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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In this episode, we conclude Season 5 with another raw conversation revisiting grief with Dr. Tim Pineau. In the previous two conversations, Tim has shared his authentic and evolving experience with grief after the loss of his infant daughter. In this deeply personal follow-up to those conversations, Tim speaks with us about how this experience has influenced his relationship with and teaching of mindfulness, how stepping back and seeing more of the big picture has brought him a sense of peace, and how his evolving perspectives on what is important in this world has changed his work with competitors.

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In this episode, we have a candid discussion on the continued presence of mental health stigma in sports. For example, differences in how physical injury versus mental health symptoms are regarded.

Keith and Tim shed light on some common misconceptions surrounding mental health challenges among athletes, and explore the unique role that pressure has in sport environments. Taylor shares his personal insights highlighting the importance of changing entrenched concepts of grit and toughness in athletics. 

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In this episode, University of Pennsylvania Head Women's Rowing Coach Wes Ng joins the conversation. He talks with Keith and Tim about his unique coaching philosophy that has guided him to success across divisions of NCAA competition, including being named 2023 Ivy League and Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) D1 Region I Coach of the Year.

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