Ready Set Mindful: Mental Performance for Athletes, High Performers & Military

Injuries are more than just physical—they take a mental and emotional toll, too. If you're a college athlete struggling with the frustration, fear, and uncertainty of recovery, this guided body scan meditation is for you. As a former pro athlete and licensed mental health therapist, I know the pressure to get back in the game can be overwhelming. In this episode, we’ll focus on reconnecting with your body, letting go of fear, and trusting the healing process. Take a deep breath—you don’t have to rush this. Your body is working hard for you. Let’s tune in and reset together.

🔹 What You’ll Gain:

• A guided body scan meditation to ease stress and anxiety
• Tools to rebuild trust in your body during recovery
• Affirmations to help shift your mindset from fear to confidence

Hit play, take a moment for yourself, and remember—you're more than your sport, and healing is happening, even when you can’t see it.

🎧 If this episode helps, share it with a teammate who needs it, and let me know if you’d like more content like this!

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In this episode of the ReadySet Mindful Podcast, I dive deep into the struggles of perfectionism that many high-performing athletes, entrepreneurs, and professionals face. If you're someone who constantly feels the pressure to be perfect and flawless in every aspect of your life, this episode is for you.

Key Highlights:

• Why Perfectionism Is So Common in Athletes & High Performers: Understanding how perfectionism is rooted in our brains and why it can feel impossible to break free.
• The Neuroscience of Perfectionism: Learn how your brain’s wiring makes it easy to fall into the cycle of overachievement and how to break out of it.
• How Perfectionism Affects Mental & Emotional Health: Discover the toll that striving for perfection can take on your well-being and how to regain balance.
• Simple, Actionable Tips to Overcome Perfectionism: Strategies like self-compassion, mindfulness, goal-setting, and embracing imperfection to reduce stress and burnout.
• The Role of Therapy: Why working with a therapist is a game-changer in breaking the perfectionism cycle and achieving a healthier, more sustainable mindset.

If you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, or high performer struggling with perfectionism, tune in to gain practical tools that will help you shift your mindset, reduce anxiety, and build emotional resilience.

Key Takeaways:

• Recognizing perfectionism and its harmful cycle
• Actionable strategies to create healthier, realistic goals
• How to shift your self-talk and embrace imperfection
• Practical mindfulness and relaxation tips to reduce stress
• The importance of seeking therapy for sustainable mental health

• Schedule a free 15-minute consultation if you are looking for support in letting go of your perfectionism, I've got you!

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 Key Takeaways for this episode for athletes and high performers:

• Reflection & Goal-Setting: Acknowledge where you’re at and use the new year as a time for intentional change.
• Brain’s Resistance to Change: Understanding how your emotional brain fights against new routines and how to push through.
• Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to rewire itself makes change possible with consistent, disciplined action.
• Small Wins Matter: Focus on incremental progress to build momentum and avoid perfectionism that leads to burnout.
• Breaking Down Big Goals: Learn how to set smaller, manageable steps to make large goals more achievable.
• Intentions vs. Goals: Intentions are vague, but concrete goals are specific, measurable, and actionable.
• The Intention-Action Loop: Link your intentions to clear actions for better results.
• Consistency Over Perfection: Embrace consistency and be flexible when life (and disruptions) get in the way.
• Visualization & Mental Rehearsal: Use visualization techniques to prepare for obstacles and reinforce your goals.
• SMART Goals: Learn how to turn intentions into specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals.

Actionable Tips:

• Break down one intention into a SMART goal this week.
• Track your progress, stay consistent, and embrace setbacks as learning opportunities.

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If you have ever been curious about what members of the USAF Special Operations community go through to be TOP performers under pressure, then this episode is for you!

This week I sit down with my badass guest to talk all things mental performance within the special operations community.

My guest is in the USAF and works within the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) community. His job is to train pilots and air crew how to survive and evade being captured in survival situations. 

