Alex Bridgewater is a Sport Psychologist who works with climbers and other athletes to help them be the best person they can be. That work carries over into their sport to make them perform well and have a great time doing it. He uses mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment theory as part of his practice, and in this episode we dive into what that means.

Alex is also a climbing coach at ClimbStrong.com and has been for about 7 years. He recently finished his Master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology and now has a consulting business at www.InnerSourcePerformancePsychology.com, where you can work with him from anywhere in the world.

What We Talked About

How values play into climbing performance & training
How to incoproate joy and play into climbing
Mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment theory
Mindfulness in injuries
Mindfulness with fear in climbing
Mindfulness exercises
Who could use a sport psychologist

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TBP 283: Using Mindfulness to Overcome Fear and Anxiety in Climbing - Alex Bridgewater