Day 5 – From Roommates to Rivals: The Olympian Balancing Act | The Game Inside The Games

Grayson Gervais, eighteen-year-old club volleyball player, four-year varsity captain, and author of Dear Parent: Sport Isn’t Easy. Here’s How to Have Our Back., joins Dr. Michael Gervais, his dad, for a conversation about what youth sport looks like from the athlete’s seat, and what parents can do with that view.

Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic gold medalist and the winningest alpine ski racer in World Cup history, joins Dr. Michael Gervais for a From the Vault conversation about pressure, the performance anxiety that had her sick at the start gate, and the practice of becoming a better coach to herself.

Dr. Thema Bryant, clinical psychologist, tenured professor of psychology at Pepperdine University, director of the Culture and Trauma Research Laboratory, former president of the American Psychological Association, and author of Matters of the Heart, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explore the relationship that shapes every other one, the one you have with yourself.

IN-Q, spoken word artist, two-time Emmy-nominated lyricist, multi-platinum songwriter, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Inquire Within, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share why he thinks we leave all the art to the professionals, the three guidelines he gives people before they write, and what changes when a story gets witnessed.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and author of Notes for the Journey Within, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share how much stress is actually useful, what he means when he says success is exhibiting your limitation, and why he believes peace is a state you return to rather than one you build.