The Psychology of Winning and Losing | Mikaela Shiffrin - From The Vault
21 October - 51 minsFinding a way to coach yourself with challenge and grace can be an extraordinary unlock for performance.
Mikaela Shiffrin is an Olympic gold medalist and the winningest alpine ski racer in World Cup history. We first released this conversation in 2023. Since then, she has won Olympic slalom gold at Milano Cortina and her sixth overall World Cup title, tying the women’s record, and what she describes in this conversation is the inner work that was already well underway.
Mikaela and Mike get into the performance anxiety that had her sick at the start gate years into her career, the self-coaching habit she developed to put her own assessment first, and the race she lost at Killington that she...
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The Psychology of Youth Sports | Grayson Gervais
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.
43 mins
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The Psychology of Healthy Relationships | Dr Thema Bryant
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.
1 hour 10 mins
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The Psychology of Storytelling | IN-Q
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.
58 mins
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The Psychology of Inner Peace | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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.
33 mins
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The Psychology of Pain | Dr Tom Walters
Dr. Tom Walters, board-certified orthopedic physical therapist, strength and conditioning specialist, educator, founder of Rehab Science, and author of Rehab Science: How to Overcome Pain and Heal from Injury, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explain the difference between pain and injury, how fear and language shape the pain experience, and what to do when something hurts.
1 hour 17 mins
23 September Finished
