Everything Athletes - Mental Health for Competitors
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEverything Athletes dives into the toughest moments of an athlete's journey: defeat, injury and retirement. Our show includes a mix of guest episodes and conversations with Kim, Founder of Everything Athletes and former Division I swimmer.
Athletes face unavoidable road bumps that come with being a ferocious competitor. When we inevitably experience defeat, injury and retiring from sports for good, everything just feels hard. Kim's exploration of those tough moments offers insightful spoonfuls of sugar to help the medicine go down.
Kim is a mental health advocate in sport and roots her analyses in understanding the athlete identity.
Whatever your athlete journey looks like for you, join us and thrive.
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Alcohol, Athletics & Love with Ryan Stock
December 17, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBRyan Stock is the founder of MindSport, author of Buddha Was A Baller, and a former NCAA college basketball player and college basketball coach of over 15 years. Stock has worked with professional athletes and world champions from the NBA, NFL, MLB, MMA, MLS, PGA among other professional leagues and organizations and continues to be at the forefront of the mental side of athletics. In this episode, Ryan Stock covers... His illustrious high school basketball career and coaching career His ...
Gratitude, Patience & Strength with Dr. Kensa Gunter
December 10, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDr. Kensa Gunter works in private practice in the metro-Atlanta area providing clinical and sport/performance psychology services to adolescent and adult populations. Additionally, she offers consultation services to organizations and athletic personnel including coaches, certified athletic trainers, athletic administrators, and sports nutritionists. In this episode, Dr. Gunter covers... Mental health for athletes & coaches What coaches can do to support athletes Her path to finding cli...
Leadership for Coaches & Building Empathy
December 03, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBDr. Matthew Raidbard has spent the past 15 years as a men's college basketball coach and senior level college athletics administrator. While pursuing his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, he conducted research on athletic coach leadership practice that led him to determine that coaches were not being provided the tools and resources required to take on the outsized leadership role they were asked to take on for their athletes and team. This discovery was the inspiration for his new book, ...
(3/3) What I learned from reading the 2019 IOC Consensus Report
November 19, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSensitive topic warning: psychological abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, depression. Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) Document link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/11/667 My notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fwu3k1lEgUtqrNeCj7oHMK-xYGzVI_JeNGhGWLA8sSs/edit?usp=sharing Part 3 covers: Major stressors & key environmental factors that influence elite athlete mental health How injury, performance and mental health intersect ...
(2/3) What I learned from reading the 2019 IOC Consensus Report
November 12, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBMental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) Document link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/11/667 My notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fwu3k1lEgUtqrNeCj7oHMK-xYGzVI_JeNGhGWLA8sSs/edit?usp=sharing Part 2 covers: 7 out of the 11 symptoms & disorders examined post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related disorders eating disorders attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder bipolar and psychotic disorders sport-related con...
(1/3) What I learned from reading the 2019 IOC Consensus Report
November 05, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBMental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) Document link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/11/667 My notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fwu3k1lEgUtqrNeCj7oHMK-xYGzVI_JeNGhGWLA8sSs/edit?usp=sharing Part 1 covers: The committee's abstract for the report, highlighting what they covered and why Definitions for "elite athletes" and "mental health disorders" General prevalence General approaches 4 out of the 11 symptoms & disorders ex...
Self-Doubt & Mental Health Solutions with Ryan Pho
October 29, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBRyan Pho is a former D2 Collegiate Baseball player at Holy Names University, and he is the founder of Psychathletes. Psychathletes is a content organization driven to provide mental health and performance resources in sport to athletes who have had said resources hidden from them due to cultural stigma surrounding mental health, affordability, and overall lack of awareness. Psychathletes specializes in the production and distribution of easily digestible mental performance content through au...
Social Media & Mental Health in Sports with Dr. Matthew Sacco
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBDr. Matthew Sacco, PhD Dr. Sacco is a Health and Sport/Performance Psychologist at Cleveland Clinic. He obtained his doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University and taught student athletes in the athletic department for 3+ years. After working for more than 5 years in medical/health psychology with individuals with a wide range of complex health problems, particularly neurological problems like Multiple Sclerosis, chronic pain and headaches, and concussions, Dr. Sacco began...
