Coaching Culture 281 Coaching PTSD: Not Letting Your Past Impact Your Present
Jan 29, 2023
This podcast dives into the impact of past traumatic experiences on coaches, highlighting the breakdown of trust and negative perceptions it can cause. It explores how trauma shapes our perception and defense mechanisms, using triggers and anxiety as examples. The importance of seeking help for mental health issues and engaging in open communication is also discussed.
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Inner Healing Drives Coaching Change
- True change in coaching starts from inward healing of past trauma and mental conditioning.
- Internal transformations significantly influence external coaching effectiveness and culture.
Anxiety From Past Coaching Trauma
- Nate experienced intense anxiety when players dropped out, triggering past trauma from a previous coaching job.
- His brain subconsciously prepared for a repeat of a disastrous scenario, affecting his feelings and reactions.
Brain's Trauma Snapshots Trigger Anxiety
- The brain stores snapshots of traumatic experiences and compares new events to these, triggering defense responses.
- Even subtle environmental cues can activate anxiety, based on past emotional or physical pain.