by Josephine Perry | Aug 2, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
If you want nice, ‘easy to digest with lots of lightbulb moment’ performance psychology tweets, Steve Magness (@stevemagness) is the guy to follow. To get all the wisdom in one book he has just bought out ‘Do Hard Things’. I was a little wary from the title. As a...
by Josephine Perry | May 27, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
Your 9th wedding anniversary is supposed to be celebrated by giving a Pottery gift. But in our house (with a husband nicknamed Mr Bump) that would not last long. Instead, for our 9th my husband gave me a Stand-Up Paddle Board. Random yes, but we had just moved house...
by Josephine Perry | May 4, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
I have definitely been tutted at by the ‘real’ outdoor swimmers when I rock up to a safe, supervised lake in my cosy wetsuit, complaining about the 18 degree water and the risk of being attacked by a swan. I definitely prefer the ease and warmth of a pool. But I am...
by Josephine Perry | Apr 24, 2022 | Book reviews
Two years ago I worked on an Audible podcast with Mara Yamauchi. We were supporting a presenter to train five people to run the 2020 London Marathon. Covid happened and the marathon got cancelled – but I loved the experience of working alongside Mara and picked up so...
by Josephine Perry | Apr 21, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
Rachel Ann Cullen’s first book covered the story of how she felt running saved her when she was struggling with mental health issues. It was a compelling read. In this book she ties in her internal insight around those issues with the stories of others who have also...
by Josephine Perry | Mar 5, 2022 | Book reviews
The genius of The Genius of Athletes is that it condenses tonnes of endurance sport psychology research into one place in a really handy toolkit to see what best practice we can take from the elites to put into our own sporting endeavours. The first five chapters...
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