And when it comes to mental preparation, it requires the same level of intention as any other training program. It's not going to happen overnight.

Being able to shift to that more internal motivation where you're able to harness that energy

when you're having those bad days.

That takes practice.

And it's not going to happen naturally.

And so it's incredibly important that people develop a plan,

that they invest as much focus on their mental training as they would for their physical training.

This is episode number 91 with Dr. Mary Ellen Eller.

Welcome to Pursuing Health. I'm Julie Fushe, Family Medicine resident and former Crossvigames

athlete. Here I bring to you information and inspiration from experts and everyday

individuals for how to use lifestyle to maximize health. Thank you so much for

joining me. Now let's get started with this week's episode. Hey there welcome

back to pursuing health. In this episode I'm really excited to be covering a

topic that you all have been asking for for quite some time and that is mental

training and performance. I was really excited to find the perfect guests to

chat about with on this topic and that is Dr. Mary Ellen Eller. Mary

Allen is a former gymnast who now uses Cross Fit as her primary

training method. She also happens to be a psychiatrist who

specializes in sports psychiatry and how the strategies for performance

optimization in sports can carry over into our everyday life.

Dr. Eller completed her undergraduate education at Andrews University in Michigan prior to attending

Loma Linda University for both her medical school and residency training in psychiatry.

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