Closer Mentality
By Julia Mellett
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Episodes: 132
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Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of the game.
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Ep. 132: Achromatopsia and Disability Advocacy with Staci Mannella
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May 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 131: Stop Light Performance and Mental Skills Building Blocks with Dr. Emily Wright
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 130: Scouting Outside the Box Score and MLB Talent Acquisition with Chris Calciano
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 129: Sport Admin and Youth Sport Support Systems with Jess Lapachinski
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 128: "SledHead" and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy with Will Person
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 127: The Last 100 Meters and Psych as Public Health with Ivy Watts
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 126: From Lab to Locker Room and Cortex Flex with Nate Roy
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 125: Trauma-Informed Counseling and Support Staff Rings with Dr. Charron Sumler
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 124: "Finishing" Your Sport and College Volleyball with Liv Setla
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Ep. 123: Team Ireland Hockey and NDUR with Aidan Connolly
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 122: The Psychology of the Walk-Up Song and Emotional Regulation with Dr. Seth Swary
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 121: AI in Sports and Athlete Marketing with Isabel Delgado
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 120: The Deaflympics and Sport Diplomacy with Drs. Becky Clark and Gily Meir
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 119: Mental Health Bodyguards and The 'Work on Your Game Commandments' with Dre Baldwin
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 118: Distracted Diving and Concussion Risks with Brooke Earley
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 117: Visualizing the Track and Youth in BMX with Payton Ridenour
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 116: i-BrainTech and Data-Driven Visualization with Dr. Konstantin Sonkin
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 115: Becoming the Architect of Your Mentality and Pitching Routines with Dr. Colt Olson
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May 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 114: The "Macho Man" Attitude and Rugby's Mental Health Conundrum with Will Hooley
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May 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 113: "The Tree That Bends" and Cultural Linguistics with Dr. Ross White
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 112: The Female Athlete Voice and Research Agendas with Dr. Julie McCleery
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 111: The Defensive Mind and Team Handball with Dr. Sarah Gascon
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 110: Long Jump Records and International Adventures with Hayley Manners
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 109: Para Sport Visibility and Gold Medal Legacies with Ryan Neiswender
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 108: Olympic Water Polo and Combating Burnout with Jaime Komer
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 107: Para-Cycling and Paralympic Gold with Sam Bosco
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 106: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Meditation with Tom Maloney
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 105: Team Barbados and NGB Inequities with Ryan Brathwaite
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 104: The U.S. Marines and Team USA Bobsled with Riley Tejcek
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 103: Talent Scouting and Cultural Agility with Mark Dillon
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 102: Social Neuroscience and Wheelchair Rugby with Dr. Margaret Smith
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 101: Wheelchair Basketball and Adapted Athletics Coaching with Robb Taylor
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 100: Celebrating One Hundred Stories
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 99: Physical Chess and Olympic-level Motivation with Iris Zimmermann
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 98: The Consistency Mindset and Becoming a World Citizen Through Sport with Kara Winger
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 97: Crafting Camaraderie and COVID Captains with Becca Winton
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 96: More Than An Athlete and Competing for Your Name with Jonny Curran
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 95: Motivation Styles and Best Coaching Practices with Kelly Oberle
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 94: Team USA Shooting and Prematch Routines with Lucas Kozeniesky
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 93: PTSD and Words I Wish I'd Heard with McKenna Braegelmann
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 92: Carrying Our Emotions and The Winning Environment with Dr. Hillary Cauthen
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 91: Defining Your Best and BMX Ph.Ds with Connor Fields
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 90: Wheelchair Handball and Adaptive Athletics with Dr. Ford Dyke
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 89: Synchronized Skating and Ankylosing Spondylitis with Kenzie Brouk
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 88: God-Shaped Things and Wheelchair Rugby with Joe Delagrave
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 87: The CARE Consortium and Tactical Athletes with Dr. Stephen Broglio
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 86: Two Broken Legs and Turning Nerves into Adrenaline with Sam DuPratt
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 85: Goal Acquisition and the NWSL with Schuyler DeBree
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 84: Bobsled and Bipolar I Disorder with Maddy Cohen
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 83: Mourning the Life You Lost and Paraswimming with Taylor Winnett
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 82: The Love Languages of Coaching and Healthy Confrontation with Diego Ibarra and Lindsay Mayer
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 81: 'I'm Changing the Narrative' and Mount Kilimanjaro with Rachel Baribeau
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 80: Closer Mentality IS BACK!
