This week, Feisty's resident sports psychologist Dr. Erin Ayala joins the pod to answer all of our questions about mental performance, mental training, and tips for dealing with the mental stress of the world right now.

First, the team tackles the latest news and the question: How do we keep the booming 20- to 29-year-old age group in the sport?

Then:

1. What mental skills you can practice on the treadmill or trainer
2. Why a race isn't a test — and staying curious will actually help you perform better
3. Ditching the comparison game
4. And is the correlation between mental health issues and endurance sports a coincidence?

Dr. Ayala is also the host of the brand new re-launched Feisty Women's Performance podcast, where she hosts experts each in week to dive deep into health and performance questions from women for women.

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