#98 | The maternity journey and sports psychology, goal setting, self-talk & more | Dr Carla Meijen

Joining me on the show today is sport and exercise psychologist Dr Carla Meijen.

Carla works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam. She’s also the author of “Empowered Birth: Lessons from Sport Psychology for Your Maternity Journey”.

I talk to Carla about:

- How lessons from Sports Psychology can be applied to the maternal journey - from pregnancy to birth to postpartum

- Goal setting, being flexible, and process goals vs outcome goals

- The role of self-talk

- The importance of social support

- & much more

Enjoy the episode.

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Carla's book: Empowered Birth: Lessons from Sport Psychology for Your Maternity Journey - https://amzn.eu/d/fi8Nfc7

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