Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Peter Sear.

Peter is a psychologist, writer, and consultant. He gained his PhD from Loughborough University with his thesis Understanding Empathic Leadership in Elite Sport. He also holds a master’s degree in Jung and Post-Jungian Studies, a master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. He is a Member of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts.

Empathic leadership has become popular across industries including the challenging domain of elite sport. The book we discuss on this episode draws on the author’s relevant research and experience and incorporates the words of leaders of teams to help to explain how empathy can help leaders to be successful in their work.

Contact: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sear-em-3b226096/

X - https://twitter.com/DrPeterSear

Website and research:

https://empathicminds.org

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-031-17125-3_199-1

www.arcope.co.uk

www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with David Smith.

David is a PhD student in sport/exercise science and sport/exercise psychology at the German Sports University in Cologne. He is a ASP licensed Sport Psychology Professional, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Sports Diversity Leader with an M.Sc in sport/exercise psychology and B.Sc in sport/exercise science. As a sport scientist, David's research focus includes; visuomotor calibration, motivational climate, dynamical systems, diversity/inclusion, LGBTQ+ discrimination and more.

Professionally, David currently works as a Sport Psychology Consultant for the Pride Cheerleading Association and Vancouver Curling Club - Team Ritchie, Strength and Conditioning coach for FC Düren, TuS Brauweiler Basketball, and SC Janus where he is also the head coach for the “performance group'' competitive swim team. David also works in educational and professional development as the Community Manager for Virtual Sport Psych and as the Managing Editor and Director of Education for Compete Sports Diversity. On top of all that, David hosts his own podcast, “Drag Race Psychology” examining RuPaul’s Drag Race through the lens of sport psychology.

David is a competitive swimmer himself, having won five medals at the USMS National Championships and 16 medals at the Gay Games, as well as set several national records. He also does amateur videography that he utilizes to develop and promote content centered around inclusive sports, helping inspire people to get involved and discover the social, physical, and mental health benefits of sport. He is a fierce advocate for utilizing sport as a platform to empower authenticity and confidence within his athletes, teams, and communities; achieving this through his work and brand, Stonewall Performance.

As Greg was unable to make this episode, we invited Kate Walsh to co-host. Kate is a Masters's student of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Bristol, UWE, and her main interests lie in athlete mental health, performance and how the two go hand in hand.

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bttrflyr/ & https://www.instagram.com/fitwithpride/ & https://twitter.com/StonewallFit

Stonewall: https://www.instagram.com/stonewallperformance

www.arcope.co.uk

www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com
The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on Sporting Bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!

Episode 41

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to welcome back Dr Jonathan Rhodes, who you may remember from Episode 13.

Jonathan (Jon) Rhodes, is a chartered British psychologist, researcher, lecturer, and performance consultant specialising in cognitive psychology.

He helped develop Functional Imagery Training by raising performance levels of Olympic athletes, Premiership footballers and teams, business executives, and hundreds of others.

A co-founder of Imagery Coaching and Lecturer at the University of Plymouth, Jon partnered with the British Army to develop the Pre-Commando Resilience Programme and currently supports the military and corporate organisations with culture change programs. He is the co-author of The Choice Point book available now.

Contact: jonathan.rhodes@plymouth.ac.uk & www.imagerycoaching.com

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Choice-Point-Scientifically-Proven-Achieve/dp/1472147642

www.arcope.co.uk

www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com

The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50%

off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!