MindStrong

Nov 24 2024 213 ep. 53 mins 50

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Whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur or student, making sense of the world right now is more challenging than ever. Navigating this landscape demands resilience, accountability, mental fortitude, emotional intelligence, and the courage to embrace vulnerability. Listen to some of the world's most insightful individuals to help make sense of it all. The path isn’t easy, but a strong mind will find a way.

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#213 - Lola Anderson - How To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

Nov 24 2024 86 mins

Lola Anderson is a rower for Great Britain and Olympic Gold Medalist. Expect to learn why you should be confident in speaking your dreams aloud, how athletes find time to socialise, the sacrifices made by young elite athletes growing up, Lola’s evolving journey toward body confidence as a professional athlete, how metrics and teamwork shape elite rowing, the resilience required t

#212 - Andrew Steele - Contrarian Views, Authenticity and Personal Branding

Nov 12 2024 76 mins

Today I’m joined by Andrew Steele is a former Olympic medalist, turned health tech founder. Andrew holds a much more contrarian view and is not afraid to speak his mind, which is refreshing because it’s so often that athletes are guarded and you miss the good stuff. Expect to learn what sports should be considered olympic, the paradox of athlete health, balancing authenticity a

#211 - York-Peter Klöppel - Red Bull's Head Of Mental Performance On Mental Training

Nov 03 2024 84 mins

York-Peter Kloppel the head of mental performance at Redbull. What are some of the challenges with a vast range of different athletes? What sorts of technology can help us develop our mental performance and mindset? Or does technology hinder our development in some areas? Expect to learn, the misconceptions surrounding Red Bull's role in sports, strategies for managing burnout and

#210 - Prof Joe Baker - Should We Be Calling Athletes Talented?

Oct 26 2024 84 mins

Professor Joe Baker from the University of Toronto. He’s author/editor of 13 books including the Tyranny of Talent, he has authored more than 300 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. What is talent? Why are we using this word so easily? What is the impact of calling someone talented? Should we be using this word? Joe is one of the leading researchers in this space on talent

#209 - Dr Laura Healy - How Do We Actually Set Goals Effectively?

Oct 02 2024 101 mins

Dr. Laura Healy is an associate professor at Nottingham Trent University who’s research focuses in motivation, goal pursuit, and mental health/well-being across the sport and physical activity spectrum Expect to learn; the importance of having a why within your goals, how to track your progress, why proving other people wrong shouldn’t be a goal, the role of passion and autono

#208 - Prof Alun Williams - Can Science Solve The Transgender And DSD Athlete Debate?

Sep 21 2024 102 mins

Prof Alun Williams of Manchester Metropolitan University who’s research focuses on the genetics of human physical performance, injury risk, health and it’s relation to sex categories in sport. The transgender athlete and DSD athlete debate hit a new height in the 2024 Olympics. But what does the science suggest about this highly debated area in sports? Are we focusing on the mo

#207 - Dr Alex Auerbach - Why Don’t Athletes Take Mindset Seriously?

Sep 14 2024 96 mins

Dr Alex Auerbach, performance psychologist having worked with the professional sports teams such as the Toronto raptors, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympians. We’re living in a world where mindset, psychology is getting more and more attention. From articles, social media content, to Netflix series, showcasing that mindset, mental skills and working on your psychological state is a highl

#206 - Dr Erin Hoare - How Does ADHD Affect Athletes?

Sep 06 2024 36 mins

Dr Erin Hoare is an honorary fellow at Deakin University, a former professional netballer and Australian rules footballer. The conversation around neurodiversity and especially ADHD is growing and Erin’s work has begun to look into the research in the world of sport. Expect to learn what ADHD is, the challenges of ADHD in sport, why people with ADHD may mask as neurotypical, whet

#205 - Ross Dewar - How Do We Actually Build Strong Cricketers?

Aug 17 2024 54 mins

Ross Dewar and strength and conditioning with more than 20 years experience having trained some of the worlds leading cricketers. Cricket has a unique relationship with strength & conditioning. How does a sport go from where it wasn’t uncommon for players to be smoking and drinking, to now where the players are becoming elite athletes? How do we try to slow the injury rates w

#204 - Dr Jim Taylor- Do Parent's Get Too Involved In Sport?

Aug 09 2024 72 mins

Dr Jim Taylor psychologist of performance, sport and parenting, an author and an elite level triathlete. The most number one challenge I see with both athletes, coaches and teachers talk about in sport is parents. So I wanted to get Jim back on the show to talk to him about a range of different aspects to parenting not only in sport but in everyday life. Expect to learn, how pare