The Secret to Building Unbreakable Athlete Confidence (ep. 108)

Elite mental performance coach Reanna Karp joins Dana Jones to discuss her holistic, human-first approach to empowering female athletes. Reanna shares insights from her decade of mental health and sports psychology experience, including her strategies for building self-worth, resilience, and joy through visualization, breathwork, and emotional training. The conversation dives into performance culture, burnout, the importance of fun, and practical mindset shifts for athletes, coaches, and parents. Reanna and Dana explore how reframing pressure, fostering self-expression, and prioritizing emotional well-being lead to happier, stronger athletes on and off the court.Reanna's Bio:Reanna Karp is a Mental Performance Coach for elite female basketball players, typically starting in high school and up. A former college and semi-pro player with a Master’s in Sport and Performance Psychology, she blends over a decade of mental health work with years of personal on-court experience as a player, and as a coach. Taking a spiritual, humanistic approach, Reanna focuses on the whole person—long before the athlete—helping players build self-worth, identity, and confidence through visualization, breathwork, imagery, emotional awareness, and thought training.Reanna's Links:Instagram: @reannakarp_Web: https://www.reannakarp.com/Dana’s Links:⁠⁠https://www.painfreeathletepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠10 Day Journaling Journey⁠⁠Podcast Disclaimer:The Pain-Free Podcast is presented solely for general information, education, and entertainment purposes. Any information presented in this podcast is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional diagnosis. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast or website is at the user’s own risk. As always, users should not disregard or delay obtaining medical advice for any medical or mental health condition that they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any such conditions.