailed his experience playing professional baseball, coaching talented youth and college athletes, dominating the recruitment trail, and what characteristics pro scouts are actually looking for

outside of a box score.

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Episode 129 brought on Jess Lapachinski, associate director of athletics at Amherst College.

Lapachinski spoke to the importance of the intersection of mental health, physical health, and sport administration as it pertains to supporting student-athletes at all levels of competition.

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Episode 128 brought on former Team USA Bobsled athlete, Will Person!

Person was gracious enough to detail his tumultuous relationship with bobsled and Team USA, as well as traumatic brain injuries, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and the lasting ramifications of repeated head trauma.

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