Closer Mentality

Closer Mentality

By Julia MellettSports
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Closer Mentality episodes

  • The National Women's Hockey League and Youth Girls in Hockey with Mallory Souliotis
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The thirteenth episode welcomed Mallory Souliotis! In this episode, we talked about the women's professional hockey landscape, media coverage of women's sports, and what it meant for her engineering job to embrace the advancement of her first love.
    To support Mallory and the Epilepsy Foundation of New England: https://www.bostonpridehockey.com/collections/shirseys/products/souliotis-47-shirseys
    To learn more about the NHL's "Learn to Play" Initiative: https://www.learntoplay.nhl.com
    34 min
  • The Intersection of Orthorexia and Elite Performance with Mackenzie St. Onge
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The twelfth episode welcomed Mackenzie St. Onge! In this episode, we talked about the cycle of disordered eating, what student-athletes can watch for if they suspect a teammate is experiencing disordered eating, how therapy addresses orthorexia, The Sideline Perspective, and the role that sports played in perpetuating the cycle for more than six years.
    The Sideline Perspective:
    - Instagram: @thesidelineperspective
    - Website: https://thesidelineperspective.com
    - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sideline-perspective-podcast/id1494805800
    - Submit Your Story: http://thesidelineperspective.com/submit/
    Resources:
    - https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/eating-disorders/what-are-eating-disorders
    - http://psychology.com
    - https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/treatment
    32 min
  • Neutral Thinking and How to Rebrand "Mental Toughness"
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The eleventh episode welcomed Matt Rieger! In this episode, we talked about which aspects of a person's mindset contribute to mental toughness, how to embrace neutral thinking, and what to expect from one-on-one mental performance consulting.
    21 min
  • Brawn Modeling and the "Lineman Mentality" with Jon Toth
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The tenth episode welcomed Jon Toth! In this episode, we talked the NFL Draft, becoming a brawn model, financial advising, and free agency.
    22 min
  • How to Keep Young Girls in Soccer and the International Coaching Landscape
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The ninth episode welcomed Maria Procopio of Coach Maria Soccer! In this episode, we talked about how to keep young girls interested in sport, preventing early-onset burnout, playing overseas, and how to facilitate a positive coaching atmosphere.
    To learn more about Coach Maria Soccer: https://coachmariasoccer.com/private-training
    To join Project III: https://coachmariasoccer.com/project-iii-elite
    28 min
  • Athlete Mental Health in the Media and How to Approach Storytelling
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The eighth episode welcomed Chris Jackson! In this episode, we talked about how sports media covers athlete mental health and how media outlets can better capitalize on athletes willing to tell their stories.
    16 min
  • Division III and Breaking Up With Your Sport
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The seventh episode welcomed Perry Quartuccio! In this episode, we talked about Division III baseball and the process of decreasing ties to athletic identity once your playing days are over.
    The link to grab a copy of "Reaching Home Plate" is: https://reachinghomeplate.com/rhp-ebook/
    19 min
  • Minimizing Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The fifth episode welcomed Dr. Eddie O'Connor! In this episode, we talked about how to break the mold of perfectionistic tendencies and decrease performance anxiety.
    The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life: https://dreddieoconnor.com/resources/psychology-of-performance/
    Website: https://dreddieoconnor.com/
    16 min
  • Democratic Coaching and How to Build a Positive Team Culture
    Closer Mentality is a peak performance documentary podcast aimed at opening the dialogue regarding athletes and the intersection of mental health and peak performance.
    The fourth episode welcomed JT Heenan! We talked about how to foster a positive coaching culture within a Division II baseball program and the lengths coaches will go to in order to provide the sport experience for their players.
    16 min

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Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of…