by Josephine Perry | Jan 10, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
Robbie Britton is known for being one of Britain’s best ultra-runners and long-distance coaches. He thrives at the races where most of us would recoil in horror (like 24 hours non-stop) but usually writes about them in a way you are almost (and I stress only almost)...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 6, 2022 | Book reviews, Books
‘Master the Marathon’ arrived to review just after I’d figured out with my physio that my hip really wasn’t designed for marathon running and that I should instead focus on getting faster at 5k and 10ks. I saw the book and sulked. I love the magic and power of a...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 10, 2021 | Book reviews, Books
I love cycling: riding in races, training or commuting, watching it standing by the side of a road, somewhere muddy or at the track. I’m also passionate about women’s sport; how can we get more women active, enjoying the brilliant benefits of movement, community and...
by Josephine Perry | Jun 21, 2021 | Book reviews, Books, Performance Psychology, Sports psych profession
I needed to get a handle on a corporate contract recently and felt I was doing an awful job of it – as a psychologist my ‘wanting to help people and improve their wellbeing’ side overtook my ‘I won’t be much support to anyone if I can’t pay the mortgage’ side. A...
by Josephine Perry | Jun 21, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Books, Performance Psychology
The youngest children I work with are around 10 but, I have a 4 year old daughter and a 3 year old godson so tend to hang out with lots of little ones. And I am very privileged that sometimes they will share their worries with me. But I can feel out of my depth as to...
by Josephine Perry | May 14, 2021 | Book reviews, Books
I have a bit of an issue with books – a good one, but an expensive one; I love them. Something so special about holding one and knowing it is going to teach you something, make you feel differently about a subject or just completely sweep you away into a...
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