The MyHuddle Podcast: Recent Episodes
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MyHuddle is on a mission to make mental health treated like physical health in sports. Former D1 athlete, sports tech entrepreneur, and co-founder of MyHuddle, Christina VandenBerg gets real with athletes and experts to demystify and destigmatize the mental side of being a student-athlete today. Tune in for candid conversations on why mental health for student-athletes matters, what’s being done to change the culture in sports, and how student-athletes can use mental training to improve their health and athletic performance.
Grant Parr, Mental Performance Coach, author of ‘The Next One Up Mindset’, and host of the "90% Mental" podcast joins MyHuddle to share his expertise on student-athletes coping through adversity from the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of staying connected to your craft. As a former athlete himself, Grant redesigned his life to focus on serving athletes and now helps high school to professional athletes navigate their way through challenges and better their mental performance.
Lauren Williams joins us this episode to talk about her road from Professional Women’s Ice Hockey to mental performance coaching. Lauren discusses her unique road from being a collegiate and professional athlete and what parts of her experience inspired her to pursue mental performance both as a player and later as a profession. She shares her thoughts about her own athletic identity, self-talk, and the importance of not running away from your emotions. Knowing she could not be the only athlete out there thinking the same way, she began her journey and mission to help other athletes as a mental performance coach.
Dr. Marissa Norman, PsyD Licensed Sport Psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), shares her tips and advice for how student-athletes can better manage their mental wellness and enhance performance. Based on her experience as a Division 1 Track & Field athlete and 7+ years working with athletes from the youth to professional levels, Dr. Norman talks about her passion for breaking down barriers that keep student-athletes from seeking mental health and performance coaching, as well as her favorite exercises that student-athletes can use to manage stress and boost motivation.
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Lisa Bonta Sumii, mental health and sport performance specialist, shares her experience supporting elite athletes in optimal mental health and sport performance. As a licensed social worker and therapist for 20+ years, Lisa talks about how her background in social work informs her approach to working with student-athletes, her philosophy on seeing the athlete as a multidimensional human, and her hopes for the future as a mental health professional, former competitive athlete, and proud mom of a young female athlete.
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Lisa also serves as the Mental Health and Sports Performance Specialist for the Oakland Roots, a professional men’s soccer team. Learn more about Lisa and her work at www.lisabontasumii.com | www.oaklandrootssc.com