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Understanding Your Gymnast’s Mental Blocks and How to Support Their Progress

In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I talk about the awareness phase of mental block recovery and why building confidence is only one part of the process. Before gymnasts can fully trust themselves again, they need to understand what their brain and body are telling the ... Show More

11m 31s

Oct 7

How to Support Your Gymnast When She’s Stuck on a Skill

In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, Coach Rebecca answers a question from a parent whose seven year old gymnast has been stuck on her round off back handspring for nearly a year. Although she can do the skill with a small amount of support, she freezes when that support ... Show More

17m 25s

Sep 29

How Do You Learn to Trust Your Gymnastics Coach

In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I talk about what happens when a gymnast has lost trust in their coach and how parents, athletes, and coaches can work together to rebuild that relationship. We explore why trust does not happen automatically and how small, positive e ... Show More

18m 12s

May 2022

Affirmations for Athletes! PEAK PERFORMANCE Mindset

Create the mindset, resilience, and self-belief of a top athlete! When it comes to peak performance, athletes know that success relies on more than their physical capabilities.. and that BRAIN TRAINING is just as important of an ingredient! If you’re an athlete, treat this episod ... Show More

2m 53s

Feb 2023

An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear | Allyson Felix

Getting pregnant as a track and field athlete is often called the "kiss of death" -- a sign your athletic career will soon end. Olympic champion, entrepreneur and proud mother Allyson Felix thinks it shouldn't be that way. She tells the story of starting a family while fighting t ... Show More

10m 30s

Dec 2024

248: Overcoming Pressure and Performing Under Stress

How do elite athletes handle pressure and perform at their peak when it matters most? In this episode, host Richard Graves sits down with renowned sports psychologist Dr. Haley Perlus to uncover the secrets behind mastering the mental game. In This Episode, Discover: The surprisi ... Show More

32m 8s

Aug 2021

Helping Athletes Manage High Expectations

In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps athletes improve their mental game for sports. Learn how to get your mindset right when you compete so you can perform your best. In this podcast, you learn about how athletes place expectations on themselves and also feel them f ... Show More

6m 19s

Jan 2021

How Mental Training Will Get You to Your Next Level of Play

Are you or your athletes struggling to get to the next level of play? Many times, an athletes' mental game is preventing them from outpacing other players with equal physical abilities. In this week's podcast, Dr. Cohn speaks with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, a former professional te ... Show More

24m 27s

May 2022

51: Nastia Liukin on Gymnastics, Mental Health, & Pressure

Welcome to Episode 51 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are thrilled to welcome Nastia Liukin onto the show to hear more about her experiences as a professional gymnast and how she worked to support her mental health throughout her athletic career and retirement. We kick off ... Show More

1h 3m

Jan 2023

EP071 Gymnastics Growth Show - Nick Ruddock and Barb Fraser

Welcome to the Gymnastics Growth Show podcast, brought to you by Nick Ruddock, a performance Gymnastics Coach and consultant to international gymnastics teams and professional sports clubs. In this podcast, Nick and his special guests share the strategies and tactics used to opti ... Show More

42m 26s

Apr 2022

#489: Sports Confidence Hacks for Any Athlete

Sports confidence is the key to supreme athletic performance, but most athletes don't know how to tap into their most confident athletic self. Explore the 10 confidence mistakes that keep athletes from peak performance, creating self-doubt and unhelpful self-pressure. Then, learn ... Show More

47m 27s

Jul 2022

What Does it Mean to Give Full Effort in Sports?

In this sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps parents understand a young athlete who has fragile confidence. Here is the question Dr. Cohn answers in this episode: Sports Parent:</ ... Show More

5m 50s

Jan 2021

Ep. 21 - Staying Present with Annie Kunz

In today's episode we sit down with American Olympic Heptathlete Annie Kunz. We discuss how Annie deals with mental hurtles and anxiety on the biggest stage. This is one of the most important podcasts for athletes to listen to as she is an ultimate embodiment of mental strengt ... Show More

35m 30s

Parenting Through Mental Blocks: Patienc...