Group Golf Therapy

Jan 17 2024 128 ep. 60 mins 4
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Welcome to Golf's Safe Space! Group Golf Therapy is a podcast about the intersection of golf and mental health: how the sport makes us laugh, cry, and bubble with rage. Tap in with your GGT "shrinks," Bradford Wilson, Connor Laubenstein, and Drew Westphal, to hear stories, confessionals, and mortal wounds. Follow along on Instagram: @groupgolftherapy Bradford: @bradfordwilsongolf Connor: @thebagbandit Drew: @everydaydrew Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/groupgolftherapy/support

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#100 - A 100th Session Extravaganza with the Shrinks

Jan 17 2024 66 mins  
WOW! 100 sessions of Group Golf Therapy! To the Dinks, to everyone who tapped in from day one, to those who started listening this morning, to those we lost along the way, thank you from the bottom of our hearts and butts. We love you. The Shrinks take some time to reflect on the road to 100, conduct a “how well do I know you” exercise, and look ahead to how Group Golf Therapy

#099 - Brad/ConThoughts

Jan 08 2024 69 mins  
It's Bradford and Connor's turn to run their isolated ShrinkThoughts Sessions. In this session: Bradford on bodies, A Love Letter to Miguel, the ankle-strike. As always, thanks for listening to Group Golf Therapy! #mindyourgolf Please subscribe, rate our podcast, and leave a review—we're always looking to deliver a great show to you. Hit 'em straight, and mind

#098 - www.DrewThoughts.gov.www/DrewThoughts

Jan 03 2024 24 mins  
To kick off the 2024 calendar, we bring you the first-ever installment of Drew Thoughts. Bradford and Connor supplied Drew with questions for solo musings, and a look-ahead to the new year. In this session: 2024 intentions, FMK, desert island golf items. As always, thanks for listening to Group Golf Therapy! #mindyourgolf Please subscribe, rate our podcast, and leave a review—

#097 - Maddi MacClurg brings us to The B*tch Zone

Dec 25 2023 65 mins  
Maddi MacClurg is an Assistant Editor at Golf Digest, who contributes to the publication’s instruction section — we identify Maddi’s dad, a lifelong golf swing tinkerer, as her direct target reader. Maddi shares that her on-course persona as a junior golfer wasn't always the kindest to herself; something many golfers continue to struggle with. And while she's learned

#096 - Tisha Alyn needs some alone time

Dec 18 2023 53 mins  
Tisha Alyn is a host, creator, and professional golfer who partners with some of the biggest brands in the world. As someone who's business is, well, them, the boundaries between being on and being off can get blurry. Bradford and Connor hear from Tisha about how being an influencer for seven years has impacted her mental health, what her ideal round of golf might look (and sou

#095 - The house is on fire.

Dec 11 2023 48 mins  
It’s a spicy time to be in golf, and we’re on the heels of a particularly spicy week. Jon Rahm has left the PGA TOUR to join LIV. Tiger Woods and Nike are reportedly on the outs. The golf ball is under siege. The house of golf is on fire, and the Shrinks dedicated some time to unpack the latest rumblings. In this session: Rahmageddon, Bradford felt peaceful one night, rollbac

#094 - Dr. Joe Parent deals in the senses

Dec 04 2023 50 mins  
Dr. Joe Parent published Zen Golf in 2002, a book that is packed with East-meets-West philosophy of how to master the mental game in golf. The book was instantly endorsed by two of Dr. Joe’s students, Vijay Singh and Christie Kerr, who each became the number 1 ranked golfer in the world, and was a definitive guide for golfers at every level. Dr. Joe is a pioneer in the mental gam

#093 - Bradford and Connor are Big Sick

Nov 27 2023 37 mins  
While Drew is being the best dad ever at Disney World, Bradford and Connor are reeling from a soul-deep illness, contracted from a New York City dance club basement. In this session: Throat Coat, light fraud, how to journal. As always, thanks for listening to Group Golf Therapy! #mindyourgolf Please subscribe, rate our podcast, and leave a review—we're always looking to d

#092 - Matt Blois is preserving your mental health

Nov 21 2023 62 mins  
Matt Blois is a golf performance coach, club fitter, and YouTuber, who runs Golf Liberty in Toronto, Canada. After years of struggling with his mental health and seeking intensive treatment, Matt and his therapist have now launched the Preserve Foundation, a comprehensive mental health clinic offering funding to individuals in need of treatment. Matt shares how his relationship wit

#091 - Dr. Bhrett McCabe is kicking anxiety's ass

Nov 13 2023 69 mins  
Dr. Bhrett McCabe is a clinical psychologist and writer, who works with some of the biggest golfers, sports teams, and athletic programs in the world. Bhrett shares that his journey with understanding mental health started as a kid in a “psychologically aware household”: he played college baseball at LSU and realized that his anxiety was impacting his performance. Now, he’s o