Part 2: Kim's Ingredients for GOOD Mental Health
October 08, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBKim's book, The I of the Tiger, is AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon Sign up for the virtual event "The Athlete Identity in the Transition Journey" with ExtraOrdinaire, a community of former athletes and Olympians staying extraordinary in the everyday world. SIGN UP HERE. Kim's Ingredients for GOOD Mental Health (Part 2): 8. Don't fight who you are 9. Create weekly excitement 10. Good sleep habits 11. Attend therapy 12. Write a list of your favorite things (& do them!) 13. Practice self-com...
Part 1: Kim's Ingredients for GOOD Mental Health
October 01, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBKim's book, The I of the Tiger, is AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon Kim's Ingredients for GOOD Mental Health Eliminate caffeine & alcohol Physical exercise Iceberg thinking to reduce anxiety Connect with others whenever I can Don't take things personally & always do my best Maintenance of my human being (nature, deep breathing) Help & support others whenever I can For #8-14, stay tuned for the next episode!
Caffeine & Alcohol
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBThe I of the Tiger AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon We all may experience anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. For some of us, it may be worse than others. Let's make it really difficult for anxiety and depression to enter our minds in the first place. Eliminating psychoactive substances such as caffeine and alcohol helps your mind operate from a rooted, stable perspective without the emotional spikes brought on by caffeine and alcohol. Kim talks about her personal detoxes from both...
Tough Love With Yourself
September 10, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBThe I of the Tiger AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon Tough love is defined as: treating yourself sternly (or what may seem harsh) with the intent of helping yourself in the long run. When tough love is needed in your life When you've reached your limit of dissatisfying results When you notice you're feeling sorry for yourself, feeling victimized and not taking responsibility When you start to get really clear on what you want in life What it looks like & how to do it Be so real & honest with ...
Managing Uncertainty in Injury
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBInjury is never fun. Uncertainty in your period of injury is what makes you feel like you're sitting in purgatory. The total uncertainty of how things are going to heal, feel and play out feels crippling. Learn how to effectively cope during your period of injury by acknowledging your feelings, expressing gratitude for the health you do have and finding an alternative stress outlet. Proactively manage your mental health during a vulnerable period of injury will set you up for emotional wel...
Sean Fee on Mental Health in Sport
August 20, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBSean Fee was a varsity letter winner wrestler at West Virginia University where he graduated in 2016. Sean recently received his master's degree in counseling psychology with a focus in positive coaching and athletic leadership from the University of Missouri, which will set him up to become certified by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is now enrolled at Cleveland State University, where he is seeking an additional master's in clinical mental health counseling to become a ...
The Pain of Uncertainty in Injury
July 23, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBInjury is never fun. Uncertainty in your period of injury is what makes you feel like you're sitting in purgatory. The total uncertainty of how things are going to heal, feel and play out feels crippling. Learn why we hate uncertainty and why the sports community's current view of injury adds to the already stressful situation.
Uncertainty in Injury
July 23, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBInjury is never fun. Uncertainty in your period of injury is what makes you feel like you're sitting in purgatory. The total uncertainty of how things are going to heal, feel and play out feels crippling. Learn why we hate uncertainty and why the sports community's current view of injury adds to the already stressful situation.
Chapter 1: The I of the Tiger
July 13, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBChapter 1 shares insights on what's included in the book and how this book can help athletes tackle the toughest moments on their own journey. Order your own copy of the book on Amazon About the Book My athlete identity was ruining my life. I retired from collegiate swimming a decade ago, yet my intense drive toward perfectionist ideals plagued me in adulthood. I was stuck in a never-ending hamster wheel of desiring more, faster, stronger, smarter, prettier, nicer, happier, better, ...
The Power of Music in Sport with Rosie Mead
June 11, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBRosie Mead is a Music Sociologist with a background in music, health and wellbeing. She is starting out as a high performance life coach, taking her academic interests in music psychology and music sociology to support athletes to thrive by connecting with music. Rosie is on a mission to raise awareness of the power of music to enhance sports performance, and the ways that we can re-connect with and be in control of our emotions through the music we listen to, which in turn affects how we ...
