by Josephine Perry | Jan 10, 2022 | Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Social media
I regularly work with teenage girls who have high levels of perfectionism (a trait where we have incredibly high standards and harsh self-criticism) and find this has become a double edged sword for them. On the one hand it means they set super high goals, they will...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 10, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
Robbie Britton is known for being one of Britain’s best ultra-runners and long-distance coaches. He thrives at the races where most of us would recoil in horror (like 24 hours non-stop) but usually writes about them in a way you are almost (and I stress only almost)...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 6, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
‘Master the Marathon’ arrived to review just after I’d figured out with my physio that my hip really wasn’t designed for marathon running and that I should instead focus on getting faster at 5k and 10ks. I saw the book and sulked. I love the magic and power of a...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 7, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Exercise psychology, Motivation, News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Sport Psychology and coaching Exploring sport coaching and psychology Open University This looks at the influence of coaching and psychology through the lens of sports people and teams who have been successful. In it you focus on coaching practices used with young...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 6, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Social media
A new piece of research (Towards a framework for flourishing through social media: a systematic review of 118 research studies) led by Maya Gudka at London Business School has just been published and it includes some really interesting findings as to how our use of...
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