From diving to doping to serious crimes, hardly a day goes by without an athlete getting themselves into some sort of trouble. In this episode Dr Pete is joined by Sport, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Dr Mitch Abrams, and Assistant Professor of sport and exercise psychology at Georgia Southern University, Dr Megan Byrd, to ask: do we deserve better from our sporting heroes? We talk about whether or not sport is inherently “good”, whether athletes should be role models, organisational deviance, and a whole lot more in this fascinating episode of Eighty Percent Mental
Mitch is an expert in anger, violence and trauma, specifically as it presents in the sports world. Besides writing Anger Management in Sport in 2010, he also is the Chief Psychologist in the prison system in New Jersey, where he has worked for the past 21 years. Megan is a certified mental performance consultant and the co-director of mental performance for South Georgia Tormenta FC.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains non-detailed references to sexual assault and rape. If you are in any way affected by the content of this episode, you can contact the Rape Crisis Centre at https://rapecrisis.org.uk for information and support.
3.01 - The Psychology of... Endurance
2.15 - Super Special Bonus Winter Olympic Review!
2.14 - Mental health and wellbeing in sport
2.13 - The greatest sports movie of all time?
2.11 - EPM Special: Conversations on racism in sport
2.10 - How do I bring psychology into the weight room?
2.09 – Diversity and cultural awareness in sport - The Director‘s Cut
2.08 - Pete & Hugh's Olympic Review!
2.07 – What’s all this fuss over Resilience?
2.06 - A&Q with Pete and Hugh... and Elliott too!
2.05 - The Event vs. The Grind
2.04 - How can psychology help with injuries?
2.03 - How to work with/be a good sports parent?
2.02 - How do we get team culture right?
2.01 - How to think straight about psychology (and the problem of toxic positivity)
1.13 - EPM Sidecast - Burnout and dropout - with the No Lift Powerlifting Podcast
1.12 - EPM Sidecast - Coaching Burnout - with Sigma Nutrition
1.11 - Ho Ho Holiday Special!
EPM Extras - Winning Mindset
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