How Mental Training Can Benefit Athlete Mental Health

05/17/23 • 52 min

When it comes to athlete mental health, majority of the resources provided are REACTIVE. In other words, athletes aren't able to access or don't seek support until they have already experienced serious impacts to their performance or mental health. In this episode, Taylor and Lauren talk about how mental performance training can serve as a PROACTIVE resource to benefit athletes mental health and performance and why leaders in all sports should be seeking out these types of services for their organizations, teams, and athletes.

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Mental Health Awareness for Athletes

May is Mental Health Awareness month and is an important conversation that needs to be had continually within the athletic community from youth all the way up to the professional level. In this episode, Taylor shares some statistics on mental health and athlete mental health, the stories of Olympic, professional, and student-athletes that are mental health advocates, and how mental performance coaching can provide athletes with tools to cope better with the challenges of sport and life.

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Episode References:

Mental Health and Athletes

Global Mental Health Statistics

Michael Phelps: ‘My Depression and Anxiety Is Never Going to Just Disappear’

Simone Biles opens up about her mental health post-Olympics: ‘I’m still scared to do gymnastics’

Everyone Is Going Through Something

Kevin Love honored for mental health advocacy

Athletes and Mental Health: The Hidden Opponent | Victoria Garrick | TEDxUSC

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