by Josephine Perry | Sep 8, 2025 | Books, Motivation, News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
A career for life? I am a mum whose daughter has three more years at primary school. In our bit of west London the planning for senior schools starts early and trying to figure out where a child will thrive early on is hard. How can you possibly know what will help...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 7, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Exercise psychology, Motivation, News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Sport Psychology and coaching Exploring sport coaching and psychology Open University This looks at the influence of coaching and psychology through the lens of sports people and teams who have been successful. In it you focus on coaching practices used with young...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 1, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Goal setting, Motivation, Support
A new paper from Holly Bradshaw (yes – the Pole Vaulter and now Sport Psychology student), a fabulous sport psychologist Dr Karen Howells and mental health researcher Mathijs Lucassen has just been published on the post-Olympic blues. While it seems like it might only...
by Josephine Perry | Apr 5, 2021 | Book reviews, Books, Motivation, Performance Psychology
So, hands up – I am biased. I am in this book! Just a little bit but Damian and I worked together before his epic Pennine Way record attempt in the summer of 2020 and he discusses the work we did in the book. But despite me marring the pages I still loved it. It is...
by Josephine Perry | Mar 24, 2021 | Bounce Back, Goal setting, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Support, Youth sport
We tend to make our memories around milestones. Birthdays, school terms, sporting events or competitions and holidays are those pillars around which our memories attach. Except this last year. Birthdays were celebrated without physical parties, school was often at...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 3, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Support
Whether we are going through a global pandemic (hello 2020-21), have a tough period in our lives with lots of stressors or we have clinical depression or anxiety something which can be helpful is a self-care box. I call it a boost box as I like to think these are not...
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