065 Encouraging Mentally Healthy Cultures in Sport
Today's podcast episode looks at how elite sporting environments can impact an athlete’s mental health and psychological wellbeing. My guest, Clinical Psychologist, Amy Izycky has recently released a book called Skewed to the Right Sport Mental Health and Vulnerability which we go on to discuss.
The episode helps you understand the intricacies of different sports such as rowing and combat sports where we go on to discuss the complexities of weight restrictions in these sports. We also chat about high-performance sport in general and how it can promote obsessive behaviours and perfectionism. Macho behaviour and cultures which are associated with “Toughness” and incorrectly Mental Toughness is also often encouraged in sport and we look at the potential impact on an individual’s mental health.
Key Learning Points:
Connect with Amy Izycky
Website
BOOK: Skewed to the Right, Sport, Mental Health and Vulnerability
Connect with David Charlton
Accelerator Course: Achieving Your Goals Faster
Download THE FOCUSED ATHLETE CHECKLIST
Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub
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To Listen to the Full Podcast Episodes
Podcast Ep011: Dave Algeo - Mental Toughness, Mental Health and High Performance
Podcast Ep018: Kieron Brady - From Professional Football to Alcoholism Consultant
Podcast Ep031 David Jueno - How to Turn Your Life Around and Inspire Others
Other Useful Resources linked to Mental Health
Blog - Make Better Decisions to Help Your Sport Performance
Blog - 5 Ways to Create a Psychological Safe Sporting Environment
Blog – 3 Tips to Deal with Bullying in Sport
Podcast – The Importance of Effective Communication in Sports
Podcast - How to Build Interpersonal Confidence
Podcast – How to Assert Yourself
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