The Developing Athlete Podcast

Are you or your son or daughter struggling with anxiety problems when it comes to their sport? If so, today's guest will definitely give some insight and help with that! Shannon Mulcahy is a mental performance consultant from Baltimore Maryland and has her Masters of Science as well. We talk about a wide range of mental skills topics that will help you achieve your goals.

Time Stamps:

(2:30) Shannon's Journey to Coaching

(5:30) Creating Sport Psychology Major

(7:36) Working with Shannon

(12:18) Performance vs Day to Day Anxiety

(23:45) Contributing Factors to Anxiety

(32:00) Communication

(36:55) Taking Risks

(41:36) Focus

(51:10) The 3 Things

(57:05) Where to Find Shannon

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It is okay to feel however you are feeling right now. Mad, sad, depressed, angry. These are all emotions that are completely normal and expected in times of uncertainty. Take a listen to this short episode to start off your week.

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Today's guest knows how consistency, hard work, and resilience play into both business and athletics. Not only does he coach professional athletes, but runs his own performance center in Redondo Beach, California. Ryan Cadaret is on the podcast today to discuss all things performance both from a programming perspective and a mindset perspective.

Time Stamps:

(0:50) Ryan Intro

(1:20) Ryan's Story

(2:35) Resilience

(7:05) What Athletes Look For in a Performance Center

(9:35) Tests for Athletes

(21:02) Common Themes

(24:44) Common Patterns

(29:00) Stretching

(31:25) The Three Things for Development

(36:00) How to Work with Shift South Bay

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If you truly want happiness and acceptance in this life, it starts with you. It starts with loving yourself. I want to read a section from our Dear Her book to inspire you to love yourself more and take this love into your week with you.

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It is possible to have optimism 365 days out of the year? My guest wrote the book on it! Wendy Jones is a speaker and JRNI coach and is here today to discuss what optimism really is, how we find our unique strengths, and the benefits of neurofeedback.

Time Stamps:

(2:00) Who is Wendy Jones?

(4:51) Optimism=Energy

(9:15) Strength and Leadership

(18:07) Parenting

(22:35) Neurofeedback

(32:00) Wendy's Kids

(33:55) Unique Strengths

(39:35) Wendy's Upcoming Book

(43:18) 3 Key Aspects for the Developing Athlete

(45:21) Where to Find Wendy

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Kobe Bryant was very well known for the Mamba mentality. This is really his philosophy on how he lived his life. He wanted to be the best. He told himself he would get better every day. He was truly honest with himself and what he wanted for his life. I want that same thing for you so today's Mindset Monday is addressing your personal philosophy.

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Dr. Jason Von Stietz of The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California is my amazing guest today and we are talking about all things sport psychology and how to improve the mental game. You'll learn how Dr. Von Stietz incorporates Improv within his practice and sessions, the role of anxiety, and how to handle transitions well. This is a very timely episode as we talk about how athletes are handling the COVID-19 situation as well.

Time Stamps:

(1:48) Dr. Von Stietz's Background

(9:20) COVID-19 and Athletics

(15:46) Guiding the Injured Athlete

(18:15) Improv Comedy

(27:33) Mental Training at Home

(30:00) Breath Work

(32:45) Anxiety

(38:50) Handling Transitions

(46:51) Working with a Sport Psychologist

(52:32) Three Things to Keep in Mind

(56:55) Where to Find Jason

(58:14) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Being coachable is the most fundamental way to improve and the best of the best are always commended for being incredibly coachable. From Tom Brady to Michael Jordan, they always wanted feedback from those they trusted. I want you to be no different. I have coaches for my life as well so I want to share with you the impact of being coachable.

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A returning guest from Convos with Coaches is here today and if you enjoyed her first episode, you'll absolutely love this one! Julia Eyre is the Founder of White Lion Performance, a soccer performance training company aimed at helping soccer players perform at their maximum capacity. Julia is on the podcast today to talk about programming for athletes but also essential mindset principles you need to succeed.

Time Stamps:

(2:28) Who is Julia?

(4:26) Julia's Injury

(11:00) Psychology of Pain

(13:25) Returning from Injury

(15:45) Importance of Positivity

(19:23) Power of a Team

(25:37) Exercise Programming After an Injury

(36:58) Overall Programming

(43:00) 3 Things for Athletes

(46:40) Where to Find Julia

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I know you are struggling right now. I think we all are at some point or another with everything going on. I want to share with you the story of the butterfly and how this applies to your life.

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