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Values, Strengths, AI & Lessons: September Performance in Mind newsletter

Values, Strengths, AI & Lessons: September Performance in Mind newsletter

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...

Book review: And so I run by Jamie Doward

by Josephine Perry | Aug 13, 2025 | Athlete Stories, Book reviews, Performance Psychology

Three chapters into And so I run I was ready to email the publishers and say I couldn’t review this book because I only put out reviews of books I love (feels mean to proactively publish a negative review) and I just didn’t like it enough. It came across as...
March 2025 newsletter: Webinars, books and podcasts

March 2025 newsletter: Webinars, books and podcasts

by Josephine Perry | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Performance Psychology, Podcasts, Uncategorized

Free webinar on ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success. In 2023 I started to notice that a number of the athletes I was working with who were struggling with high levels of performance anxiety were also showing a number of traits we would see in those with ADHD. After...
January 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

by Josephine Perry | Feb 6, 2025 | News, Performance Psychology, Uncategorized

Six reflections on starting out in a new career Sleep Tool to try: Cognitive Restructuring Coaching Cards: Now available to purchase Interview to read: Cath Bishop with Dr Kate Hays Book review: Teenagers Site of the month: Women’s Sport Collective Jobs board This...
New research: Pushing through the pain cave (for ultra runners)

New research: Pushing through the pain cave (for ultra runners)

by Josephine Perry | Jan 9, 2024 | Athlete Stories, Performance Psychology

I work with the Elite Trail Team (all ultra runners) and a number of other ultra runners and cyclists so am constantly on the lookout for new research to see if anything can help improve their performances or their enjoyment. I was really excited to see Lloyd Emeka...
Book review: Where There’s A Hill by Sabrina Verjee

Book review: Where There’s A Hill by Sabrina Verjee

by Josephine Perry | Aug 27, 2022 | Book reviews, Performance Psychology, Support

As a runner that likes running a short distance over nice flat tarmac, Where There’s a Hill, Sabrina Verjee’s book about her four attempts at running the Wainwrights (214 hills covering 325 miles and 36,000 metres of assent in the Lake District) probably doesn’t sound...
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