He was recently named NCO (non-commissioned officer) of the year for his unit and is 1 of only 550 people within the SERE career field. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The role of mental fortitude under EXTREME pressure & what that actually looks like
• How to use MINDFULNESS to harness your stress
• Skills needed to overcome mental, physical and emotional barriers
• How to push past pain and exhaustion when pushed to your limit
• Benefits of building resiliency 

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Happy listening & We'll catch you on the next episode! 🎧 

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In this episode the Ready Set Mindful podcast, we dive into the challenges athletes face when the holiday season disrupts their routines. Whether it’s missed workouts, irregular schedules, or the pressure to balance training with family commitments, these disruptions can feel like setbacks—but they don’t have to be.

Learn how to turn holiday chaos into an opportunity for growth by building resilience, emotional flexibility, and mental strength. Discover practical strategies to stay anchored with small, intentional habits while embracing rest and recovery to avoid burnout.

Key Takeaways:

• Why routine disruptions can strengthen your adaptability and mental game.
• How to balance discipline with flexibility to recharge effectively.
• Actionable tips to create a holiday playbook that keeps you grounded and thriving.

Don’t let the holidays throw you off your game—use this season to level up, recharge, and come back stronger. Listen now and learn how to make the most of the holiday season!

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The holidays are a time for celebration, connection, and, let’s face it, a lot of delicious food. For athletes, this season can bring challenges in maintaining nutrition goals and routines while also enjoying the festivities. Striking a balance between giving yourself grace and staying on track is key to maintaining physical and mental health during this time.

Here’s why it’s important to stay mindful of your nutrition—and how you can approach the holidays with both discipline and kindness.

In this episode I discuss:

• How planning ahead will optimize your nutrition goals
• What following the 80/20 rule looks like in action
• Why hydration is CLUTCH 
• Types of light movement to engage in for optimal digestion 

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This holiday season could be an especially emotional holiday to navigate due to the election. If you are in a family who has varying beliefs, remember to humanize your family this holiday season. There are going to be tough conversations around the table along with jabby comments here and there. How can you show up as your best self and not take the bait when Uncle Tom is throwing shade your way? In this episode I discuss actionable tips to get you through this holiday season with your mental health in tact.

In this episode we discuss:

-How being respectful and having open dialogue = having a growth mindset
-Tips for deactivating your nervous system in moments when you see red
-How to set intentions and how they are helpful for reducing holiday stress

Happy listening!

Until next time, be well and stay Mindful🌿

Kerri, the mindful athlete therapist 

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For athletes and high performing people, burnout can be your worst nightmare. We never want to get to the point where we are struggling so much that we have to take our foot off the gas entirely.  BUT it happens all the time! If you have ever struggled with burnout (and never want to get to that point again) then this episode is for you.

In this episode:

• What burnout actually is
• My personal (and recent) experience with burnout
• How burnout shows up for athletes and high performers
• Signs & symptoms that you're experiencing burnout
• Tips for managing burnout 

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Until next time...Train Hard, Be Well & Stay Mindful 🌿

Kerri, the mindful athlete therapist

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Having tough coaches is a right of passage for so many athletes!

I've definitely had my share of tough coaches! This is a topic that is bound to come up in your athletes sports journey. Parents and athletes I work with struggle with how to navigate when they have a coach that is challenging! This episode is all about offering you a framework to support your athlete so they can be the best athlete possible-even if they have. a tough coach!

I’ll explore  how reframing your perspective can flip a tough coaching situation into a growth opportunity for your athlete! AND give you a few bonus tips that will turn your tough coaching situation into a situation that is workable-for both you and your athlete!

Helpful Links:

• Join our FREE training for Sports Moms & Dads - How To Strengthen Your Athlete’s Mental Game So they Can Thrive In and Outside of their Sport
• Visit our website https://www.readysetmindful.com/ for more resources for Athletes

Until next time...Train Hard, Be Well & Stay Mindful 🌿

Kerri,
The Mindful Athlete Therapist

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If you are an athlete, or have an athlete, who struggles with having a negative mindset, you're going to want to tune in for this short guided visualization to release negativity and channel inner confidence! 

Settle in for this guided visualization to let go of any negative emotions you have about your performance, making mistakes or anything in between. This visualization will help you connect to the confident athlete that you know is inside of you.

Wherever you are in your athletic journey, this visualization is here to guide and anchor you and allow you to feel that calm that your body and mind are craving right now.

Helpful Links:

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Train Hard, Be Well & Stay Mindful 🌿

Kerri,
The Mindful Athlete Therapist

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