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 | Dec 30, 2025 | Book reviews, Books, News, Performance Psychology, Uncategorized
I loved Allie’s first book (There is no wall – review here) and invited her onto our podcast in September right after her Dragons Back race. It was an emotional episode. You can listen here. On the episode she mentioned she was working on her second book and...
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 | Apr 23, 2025 | Book reviews, Books
My lovely friend (and Be Braver podcast co-host) Annie Emmerson told me to read this book. I am a big fan of Anya Hindmarsh’s bags (if you have been stared at by my backpack – it has eyes – then it is one of hers) but never reflected on who she might be as a...
by Josephine Perry | Apr 21, 2025 | Book reviews, Books
I love to start a book review with a great phrase from the book that sums up the book. With Steve Magness’ new book: Win the Inside Game I can’t because there are just too many. Almost every page in my copy has a line underlined or a star drawn to indicate a key piece...
by Josephine Perry | Feb 8, 2025 | Athlete Wellbeing, Book reviews, Uncategorized
Squad Safe is written for coaches and gym owners to keep cheerleaders safe. It is actually applicable to a far wider audience though; coaches working with female athletes in any sports, commercial gym staff, S&C coaches and Sport Psychologists. It is evidence...
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