We dive into a little bit of brain science to help you learn what stress is, why it happens, what it feels like, when it's unhelpful, and how to manage your level of stress so you can play better golf.

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Kai Laird is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who runs a mental coaching business, The Performance Pursuit. He works with golfers, as well as athletes from all sports. Scroll down for a list of topics from this episode and their time stamps.

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Episode links:

The Performance Pursuit - Website

@theperformancepursuit - Instagram

@TPPursuit - Twitter

@kaimarelaird - Instagram

@KaimareLaird - Twitter

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Episode topics:

3:38 - Kai Laird, CMPC

11:58 - The value of a CMPC

17:08 - The most common things golfers struggle with

20:40 - Anxiety and worry about upcoming golf

26:27 - Acceptance Commitment Theory

27:42 - How to learn awareness

32:33 - A strategy for neutralizing negative emotions

36:48 - Pre-shot routine

40:24 - How to move on from bad golf shots

44:29 - Is mental or physical more important in golf?

46:43 - Mental game resources to help you

48:16 - Kai Laird, CMPC

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Dr. Dane Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who brings some excellent new thoughts to the show that will help you improve yourself and therefore your golf game.

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Episode link:

Dr. Dane Anderson - Website

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Episode chapters:

1. 4:19 - Intro

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Dora Kurimay is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, a researcher, and an author. She brings some great knowledge on topics that can directly help you play better golf through improving your mind.

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Episode links:

Dora Kurimay's Website

Dora Kurimay's Books

@dorakurimay - Twitter

@dorakurimay - Instagram

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Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement.

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Sarah Taylor is a Mental Performance Coach that works with players on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. She has her Masters in Sport Psychology.

In this great conversation Sarah and Josh cover acceptance, awareness, confidence, consistency, hard work, grit and perseverance, and what separates the best from the rest.

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Episode links:

@sarahjctaylor - Instagram

@sarahjchaffee - Twitter

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Drew Morgan is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who works with athletes of all sports. Coach Morgan brings his expertise from his own sport experience as well as his years as a mental coach.

In this episode we cover the psychology of injury, flow, confidence, self-belief, managing expectations, moving on from bad shots, enjoying the game, and much more.

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Episode links:

Mental Coach Morgan Website

@mentalcoachmorgan - Instagram

@mentalcoachmorg - Twitter

Individual and Small Group Mental Coaching - mentalcoachmorgan.com

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Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at [email protected].

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Dr. Rick Sessinghaus has been coaching the game for decades, with his most notable student being Collin Morikawa for the past 17 years. You’ll learn a ton from Dr. Rick in this episode about the zone, pressure, expectations, shot strategy, peaking at the right time, staying patient through difficult times, and oh yeah, lots about Collin Morikawa, and much more.

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Episode links:

Flow Code Golf Academy - Dr. Rick Sessinghaus

Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game — Your Path to Peak Performance On and Off the Golf Course by Rick Sessinghaus - Amazon

Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza - Amazon

@RickSessinghaus - Twitter

@RickSessinghaus - Instagram

Rick Sessinghaus - LinkedIn

Rick Sessinghaus - Facebook

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We slow things down this week on The Mental Golf Show. Josh is joined by legendary psychologist Dr. Joseph Parent to talk about mindfulness, awareness, and playing within yourself. Dr. Parent is author of Zen Golf and has worked with world number one players Vijay Singh and Kristie Kerr.

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Episode links:

Dr. Parent’s website

Dr. Parent’s Mindfulness Practices - YouTube

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Raymond Prior joins the podcast to talk about how to view success as a golfer, preparing for important rounds, how to improve as a coach, goal-setting, moving on from bad shots, self-awareness, tracking mental game improvement, making swing changes, staying focused, and believe it or not, much more.

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Episode links:

Raymond Prior on twitter

RFP Sport & Performance

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Episode chapters:

2:40 Dr. Raymond Prior

12:30 How to improve as a coach

17:00 Deeper level psychology

21:48 The window of success

29:19 It's NOT just another round of golf

31:38 How to approach an important round

35:12 How to approach huge goals

38:07 You can't lie to yourself

39:09 How to move on from a bad shot

50:14 Self-Awareness

53:33 Tracking mental game improvement

57:45 Perfectionism

1:01:59 Should mental training be mandatory?

1:07:38 How do you stay patient during a swing change?

1:09:59 How do you stay focused during a round of golf?

1:14:21 What things slow down progress?

1:17:22 What do high performers do differently?

1:21:22 What percent of golf is mental and what percent is physical?

1:22:50 Dr. Raymond Prior

1:24:14 The Mental Golf Show

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Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at [email protected].

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