Sport psychology, peak performance and athletes’ mental health, with Jamie Shapiro, PhD

The mental health of athletes has been in the news a lot this year, thanks to Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. The attention may be new, but the field of sport psychology is not. How do sport psychologists work with athletes? How might athletes’ mental health affect the public perception of mental health? As a mental performance consultant for the U.S. Paralympic team and a former competitive gymnast, Dr. Jamie Shapiro understands the challenges athletes face.   Speaking of Psychology - Listener Survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices