Podcast 305: A conversation on mental health, the Tokyo Olympics, sports psychology and performance anxiety (with Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber and performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais)

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak to Olympic gold medalist and head coach Jordyn Wieber and renowned performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais about mental health and performance anxiety in sports, especially considering events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the French Open tennis championship.

Read the show blog here; https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/podcast-305-a-conversation-on-mental-health-the-tokyo-olympics-sports-psychology-performance-anxiety-with-olympic-gold-medalist-jordyn-wieber-performance-psychologist-dr-michael-gervais

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

4:00 Jordyn’s experiences as an Olympic athlete & the nature of performance anxiety

5:10 The different external & internal pressures on high-performance athletes

6:00 Why athletes need a strong mental health support system

7:45 How to cope with performance anxiety as an athlete

10:18, 23:00 The volcanic nature of thoughts & emotions, and how this can impact performance

14:00 The condensed nature of elite sports & its social and developmental repercussions

15:00 What is performance pressure & how does it lead to anxiety?

17:50 What are the “twisties” & how do they happen?

19:50 Why what Simone Biles said at the Olympics is so powerful & important

24:50 Why many athletes are taught to suppress their feelings in the moment

26:30 What is identity foreclosure in professional sports & how does it impact mental health?

28:00, 45:40, 52:50 How mental healthcare in professional sports is changing

48:30 How Jordyn manages her professional gymnastic team’s mental health

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