EP103: Dr Catarina Morais (Sport Psychologist)

Dr Catarina Morais is a Sport Psychologist and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. In this international episode, she shares her insights from her applied experiences with athletes as well as her research. Catarina describes the essential skills that should be prioritised by sport psychologists such as having a constant awareness of their own beliefs and assumptions. She explains how irrational beliefs can undermine performance and how there might be a more favourable emotional profile that can help athletes to deal with stress. Catarina also outlines her views on leadership, including revealing the leader from her childhood who continues to influence her to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices