In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Michael Gerson - professor, consultant, and mindfulness expert. Michael has worked in numerous elite, high-performance settings including academia, U.S. Special Operations, and Major League Baseball. He lends us his unique views on how the science of performance enhancement and spirituality can coexist and complement each other from a mindfulness-based perspective across various domains of life.

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In this episode, we welcome Dr. Tommy Minkler back to the podcast. Tommy is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport Leadership and Management at Miami University. He also works in private practice as a provisionally licensed professional counselor and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). Prior to completing his graduate school training, he coached college lacrosse. Tommy has been a longtime MSPE contributor, but only recently entered the field as a Ph.D. consultant, clinician, and researcher, and he talks candidly about his early experiences - as well as the role that mindfulness has played in his professional and personal lives. 

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In this episode, we welcome back our first-ever guest from way back in Season 1, Marymount University Women's Lacrosse Head Coach, Kate Athing. Kate and our very own Tim Pineau have worked together for a decade now on building and implementing a mindful college program - from recruiting through evaluation and performance, mindfulness is a part of everything the program does. And, perhaps not coincidentally, the team has not had a losing record in 10 years. How did they do it and sustain their success? Listen to this episode to find out!

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In this episode, Dr. Ashley Kuchar, mental performance coach and founder of Fail Better Training, returns to the podcast to discuss her latest RESET (Resilience and Enhancement in Sport, Exercise, & Training) program initiatives - as well as the critical and often misunderstood role that self-compassion has in elite performance.

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In this episode, we welcome California State University - Chico graduate student Jackson Whitlow to discuss his new groundbreaking research incorporating EEG (brain activity recording) technology into Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) training for collegiate volleyball players.

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In this episode, we have a happy reunion with our former producer and current Assistant Coach for Men's Lightweight Rowing at The University of Pennsylvania, Taylor Brown. Taylor has already had great success in his tenure at Penn, and we talk candidly with him about the synergy and barriers to pursuing national championships through a nonstriving (i.e., acceptance-based) approach.

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In this episode, we welcome back Brady Howe, former Vice President of Health & Performance for the NBA's Phoenix Suns and current Director of Sports Medicine at Grand Canyon University. Brady is recognized as a collaborative leader in the sport performance industry, having served as an athletic trainer, strength coach, and mental performance coach, and is the ideal expert to talk to about bridging the gap between physical and mental training in elite sport settings.

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In this episode, we're joined by clinical psychology doctoral student and former Division I college athlete Teona Velehorschi. Teona is leading an ambitious study delivering Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) to injured athletes at the University of Toledo, and talked with us about the joys and challenges of sport psychology research, how she built key relationships within her athletics department, and why mindfulness can be so impactful when dealing with injuries in sport.

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In this episode, we welcome Dr. Greg Clarke, clinical sport psychologist and consultant in the English Premier League, back to the pod to discuss the fascinating and largely untapped synergy between sport psychology (perhaps especially practicing mindful awareness) and "Moneyball" sports analytics. We talk everything from stats to behavior to philosophy, and tease a project Keith and Greg are working on to bring these exciting worlds together.     

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Welcome to Season 6 of the pod! In this episode, we welcome Angela Baroni Berzonsky of Attain Sports for a fascinating discussion on building a winning culture within pro sport through holistic team ownership. Being a Division I athlete, as well as a coach, before venturing into the ownership suite has given Angela truly unique perspectives on how the layers of an organization can best interact to produce both championships and happy, healthy people.   

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