by Josephine Perry | Jan 1, 2024 | Athlete Wellbeing, Book reviews
There is No Wall is an incredibly easy to read book with incredibly tough content. Bailey writes about her life; growing up, working in the music industry and weaves her extensive ultra running races and challenges alongside it. It covers her alcohol addiction,...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 9, 2023 | Book reviews
This book does not offer new research or concepts. Instead (I guess like most smarter thinking books) it takes studies and ideas that many of us in psychology think about in isolation and weaves them together to make a great case of how to uncover hidden potential. It...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 31, 2023 | 10 Pillars of Success, Book reviews
Chapter 1 – A Sense of Belonging. You have an innate need to belong. When you don’t belong, your physical and mental health diminishes and your opportunities for success reduce. When you feel like you belong, you are far more likely to succeed. Question: Which...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 7, 2023 | Book reviews, Sports psych profession
Edited by Andy Borrie, Charlotte Chandler, Andy Hooton, Andy Miles and Paula Watson One of my biggest bugbears in Sport and Exercise psychology is the disconnect between researchers, those teaching sport psychology and practitioners. I don’t know how we work...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 4, 2023 | Book reviews
“The perfect athlete is a robot, programmed to perform at its limit. But behind every athlete is a human.” There are lots of good books to learn about sport psychology. What can sometimes feel like it is missing though is the context. You read about a technique you...
by Josephine Perry | Jun 13, 2023 | Book reviews, Sports psych profession
When I heard about this book I was a little sceptical – who wants to learn from emerging practitioners when there are so many established ones to learn from? But my cynicism was misplaced because there are some really great things to learn from this book and the...
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