ALL IN with Natalie Allport

Send this to the men in your life looking to learn how to support women in sport. From challenging biases, to actionable advice, this podcast is meant to be a guide on how to actually support women in sport, from a woman in sport. Follow the pod on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

*Trigger warning* this podcast speaks on trauma, specifically eating disorders, substance abuse, suicide & mental illness, & sexual abuse. Paige Roberts is a performance neuro trainer with a background in social work. In this episode we talk about how athletes can reprocess trauma to heal and train their nervous system for improves mental health and performance. The episode starts with Paige's personal journey and experience with trauma as an athlete, into how she now has turned that into helping athletes of all levels have the tools to handle the mental side of sports.  Specifically, Paige shares about brain spotting, something she does in her clinic with clients, as well as how you can try brain spotting at home to help process trauma. Paige also shares free / low-cost tools you can use to train & regulate your nervous system to have improves mental health and performance. We also talk about how athletes can be better educated about what is right and wrong, as well as what HRV is and how you can improve it. Learn more about Paige: https://robertsneurotraining.com Follow Paige on IG: instagram.com/sportpsychpaige Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

This week's episode is all about failure. Especially with the Olympics now finished up, I wanted to talk about the concept of failure and failing at things. Hopefully this can reframe or perhaps shift your perspective on the concept of failure, whether that is an athlete in sports, or in other aspects of your life!

Are they different? Are the one and the same? Are they at war? Answering all this and more in today's episode talking about the self love and self improvement movements and how they are really not that different, as well as how to harness both.

FEAR. A word with many meanings, negative and positive. In this episode Nat shares her experience with fear as a former winter sport / action sport athlete, how we can lean into fear, how trauma can cause fear and how we can better bounce back from experiences when our fears become reality, the relationship between fear and flow for high performance (sport and life), and how to push your comfort zone without too high a level of fear. Whether you're an athlete, someone watching the Olympic winter games and wondering what goes through these athlete's heads, or someone whose fear has held them back, this is a quick and concise episode on the concept of leaning into and leveraging fear. Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Thomas Markhauser is a CrossFit Games athlete, coach, & former sprint canoer. In this episode we talk about his journey in sport and to the CrossFit games, the importance of emotional intelligence when competing with a team, leading with empathy, the power of community, and his experience leading a program in the gym for women going through Cancer. Follow Tommy on IG: instagram.com/tmarkhauser Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

In this episode Natalie discusses what she would have done differently when she first started dealing with mental health issues as a teenager competing around the world in snowboarding. She discusses why we shouldn't beat ourselves up for how we dealt with things, because a lot of this has to due with the stigma of mental health, especially in sports and with athletes, as well as the lack of education around it. Natalie also provides advice for those looking to support other athletes, themselves, and create change around how mental health is dealt with and talked about in sports. Nat's Tedx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_allport_failure_what_not_making_the_olympics_taught_me Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Soheil is a soccer player, athlete, and content creator from Ottawa. In this episode we talk about his journey to playing pro, how he sets and attacks goals, how sharing his journey helps him stay accountable, the importance of auditing your environment and more. Soheil also shares his plans for 2022 and how he is giving himself 365 more days to try to sign a professional soccer contract. Follow Soheil on IG: instagram.com/soheil.var Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

In this episode I share how I do cold exposure therapy (cold baths, cold showers etc), why I do it (physical benefits, benefits for athletes and athletic recovery, mental health benefits, energy and focus etc), when not to do them, and more! If you've been interested in learning more about cold exposure therapy or ice baths, but not sure how to start or why it's beneficial, this is a great intro as it's only 12 minutes long and doesn't get into all the complicated science behind it.  For more on the science behind cold exposure, and really the neuroscience behind everything, I recommend checking out the Huberman Lab podcast. Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Jim Afremow is a renown mental skills coach, author of The Champions Mind and several other books for athletes, leaders and those looking to build a more resilient mindset.  In this podcast we talk about the #1 thing most athletes (and people in general) struggle with, what the difference is between good and great, mental toughness, mental health & more. Most exciting, we try out a new style where Natalie brings up several of Jim's popular quotes to get deeper context and spark discussion on topics like greatness, confidence, failure, self-doubt, & self-awareness. This is the perfect episode to kick of 2022, especially if continuously working on growing your mindset is a focus for you. Learn more about Jim: https://goldmedalmind.net/ Follow Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldmedalmind?lang=en Jim's mental skills training app: https://www.championsmind.app/ Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject