by Josephine Perry | Mar 26, 2026 | Improve, Motivation, Nerves and emotions, Performance Psychology
Josephine works from a psychological perspective called ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) (in short where we acknowledge that there are things that make us feel uncomfortable and keen to avoid, and yet we do them anyway because we want to stretch ourselves to...
by Josephine Perry | Aug 3, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Nerves and emotions
One of the best things about being a sport psychologist is that every time you watch sport you can class it as CPD and media interview preparation and feel a little bit smug and a little less guilty (because that to do list is always nagging away). So, hands up I’ve...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 13, 2017 | Goal setting, Motivation, Nerves and emotions
We so often talk about positive or negative thoughts. And much of the work from a cognitive behavioural perspective (that many sport psychologists work from) pushes the idea of identifying and then reframing our negative thoughts into more positive ones. This can be...
by Josephine Perry | Feb 26, 2017 | Nerves and emotions
Over the eight weeks’ final build up to the London Marathon I am blogging some ideas you can use to stay on track and ensure your mind is as prepared for the race as your body is. This post, with three weeks to go, suggests you practice reframing some of those...
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