How can sports impact our mental health? Playing sports can teach valuable life skills like resilience, endurance, and how to work with others. It can also support cognitive development, improving focus and problem-solving skills. There are also concerns about whether the pressure to compete could have a detrimental effect on mental health for some. If you a ... Show More
Jun 2023
You're In A Relationship, But You Have Feelings For Someone Else, Part 2
Finding others attractive is inevitable regardless of your relationship status. Initial feelings of physical or emotional attraction to someone can be sudden and outside of your control. However, folks have choice of whether they pursue the other person. Join licensed therapists ... Show More
27m 13s
Jun 2023
You're In A Relationship, But You Have Feelings For Someone Else, Part 1
Finding others attractive is inevitable regardless of your relationship status. Initial feelings of physical or emotional attraction to someone can be sudden and outside of your control. However, folks have choice of whether they pursue the other person. Join licensed therapists ... Show More
25m 16s
Mar 2023
88. The Misconception of Sports-Specific Training w/ Q Willey
Chris sat down with Q Willey to discuss all things physical preparation and belief change. Q is a Physical Therapist and Coach, currently working remotely for the Barbell Medicine Pain and Rehab Team. We talk about Q’s athletic journey, from playing all the sports growing up, pla ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 2021
Sport psychology, peak performance and athletes’ mental health, with Jamie Shapiro, PhD
The mental health of athletes has been in the news a lot this year, thanks to Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. The attention may be new, but the field of sport psychology is not. How do sport psychologists work with athletes? How might athletes’ mental health affect the pu ... Show More
36m 52s
Oct 2021
Jim Taylor, PhD | How Sports Help Kids Win at Life
Less than 1 percent of kids grow up to be pro athletes. But the point of getting kids involved in sports isn’t to raise the next Serena or LeBron, says sport psychologist and parenting expert Jim Taylor, PhD. It’s to give them the mental tools to be healthy, happy and successful ... Show More
40m 44s
Oct 2023
Kids, Sports & the Concussed Brain
From the NFL to youth soccer, sports teams have been forced to reckon with decades of research showing the risks of repeated blows to the head through contact sports. At the same time, participation in organized team sports has been found to be extremely beneficial for the develo ... Show More
28m 54s
Apr 2017
If I knew Then What I Know Now, I Never Would’ve Played Football – Part 2 of an Interview with Anthony Davis
In Part 2 of an interview with former NFL and USC football star, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana discuss growing up with sports, and how choices made on the field can affect all aspects of life down the road. Learn which sports are the worst for your children's health, as well as which ... Show More
17m 50s