Power to Perform Podcast

Power to Perform Podcast

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Power to Perform Podcast episodes

  • Finding the “Right” Coping Technique

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Assistant Director at PHP, Dr. Mac Brown and senior women’s basketball player Charlotte Whittaker about different coping techniques Charlotte’s found helpful when processing grief, and the importance of finding coping techniques that work for a specific person. 

    15 min
  • What is Grief?

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Assistant Director at PHP, Dr. Mac Brown and senior women’s basketball player Charlotte Whittaker about her experiences with grief and the different types of grief people deal with.  

    12 min
  • Feel the Burn...Out

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Director of PHP Dr. Rachel Walker and junior alpine skier Katie Fleckenstein about how an athlete can sense when they’re about to burnout, and tips for overcoming burnout. 

    10 min
  • Know Before You Go

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Director of PHP Dr. Rachel Walker and junior alpine skier Katie Fleckenstein about what would be important to know going into your freshman year as a D1 athlete. 

    9 min
  • Common Challenges

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Director of PHP Dr. Rachel Walker and junior alpine skier Katie Fleckenstein about how to work through common challenges seen in competitive athletes. 

    10 min
  • Managing Expectations

    This week, clinical administrative specialist Alli Mallory speaks with Director of PHP Dr. Rachel Walker and junior alpine skier Katie Fleckenstein about common challenges student-athletes face and how to manage expectations and tips for being a “compassionate competitor.” 

    11 min
  • Episode 36 - Self Care & Asking for Help

    This week, senior alpine skier Max Bervy speaks with PHP Doctoral Resident Magda Mendoza-Soto about self-care tips Max has implemented throughout his athletic career, as well as how to recognize and refer when our friends and teammates may be dealing with something. 

    10 min
  • Episode 35 - Mental Health in Athletics

    This week, senior alpine skier Max Bervy speaks with PHP Doctoral Resident Magda Mendoza-Soto about the importance of talking about mental health within athletics, as well as common misconceptions people have about mental health concerns in athletics. 

    10 min
  • Episode 34 - Athletic Identity

    This week, senior alpine skier Max Bervy speaks with PHP Doctoral Resident Magda Mendoza-Soto about how athletes can try to separate having a reliance on sport for their mental health. Additionally, they discuss the common phrase in athletics, “keep pushing through.” 

    9 min

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Join University of Colorado Psychological Health & Performance staff for a weekly podcast discussing different issues related to the psychology of sport performance.