In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Greg Wells. Greg is a scientist and performance physiologist and has dedicated his career to exploring and researching human limits and making that science understandable and actionable. He served as a tenured Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto and is currently a scientist in Translational Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children, where his research is focused on improving outcomes in children with chronic diseases via physical activity. As part of his academic life, he published over 60 papers in scientific journals and raised over $1 million for research. He also worked as the Director of Sport Science for the Canadian Sport Centre where he acted as a physiologist for more than 200 international-level athletes.

In this episode, We talk about his newest book, Power House, a book that shows you easy ways to boost your energy, fight inflammation and optimize your health—cell by cell.

Your body is constantly rebuilding, depending on what you do, eat, and even think. Every six months, over 98% of the cells in your body are new; it’s like getting a new brain and body twice a year! At the core of every cell are mitochondria, the “energy factories” that power the cells. In his new book, Powerhouse, Greg Wells shows you simple yet revolutionary ways to heal and boost your mitochondria, repairing and improving your whole body. These methods include practicing quick and easy breathing exercises, taking new supplements, and avoiding the use of technology that can damage your mitochondria. As a result, you will feel less tired, experience better moods and increase your hormonal health.

Based on groundbreaking science, including Wells’ own leading research at the Hospital for Sick Children, Powerhouse is packed with sensible and practical advice, giving you the tools to improve the overall health of every single cell.

You can follow Dr. Wells here for updates about his work.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/performanceuk/?originalSubdomain=uk

Business Profile: https://www.greymattersuk.com/about

Dave is a leader at the cutting edge of elite challenge and international research focused on performance enhancement. He specializes in developing individuals, and building and leading teams, to perform under pressure. Dave works on a model of “shared expertise”, resulting in strong yet flexible individuals, and coherent groups characterised by open challenge and mutual respect. His past successes have typically involved major strategic and cultural change in complex, multifactorial settings. Solutions are usually team driven and evidence-based, with a strong and demonstrable rationale, drawing on his experience as a performer, researcher, scientist and leader.Specialties: • Broad experience of leadership and support in performance environments, sporting, business and artistic• Provision of psychology/coaching support to world class performers/organisations• Successful transformation and change leadership, involving major financial (annual budgets >£7.5M) and leadership (organisational structures >100 reports) responsibilities • Record of publications (>300 peer review papers, 70 books or chapters), grantsmanship (over £4.5M) and scholarship.

This episode features Dr. Joe Baker, author of The Tyranny of Talent and expert on talent identification and development.

Joe’s research focuses on optimal human development, largely to understand how someone gets to, and stays at, the highest levels of performance. His research in this area has considered various psychosocial and environmental factors influencing athletic skill development across a range of sports. The goal here is to catalogue the extensive range of factors affecting an athlete's capacity to maximize their potential. This will allow us to develop stronger policy, build better theory/models and construct superior learning environments.

This episode features Dr. Kensa Gunter, the Director of Mind Health for the NBA and WNBA. Dr. Gunter is a licensed Clinical and Sport Psychologist and a national leader in the field of sport psychology. In addition to her work with the NBA, she offers consultation services to organizations and athletic personnel including coaches, certified athletic trainers, athletic administrators, and sports nutritionists.

Follow Dr. Gunter:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/drkensa

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kensa-gunter-psyd-cmpc-4a722631

This episode is with high-performance expert Erik Korem. Erik has worked in several levels of elite sport, including with college football championship teams, Olympians, and NFL teams.

In this episode, Erik breaks down his 5 pillars of high performance, including some action steps you can take today. We also talk about sleep and its benefits, allostatic load, and building adaptive capacity. This is an episode for anyone looking to raise their overall performance.

You can learn more about Erik and his work here: erikkorem.com and his exciting new project, AIM7, here: aim7.com

Chris Shambrook is the Director of Planet K2 and a psychology consultant for the UK Rowing Team. Chris has deep expertise in working with elite athletes and performers.

Learn more about Chris and his work here: https://believeperform.com/author/chrisshambrook/

https://www.planetk2.com/team/chris-shambrook/

Roger Kneebone directs the Imperial College Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS), based within the Division of Surgery on the Chelsea & Westminster campus. Roger and his co-director Professor Fernando Bello lead a multidisciplinary research team whose aim is to advance human health through simulation, collaborating closely with clinicians, scientists, patients, publics and experts outside medicine. More about Dr. Kneebone: https://www.rogerkneebone.co.uk/

Expert: https://www.rogerkneebone.co.uk/expert

@ProfKneebone

It was my distinct honor to host Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett (@LFeldmanBarrett) for this fascinating discussion on neuroscience, learning, and what we now know about the brain.

Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. She also holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior.

In addition to the books Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain and How Emotions are Made, Dr. Barrett has published over 260 peer-reviewed, scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as six academic volumes published by Guilford Press. She has also given a popular TED talk with over 6.5 million views.

Dr. Barrett received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award for her revolutionary research on emotion in the brain. These highly competitive, multimillion dollar awards are given to scientists of exceptional creativity who are expected to transform biomedical and behavioral research. She also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019, the APS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, and the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in Psychology in 2021.

Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Barrett has testified before Congress, presented her research to the FBI, consulted to the National Cancer Institute, appeared on Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman and The Today Show with Maria Shriver, and been a featured guest on public television and podcast and radio programs worldwide. She is also an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Royal Society of Canada.

See a more detailed biography at affective-science.org.

Dan Abrahams is a sport psychologist working alongside individuals, teams, coaches and organisations globally. He is known for his passion to de-mystify sport psychology and for creating simple to use performance techniques. He is the author of four best-selling sport psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast. A former professional golfer and PGA qualified, Dan has a First Class Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Sport Psychology. He is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), meaning he is an accredited psychologist and bound by the HCPC’s code of conduct which emphasises confidentiality, evidence of professional development, safe practice, and standards of proficiency. 

You can learn more about Dan at his website: https://danabrahams.com/ and follow him on Twitter @DanAbrahams77