In this episode, Dr G and Buddhima spoke with Dr Kirsten Peterson who was a Senior Sport Psychologist at the United States Olympic Committee and Head of Performance Psychology at the Australian Institute of Sport.
She has had a 22-year career in sport psychology working in elite sport, and has integrated her expertise and experience in performance psychology, mindfulness, and neuroscience to help people who are aspiring or struggling to reach their potential in sport, business and life.
She has recently released her new book called When Grit is Not Enough: Reworking Mindset and Purpose for Easier Effort in Hard Times and joins us to discuss:
What grit is and why it can be harmful to over-index on grit.
The importance of not overworking yourself.
Compassion, self-awareness and signs you're over-indexing on grit.
The role of Psychological Safety in speaking up against an over grit culture.Find out more about Dr Kirsten from the links below:
Book: https://www.kirstenpetersonconsulting.com/my-new-book
Website: https://www.kirstenpetersonconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kirsten-peterson-7728003/