Pro Sports, Life & Creating Balance w/ Carolyne Prevost

01/15/23 • 46 min

On Ep 34 guest host- Michele McPherson is back with another episode in a mini series on mental performance and athlete mental health. You may recognize Michele from our first ever episode and again on Ep 14 where she discussed the use of EMDR and Yoga. Michele is a Social Worker, Yoga Instructor and program head of a Mental Performance Program called Perform through Southwest Counselling Services in Sarnia, ON.
Michele sits down with Carolyne Prevost who was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and who has had a lifetime of being an athlete. Sports and physical activity have always played a huge part in Carolyne's life and she has participated in gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, hockey, soccer, and CrossFit.

Over the years, she has won multiple national championship titles in different sports as well as played on several National teams. Carolyne has experience training at both the individual and team level.
Currently Carolyne is a high-school teacher as well as professional hockey player in the PWHPA (Professional Women’s Hockey Player Association) on team Sonnet, while simultaneously training and competing in CrossFit.
Carolyne is no stranger to maintaining a rigorous schedule and in our conversation, we talk about balancing training with life and how to support healthy mental health along the way.
On the episode we discuss:

Balancing her career as a teacher as well as professional athlete
Overcoming challenges after injuries
Importance of support networks
Use of breathing techniques to help under pressure when competing
Food, sleep, movement, and mindset
Recovery and listening to your body
Taking mental breaks between sports/seasons
Positive aspects of social media to promote athlete achievements
Positive mentor – James Taylor, Tae Kwon Do coach

Links:

CrossFit Stats:

https://games.crossfit.com/athlete/239148

Elite Prospects Hockey Stats:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/367158/carolyne-prevost

Instagram:

@cprevost27

Balancing her career as a teacher as well as professional athlete
Overcoming challenges after injuries
Importance of support networks
Use of breathing techniques to help under pressure when competing
Food, sleep, movement, and mindset
Recovery and listening to your body
Taking mental breaks between sports/seasons
Positive aspects of social media to promote athlete achievements
Positive mentor – James Taylor, Tae Kwon Do coach

Links:

CrossFit Stats:

https://games.crossfit.com/athlete/239148

Elite Prospects Hockey Stats:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/367158/carolyne-prevost

Instagram:

@cprevost27

Previous Episode

The Athlete Identity w/ Jordan Todd

On Ep 33 guest host- Michele McPherson is back with another episode in a mini series on mental performance and athlete mental health. You may recognize Michele from our first ever episode and again on Ep 14 where she discussed the use of EMDR and Yoga. Michele is a Social Worker, Yoga Instructor and program head of a Mental Performance Program called Perform through Southwest Counselling Services in Sarnia, ON.
Michele sits down with Jordan Todd who is a former high level hockey player turned holistic health coach.

Jordan was born and raised in western Canada and hockey was his entire life for over 15 years. Making it to a high level, but ultimately finishing with a bad taste in his mouth after his hockey career had a sour ending to it. This was the catalyst for everything that came after, and the transition into coaching.

He has experience working with athletes and teams ranging from young kids, all the way to junior hockey teams and current professional players. Working on both the physical and mental aspects to reach true potential and maximize performance.

He’s passionate about helping people reach their fullest potential in everything they do, while also optimizing their health and happiness so they can actually enjoy the success they achieve.

His main work is through O23 Holistic Lifestyle Systems, helping fitness coaches go beyond just fitness and exercise to better serve their clients, while also working with a select few individual clients and athletes on a 1 on 1 basis.

On the episode we discuss:

· His experience of playing hockey as a “net negative” for his mental health
· Inner dialogue and inner critic voices
· Performance-standpoint for players; ability to work on mental health while seeing results as an athlete
· Accepting reality for what it is and focusing on controllable variables
· Foundation 4: Food, Sleep, Movement, Mindset
· Potential versus execution
· Life after sport
· His transition to coaching and work with 023 Holistic Systems

Links:

O23 Holistic Systems:

https://www.o23coach.com

Instagram:

@jrdn.tdd

@o23_lifestyle_systems

Next Episode

The Empowered Athlete w/ Eric Corda

On Ep 35 guest host- Michele McPherson is back with another episode in a mini series on mental performance and athlete mental health. You may recognize Michele from our first ever episode and again on Ep 14 where she discussed the use of EMDR and Yoga. Michele is a Social Worker, Yoga Instructor and program head of a Mental Performance Program called Perform through Southwest Counselling Services in Sarnia, ON.
Michele chats with Eric Corda who is a Registered Massage Therapist in Sarnia at the Sarnia Chiropractic and Performance Centre. Michele and Eric do deep dive into the support experiences he has had with athletes locally and around the world. Eric’s expertise goes beyond the physical realm and into supporting the whole individual.
Eric became a Registered Massage Therapist in 1999 after graduating from Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Eric has received further postgraduate training in a variety of courses that he combines to provide a comprehensive treatment for his patients. Some of the techniques Eric may apply include myofascial release, neurofunctional acupuncture, soft tissue release, K-Laser therapy, advanced sports massage and joint mobilization. Eric has worked with athletes from several different sports and at various levels of competition including local clubs, minor and junior hockey organizations, collegiate and university athletics as well as international sports competitions. Some of the outstanding teams and competitions Eric has been a part of include the Sarnia Sting (OHL), 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 U20 World Athletics Championships, OHL Gold Cup (Team Alliance), 2005 World Transplant Games, 2001 IAAF World Track and Field Championships. Eric is an active member of the Ontario Massage Therapists Association. Eric is also a Level II member of the Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association.
On the episode we discuss:

His passion for working with athletes and teams
His experience travelling and supporting athletes locally and worldwide at several competitions
The Transplant Games
Experience of supporting athlete mental health when impacted by injury
Discipline and drive
The monetization of the dream
Working through mental blocks
Athlete confidence in knowing their own bodies and articulating kinesthetic connections
Setting boundaries around support staff and the community you are a part of
Trusting your gut

Links:

Eric Corda Bio & Contact at Sarnia Chiropractic and Performance Centre:

https://www.sarniasportschiro.com/eric-corda.html