The Tao of Sport

This week's podcast is the second half of my conversation with Dr. Karen MacNeill. Dr. MacNeill is a performance psychologist, a speaker on the topics of high performance, resilience, mental health and mental fitness, and also a registered psychologist who is a strong advocate for protecting and promoting mental health in sport and in the workplace. She's also a former national team member in the sport of field hockey.

Today's podcast is an important one because of the relationship between sport and mental health. Thanks for listening.

Connect with Dr. Karen MacNeill through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-macneill-5235583b/
Or follow her on Instagram: @dr.karenmac or Twitter: @DrKMacNeill

This week's podcast is the first half of my conversation with Dr. Karen MacNeill. Dr. MacNeill is a performance psychologist, a speaker on the topics of high performance, resilience, mental health and mental fitness, and also a registered psychologist who is a strong advocate for protecting and promoting mental health in sport and in the workplace. She's also a former national team member in the sport of field hockey.

Today's podcast is an important one because of the relationship between sport and mental health. Thanks for listening.

Connect with Dr. Karen MacNeill through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-macneill-5235583b/
Or follow her on Instagram: @dr.karenmac or Twitter: @DrKMacNeill

This episode coincides with the launch of the book, The Tao of Sport. It is a conversation with Steve Ingham about the book, and was also used for his podcast, Supporting Champions, which I would very highly recommend and is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Steve Ingham on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ingham_steve

Supporting Champions on Twitter: www.twitter.com/support_champs

...on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions

...or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions

Jason Dorland is an Olympian, coach, author and partner at Your Mindset Coaching and Consulting. Our conversation focussed primarily on his journey where he came to understand the focus on winning (outcome) was actually detrimental, and ultimately limited the potential of an athlete. This episode is part 2 of 2.

To learn more about Jason follow @JasonDorland or visit yourmindset.ca.

Jason Dorland is an Olympian, coach, author and partner at Your Mindset Coaching and Consulting. Our conversation focussed primarily on his journey where he came to understand the focus on winning (outcome) was actually detrimental, and ultimately limited the potential of an athlete. This episode is part 1 of 2.

To learn more about Jason follow @JasonDorland or visit yourmindset.ca.

Author's note: when I listened to this episode after the fact, I realized I had said "Shannon Hooper" when, of course, the great Canadian trail blazer in soccer was Charmaine Hooper. In acknowledging my error, I want to point out that it was a slip of the tongue and not a lack of familiarity of the names mentioned by Abby Wambach in her very kind and heartfelt acknowledgement of the success of the Canadian women's team at the Tokyo Olympics, and to those who went before.

Dr. Din completed her dissertation by interviewing a number of Olympic champion athletes and coaches and searching for the commonalities. This served as a jumping off point for our discussion. We covered a variety of topics including self-awareness and growth vs. fixed mindset, as well as the instances when coaches need to push back against the "mythology" of a given sport. This episode is part two of two.

Dr. Din completed her dissertation by interviewing a number of Olympic champion athletes and coaches and searching for the commonalities. This served as a jumping off point for our discussion. We covered a variety of topics including self-awareness and growth vs. fixed mindset, as well as the instances when coaches need to push back against the "mythology" of a given sport. This episode is part one of two.