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 79: Covering Athlete Mental Health and Welcoming Vulnerability with Julie Kliegman
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 78: The Toughness Facade and Healthy Habits with Andrew Delaney
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 77: Coxing Paralympians and Adaptive Rowing with Jenny Sichel
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 76: Toxic Coaching and CACE with Maggie Bell
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 75: Drexel Crew and The Humbling Effect of Walking with Beth Gardner
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 74: Meditation and 'Tackle the Stigma' with Emma Jaskaniec
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 73: Body Autonomy and How To Ask For Help with Devi Jagadesan
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 72: Improperly-Diagnosed Stress Fractures and DIII Volleyball with Hattie Mills
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 71: Morgan's Message
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 70: Sport Pedagogy and Knowing Your Players with Dr. Stephen Harvey
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 69: 'The Fort' and Catcher Psychology with Michael McKenry
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 68: Batman and the 200m Butterfly with Zach Harting
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 67: Body Image and Texas A&M T&F with Jean Jenkins
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May 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 66: Snapping Poles and Setting Personal Bests with Olivia McTaggart
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May 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 65: Two Torn ACLs and The Impact of Positivity with Rachel Muller
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May 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 64: Team Israel and MindReady with Jeremy Wolf
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 63: Person Over Player and Coaching Youth Mental Wellness with Matt Woodtke
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 62: Sack The Stigma
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 61: Community College and Playing Soccer Overseas with Brendan Griffiths
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 60: Three ACL Tears and PyeongChang 2018 with Madii Himbury
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 59: Olympic Gold Medals and a Larger Battle with Kikkan Randall
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 58: Striving for Gold and NCAA Rifle National Championships with Mary Tucker
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 57: The Changing Soccer Landscape and the Psychology of Trades with Angela Salem
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 56: Team Peru Pole Vaulting and Sport Inequities with Nicole Hein
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 55: Professional Basketball and Worldwide Mental Health Resources with Emily Potter
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 54: Team Zimbabwe and Qualifying for Tokyo 2020 with Peter Wetzlar
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 53: Team USA Roller Figure Skating and Anorexia with Candice Clifford
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 52: Celebrating Season 1's Stories
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 51: Disordered Eating and DII Volleyball with Denvyr Tyler-Palmer
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 50: Cerebral Palsy and Paralympic World Records with Isis Holt
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 49: Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics and Astrophysics with Izzy Connor
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 48: Antonio Brown's Outburst and CTE Symptoms
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 47: Structure vs. Progress and New Year's Resolutions
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 46: European Soccer Clubs and GoSoccerPro with Teesta and Jared Sullivan
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 45: Fighting for a Roster Spot and Soccer Resilience with Wells Thompson
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 44: Setting Unrealistic Goals and Professional Bull Riding with Coy Robbins
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 43: Minor League Baseball Housing and Clubhouse Psychology with Chase Illig
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 42: Mental Band-Aids and Team Canada T&F with Teagan Rasche
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 41: Crohn's Disease and the Paralympic Games with Ali Jawad
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 40: "The Impossible Ideal" and Healthy Perfectionism
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 39: Malaria and Major League Soccer with Jesse Bradley
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 38: Social Loafing and Cross-Training Performance
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 37: The Athlete Thread and the Miracle Question with Katie Shaffer
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 36: BMX and Learning to Keep Pedaling with Joce Camarra
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 35: Vulnerability Obstinance and the Oakland Roots with Lisa Bonta Sumii
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 34: "A Safe Office" and Focus Techniques in Late Model Racing with Christian Rose
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 33: The Student-Athlete Sphere and Visualization Scripts with Dr. Mike Clark
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 32: Doubt as Motivation and Sport-Specific Triggers with Sam Cary
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 31: The Cape Cod League and Misplaced Performance Anxiety with Spencer Horwitz
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 30 | Part 2: Cue Words and Visualization with Mac Marcoux and Tristan Rodgers
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 29 | Part 1: The Paralympic Games and Skiing with a Guide with Mac Marcoux and Tristan Rodgers
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 28: Executing Your Role and Teaching vs. Coaching with Andy Harris
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 27: Chasing Snow and X Games Gold Medals with Steve Fisher
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 26: Post-Concussion Syndrome and Playing Two DI Sports with Q Williams
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 25: Ultra-marathons and Becoming a Published Author with Dr. Joan Steidinger
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 24: The Language of Mental Health and the Toronto Raptors with Dr. Alex Auerbach
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 23: Professional Snowboarding and NIL Brand Management with Natalie Allport
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 22: "Anne O'Neil Basketball" and Becoming a 3D Human
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 21: Safe Spaces and the Hall of Fame Behavioral Health Program with Misty Buck
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 20: Persevering Through Anxiety and Writing Your Name in the Record Books with Jack Beer
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 19: Unavoidable Sports Injuries and "Sending It" with Jimmy Krupka
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 18: Playing Overseas and the NIL Debate
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 17: Processing Adversity and Work-Life Balance in Elite Youth Sport
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May 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 16: Leaving a Sport You Still Have Access To and the Mental Six Pack
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May 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: Indigenous Distance Running and the Struggles of Reinforced Trauma
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May 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Addressing Injury Before It's Too Late and Athlete Center
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May 06, 2021 |
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The National Women's Hockey League and Youth Girls in Hockey with Mallory Souliotis
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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The Intersection of Orthorexia and Elite Performance with Mackenzie St. Onge
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Neutral Thinking and How to Rebrand "Mental Toughness"
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Brawn Modeling and the "Lineman Mentality" with Jon Toth
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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How to Keep Young Girls in Soccer and the International Coaching Landscape
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Athlete Mental Health in the Media and How to Approach Storytelling
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Division III and Breaking Up With Your Sport
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Player Development and Minor League Baseball with Ryan Sherriff and Isha Rahman
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Minimizing Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Democratic Coaching and How to Build a Positive Team Culture
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Mental Agility and Draft Psychology
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Reset Routines and the Impact of Artificial Crowd Noise
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Focus and the Monkey Mind
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Feb 04, 2021 |