by Josephine Perry | Sep 14, 2022 | Book reviews, Support
Working as a psychologist with high performers I regularly see clients with ADHD. Sometimes diagnosed but also, as wait times for adult diagnosis can be very long or very expensive, suspected. I find even if someone just suspects they may have it then it can be...
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...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 5, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Sports Psychology, Support, Youth sport
I asked the parents of young athletes on twitter for their best advice for other parents. There were some brilliant messages summarised as… Let the coach, coach.Be the taxi, the finance, the kit washer, the refueller, the PA & the micro manager.Tell your children...
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 | Oct 30, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Sports Psychology, Support, Youth sport
As the mum of a 5-year-old I’ve yet to experience the stresses and worries of seeing my child try to perform well in sport. But I have heard stories – oh so many stories about the nightmare parents who shout abuse at opponents (or even at their own kids), fight the...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 28, 2021 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Social media, Support
The modern media environment makes sport a very different experience for athletes. They don’t just perform and maybe chat about it afterwards with a journalist. They have to behave with the media in mind at all times. I researched this a few years ago and...
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