Mastering the Mind Podcast

Mastering the Mind Podcast

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Mastering the Mind Podcast episodes

  • ‘My identity was so attached to sport that my self-worth and value was as well’’: Jack Green on managing mental health and sustainable success

    Today we welcome the brilliant double Olympian and mental health ambassador Jack Green, to our podcast! TW- this episode does mention suicide, we encourage you to seek help if you are affected by anything mentioned in this podcast.

     

    Topics discussed:

     

    💭 Olympic dream vs Olympic reality

     

    ⚖️ Making choices and sport-life harmony

     

    The 2012 and 2016 Olympic games

     

    🏅 Sustainable success

     

    🧠 Being a mental health ambassador for Mind, YoungMinds and CALM

     

    📖 Coaching the person before the player and developing trust

     

    40 min
  • Ep. 78 | Kate Shortman

    Today we welcome British artistic swimmer and Olympian, Kate Shortman, to the podcast.

     

    Topics discussed:

     

    🏊🏻‍♀️ Getting into artistic swimming

    🙌🏻 Benefits of sport psychology 

    🧠 Mental challenges of the sport

    📚 Balancing student life as an athlete

    📣 Advice to young swimmers

     

    31 min
  • Balancing Life Around Netball and Living with Injury | Lucy Herdman

    Today we welcome netball super league player and coach, Lucy Herdman, to the podcast.

    Topics discussed:

    👩‍🎓 Being a student-athlete at university

    🏥 Coping with injury and fears of reinjury

    🤼 Battling against comparison during rehabilitation

    🪞 Focusing on yourself and what you can control

    🧠 Being open to sport psychology support

    📈 Taking small steps rather than thinking bigger picture

    📖 Finding enjoyment in new experiences outside of your sport

    54 min
  • Clinical sport psychologist with more than 15 years of experience | Dr. Hillary Cauthen

    Today we welcome clinical sport psychologist, Dr. Hillary Cauthen, to the podcast.

    Topics discussed:

    Why clinical sport psychology?

    How the current generation is evolving the way we talk about mental health

    Ways we can get athletes to open up about their mental health issues

    The six core life skills

    How parents can best support their children in their sport participation

    How to navigate being both a parent and a coach

    Toxicity of sport culture 

    Dealing with toxic work environments as a practitioner

     

    43 min
  • Ep. 73 | Seth Pepper

    Today we welcome high-performance mental skills coach, Seth Pepper, to the podcast.

    Topics Discussed: 

    • Gratitude
  • Pattern recognition
  • Human being vs human doing
  • Pressure
  • Curiosity
  • Self-awareness
  • Unlimited potential
  • Identity.

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    54 min
  • Ep. 72 | Lauren Torley

    Today we welcome England 7s and Harlequins rugby player, Lauren Torley, to the podcast.

    Topics discussed:

    • Importance of process and performance goals
  • Her first Commonwealth Games
  • Backing herself and super strengths
  • Use of self-talk and reflection
  • Preparing for the 2024 Olympics and being part of Team GB
  • Learning from teammates
  • Post-game blues and shifting focus
  • Stress response to pressure and communicating with others
  • Social media comments
  • Importance of self-care
    • 47 min
  • Ep. 71 | Life of a Professional Polo Player | Kristina Karailieva

    Today we welcome professional polo player, Kristina Karailieva, to the podcast.

     

    ✅Topics discussed:

    ❓What is Polo?

    👫Team dynamics

    🐎Working with horses

    🧠Mental skills & mental demands 

    🙋‍♀️Female stigma

    🏇The polo handicap system

    😓Work-life balance

    💡Qualities of a good polo player

    🤕Coping with injuries

    🧠 A need for sport psychology in polo

    50 min
  • Ep. 70 | Darcy Bourne

    Today we welcome English field hockey player and co-founder of ‘Beyond Our Game’, Darcy Bourne, to the podcast.


    ✅ Topics discussed:

    💪The Beyond Our Game initiative

    ❌Racism in sport

    🏅Paris 2024

    🤕Coping with injury

    🏑The importance of resilience and confidence as a hockey player

    🧠The benefits of working with a sport psychologist

    🔥Quick fire round

     

    39 min

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Two sports and exercise psychologists (in training) chat with Olympians, professional athletes, esports players & coaches to better understand the crucial role the mind plays in (e)sport…