by Josephine Perry | Jan 10, 2026 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Book reviews
Over the years I’ve been told The Weight of Gold is an excellent watch. It is an HBO production so I’d never been able to access it in the UK but now you can watch on Amazon Prime. In short: A really interesting reflection on the mental health aspects of performing in...
by Josephine Perry | Aug 13, 2025 | Athlete Stories, Book reviews, Performance Psychology
Three chapters into And so I run I was ready to email the publishers and say I couldn’t review this book because I only put out reviews of books I love (feels mean to proactively publish a negative review) and I just didn’t like it enough. It came across as...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 11, 2024 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Book reviews
Absolutely loved this book. I didn’t cry as much as I thought I might because it was so positive. There was so much to learn from a sporting and a life perspective. Overall, it felt like a love letter to his family (I warn you when he reads messages to them at the end...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 9, 2024 | Athlete Stories, Performance Psychology
I work with the Elite Trail Team (all ultra runners) and a number of other ultra runners and cyclists so am constantly on the lookout for new research to see if anything can help improve their performances or their enjoyment. I was really excited to see Lloyd Emeka...
by Josephine Perry | Aug 8, 2021 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, News, Uncategorized
Dan Walker and Sam Quek on the BBC Coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics I was one of those who was never quite sure the Olympics would happen this year so hadn’t built up excitement – but now it is over I feel sad that cartoons will be back on our screen over breakfast...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 28, 2021 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Social media, Support
The modern media environment makes sport a very different experience for athletes. They don’t just perform and maybe chat about it afterwards with a journalist. They have to behave with the media in mind at all times. I researched this a few years ago and...
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