The Blessing & Curse of Perfectionism
June 04, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBKerrie is the founder and lead therapist at A Good Place Therapy, a bicoastal private practice offering compassionate psychotherapy for adults, couples, children, teens, and families. Kerrie has focused her career on seeking out solutions to individual, family, and community problems through clinical work, policy reform, and building nonprofit social service programs. In addition to her 1:1 clinical work with psychotherapy clients, she supervises and coaches, clinical social workers; facil...
I retired...now what?
May 21, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWhy is the retirement transition so difficult? Basic biology of an endorphin crash Athletes die twice Driving purpose in life fades away Battle with perfectionism How can we navigate through it? Celebrate Grieve the death of your identity Closure Volunteer Break the curse of perfectionism *These are just a handful of cherry-picked topics related to the retirement transition. For my full analysis of why entering post-sport life is so challenging stay tuned for our book later this ...
Curse of perfectionism
April 23, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHow ironic to live in a species known for imperfection but choose a life pursuit - sports - that demands perfection. When things don't go according to plan and we don't reach perfection, we suffer in unshakeable inadequacy. Our greatest fear is exposed: imperfection. When we take a moment to understand our perfectionist mindset, we can start to build a strong foundation to manage the moments that feel as though they don't measure up.
Book Review - Open by Andre Agassi
March 26, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOpen: An Autobiography Author: Andre Agassi Buy Open on Amazon Link to transcript of the full book review: www.everythingathletes.com/everything-athletes-book-reviews-open-by-andre-agassi Favorite quotes from the book: Page 8 - “Tennis is the sport in which you talk to yourself. No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, of course, but tennis players talk to themselves - and answer...why? Because tennis so damned lone...
What is the Athlete Identity? - Part 2
March 19, 2021 22:14 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBTopics Kim covers in this episode are: How we change in moments of competition Positive & negative attention Self-Worth and a constant feedback loop Competing Winning
What is the Athlete Identity? - Part 1
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBTopics Kim covers in this episode are: Why is studying identity so important? How we view athletes as a kid (& consequently how that shapes our lifelong view of sports and athletes) How the chronological journey of participating in sport snowballs into a strong attachment of “being an athlete” Typical thought patterns & beliefs of athletes
I hate losing
March 05, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTo see the actual email I sent my ex-boyfriend after we lost our tennis match and I was so upset, click here.
Thoughtwork for Athletes
February 26, 2021 16:13 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBKim's two layered approach consists of... Root yourself in reality Manage your thoughts using Brooke Castillo's Thought Model (CTFAR) & The Life Coach School Brene Brown Quote: “Our brain is wired, above all else, for survival. So, the minute we have a threat, whether it’s anxiety, fear, shame, whatever that threat is, our brain says, ‘Give me a story’...Our brain recognizes the pattern of a narrative: Beginning, middle, end. ‘Give me a story that tells me who’s safe, who’s good, who’s...
Book Review - Blueprint by Katie Hoff
February 18, 2021 17:44 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBBlueprint: An Olympian's Story of Striving, Adapting, and Embracing the Suck Author: Katie Hoff, Co-Author: Richard Bader Buy Blueprint on Amazon Link to transcript of my book review as well as our in-depth thought assessment: https://www.everythingathletes.com/book-reviews/blueprint-by-katie-hoff Brooke Castillo's Thought Model - The Life Coach School
Mac St. Onge, Rugby
January 22, 2021 16:50 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBMac is the Athlete Career & Education Manager at U.S. Ski & Snowboard and founder of The Sideline Perspective. A two-sport D1 athlete at Dartmouth College Mac has experienced what it’s like to be sidelined due to injury and what it takes to move on after over a decade of commitment to highly competitive sport. Mac started The Sideline Perspective as a platform for storytelling and support for injured and retiring athletes. Through stories, interviews, and podcasts TSP has helped to shed l...
Mac St. Onge
January 22, 2021 16:50 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBMac is the Athlete Career & Education Manager at U.S. Ski & Snowboard and founder of The Sideline Perspective. A two-sport D1 athlete at Dartmouth College Mac has experienced what it’s like to be sidelined due to injury and what it takes to move on after over a decade of commitment to highly competitive sport. Mac started The Sideline Perspective as a platform for storytelling and support for injured and retiring athletes. Through stories, interviews, and podcasts TSP has helped to shed l...
