Historically, psychology is a ‘problem-focused’ endeavour. Athletes often seek psychologists to help with difficulties in their life – transitions when moving between squads or into retirement, managing challenging relationships within their personal and performance environments, chronic performance drops, injury, nerves and shaky confidence. It’s bread and butter stuff, and there are textbooks filled with waysContinue reading “Thinking about: working with what matters”
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On…Emotions
What if our labelling of emotions as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ overlooks something important? What if our emotions are merely messengers of things that may be significant to us?
A Deal With Demons
High performers face a deal with their demons. Specifically, the more they want something and strive towards, the more their demons will surface. The doubts, the worries, the anxiety, the rage. They’re the other side of the coin. There is, of course, a plethora of advice out there, detailing the use of mental skills asContinue reading “A Deal With Demons”
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