by Josephine Perry | Nov 2, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
You can spot a qualified sport psychologist by the look of despair which sweeps across their face when an athlete mentions the 10,000 hour rule as a reason for overtraining. “It is not a rule” we will shout. It is 4,000-16,000 hours (10,000 plus or minus 6,000) and it...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 2, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
Occasionally non-fiction books seem to take off and become talked about even though you are not sure why. A few years ago it felt like it was all about Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep, before that it was Steve Peter’s Chimp Paradox, and much further back was Eat, Shoots...
by Josephine Perry | Sep 25, 2022 | Sports psych profession, Uncategorized
Each Monday I start my week in the loveliest way – I have two pro bono slots to chat to those who are looking to have a career in Sport or Exercise Psychology about how it works (in my experience) and offer advice on how they can get started. There are three...
by Josephine Perry | Sep 15, 2022 | Sports psych profession
Each week I spend time with two sport psychology students or trainees to try to help them navigate the journey into sport psychology (you can book one of these free sessions here). This week someone asked: What do you see as the future for sport psychology? They were...
by Josephine Perry | Sep 14, 2022 | Book reviews, Support
Working as a psychologist with high performers I regularly see clients with ADHD. Sometimes diagnosed but also, as wait times for adult diagnosis can be very long or very expensive, suspected. I find even if someone just suspects they may have it then it can be...
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