John Haime, Golf
January 15, 2021 14:20 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBJohn is the President of New Edge Performance and a world-class Performance Coach – assisting some of the world’s leading athletes and companies – professionals from major sports leagues around the world and corporate leaders. His clients regularly include many athletes inside the World Top 50 ranking in their sports. John is one of the world’s leading authorities in Emotional Intelligence as it relates to performance in business and sport. His popular performance book “You Are a Contender: ...
John Haime
January 15, 2021 14:20 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBJohn is the President of New Edge Performance and a world-class Performance Coach – assisting some of the world’s leading athletes and companies – professionals from major sports leagues around the world and corporate leaders. His clients regularly include many athletes inside the World Top 50 ranking in their sports. John is one of the world’s leading authorities in Emotional Intelligence as it relates to performance in business and sport. His popular performance book “You Are a Contender: ...
Kacee Hoffer
December 18, 2020 16:46 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBKacee Hoffer was a Division 1 athlete. A high performing division 1 athlete. Then the world came crumbling down when burnout, doubt, self-image and ultimate shame took over and the feeling of being a “failed athlete” was the only thing that remained Within the three years that followed, she worked through the pain and struggles of rebuilding her identity. Not as an athlete, but as a human being. She is speaking out for the athletes that feel alone in their struggle and believe that they s...
Kacee Hoffer, Diving
December 18, 2020 16:46 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBKacee Hoffer was a Division 1 athlete. A high performing division 1 athlete. Then the world came crumbling down when burnout, doubt, self-image and ultimate shame took over and the feeling of being a “failed athlete” was the only thing that remained Within the three years that followed, she worked through the pain and struggles of rebuilding her identity. Not as an athlete, but as a human being. She is speaking out for the athletes that feel alone in their struggle and believe that they s...
Ryan Jones
December 11, 2020 16:10 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBRyan Jones grew up playing competitive baseball in the Atlanta circuit. He handled different coaching styles, multiple injuries and ultimately chose to go to the University of Georgia and pursue a life free of sport. Short-stop turned First baseman, his insight into a life post-sport extends well beyond his years!
Ryan Jones, Baseball
December 11, 2020 16:10 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBRyan Jones grew up playing competitive baseball in the Atlanta circuit. He handled different coaching styles, multiple injuries and ultimately chose to go to the University of Georgia and pursue a life free of sport. Short-stop turned First baseman, his insight into a life post-sport extends well beyond his years!
Melinda Harrison, Swimming
December 06, 2020 18:04 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBMelinda Harrison is a professional certified ICF PCC Level Executive Coach and facilitator with extensive experience on career transition, goal discovery, and guiding her clients through the challenges of attainment. Drawing from her progressive research, Melinda has deep insights on both the critical aspects that make up success as well as the transitional elements that people experience. In 2015, she completed over 100 structured interviews with individuals who had successfully transition...
Melinda Harrison
December 06, 2020 18:04 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBMelinda Harrison is a professional certified ICF PCC Level Executive Coach and facilitator with extensive experience on career transition, goal discovery, and guiding her clients through the challenges of attainment. Drawing from her progressive research, Melinda has deep insights on both the critical aspects that make up success as well as the transitional elements that people experience. In 2015, she completed over 100 structured interviews with individuals who had successfully transition...
Introduction to Kim Carducci
November 22, 2020 23:07 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThanks for listening! To read my actual email I sent after losing a tennis match, click here. Find out more about us at www.everythingathletes.com
Introduction to Kim Carducci, Founder & Division I Swammer
November 22, 2020 23:07 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBEverything Athletes was launched to grow awareness around mental health for athletes. Not only do we aim to remove the stigma of mental health in sports, but we provide tactical strategies and mental exercises to help athletes handle the toughest moments on their journey: defeat, injury and retirement. Share with other athletes, coaches and trainers so we can all enjoy the sports we love so much. #athletes #mentalhealth #athletics #sports To read my actual email I sent after losing a ten...