Podcast 305: A conversation on mental health, the Tokyo Olympics, sports psychology and performance anxiety (with Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber and performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais)

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Get your tickets to my 2021 Mental Health Retreat: https://www.drleafconference.com Get a free Cleaning up your Mental Mess workbook when you sign up for my weekly newsletter at drleaf.com SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak to Olympic gold medalist and head coach Jordyn Wieber and renowned performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais about mental health and performance anxiety in sports, especially considering events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the French Open tennis championship. Read the show blog here; https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/podcast-305-a-conversation-on-mental-health-the-tokyo-olympics-sports-psychology-performance-anxiety-with-olympic-gold-medalist-jordyn-wieber-performance-psychologist-dr-michael-gervais OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -InsideTracker (a science-based company that analyzes your blood, your DNA, your lifestyle and nutrition habits, and tells you how to live, look, age, and perform better, based on your unique biology!): Get up to 25% off their entire store at Insidetracker.com/DRLEAF. -NED (my favorite CBD company): If you want to check out Ned and try their Full Spectrum Hemp Oil or Sleep Blend for yourself, we have a special offer for the Cleaning Up the Mental Mess audience. Go to www.helloned.com/DRLEAF or enter DRLEAF at checkout for 15% off your first one-time order or 20% off your first subscription order. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 4:00 Jordyn’s experiences as an Olympic athlete & the nature of performance anxiety 5:10 The different external & internal pressures on high-performance athletes 6:00 Why athletes need a strong mental health support system 7:45 How to cope with performance anxiety as an athlete 10:18, 23:00 The volcanic nature of thoughts & emotions, and how this can impact performance 14:00 The condensed nature of elite sports & its social and developmental repercussions 15:00 What is performance pressure & how does it lead to anxiety? 17:50 What are the “twisties” & how do they happen? 19:50 Why what Simone Biles said at the Olympics is so powerful & important 24:50 Why many athletes are taught to suppress their feelings in the moment 26:30 What is identity foreclosure in professional sports & how does it impact mental health? 28:00, 45:40, 52:50 How mental healthcare in professional sports is changing 48:30 How Jordyn manages her professional gymnastic team’s mental health -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app -Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:44.0	Hi everyone, welcome to another episode of Cleaning Up Your Maintainment.
0:52.4	And today's podcast I am very, very excited.
0:55.8	We're going to be talking about something that is incredibly topical at the moment.
0:59.9	And I am incredibly important.
1:01.4	As you know, my focus is on mental health and helping people with my management.
1:05.9	And today specifically we're going to focus on performance anxiety and sports and mental
1:10.5	health and how we should be having more discussions about this.
1:14.3	And joining me today I have two incredible people which I'm so excited to introduce.
1:19.3	I have got Jordan Weber and Olympic Gold Medalist.
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