S1E06: Breaking Self-Imposed Stories To Create Freedom as a Practitioner with Stu Singer

Stu Singer is a highly experienced sport psychologist (PsyD, ABD), performance consultant and founder of WellPerformance, who has worked with teams in the NBA, WNBA, NCAA, Major League Soccer, & the National Women's Soccer League He's passionate about helping people sharpen their high-performance skills in a healthy, sustainable way. What You'll Learn: In this episode, we discuss Stu’s own challenges that he has faced as a practitioner in performance sports, and how he sees the issues affecting practitioners in elite sports through the lens of a psychologist. Talking Points: Getting it “wrong” as a practitioner, overworking and how that impacted his life How he now stays anchored to his values The importance of walking the walk with regards to values and practices to maintain optimal self The challenge of breaking self-imposed stories and the freedom that creates Best practices for practitioners to think about for a sustainable career His perspective as a trained sport psych on what he sees that needs to change within sport If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it. Resources: Practitioner Project 20/20 The Coach Toolbox Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life by Jon Kabat-Zin Clarifying High Performance and the Role, Responsibilities, and Requisite Attributes of the High-Performance Director in American Professional Sport: Paper Here Connect with Stu: Stu’s Website: Well Performance DOSO Mindfulness App: Check it out  Follow Stu on Twitter Follow Stu on Instagram