Becoming HeadStrong

In this episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, listen along with Josh as we announce the relaunch of our podcast! We are so excited to announce the new content we will be bringing to all of you each week. Josh also talks about his personal reflection and processing that came along with the the event on Monday Night Football this past week involving young Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin. 

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nick highlights the moments that define a performance. How does our preperation affect these moments when they come? We can prepare ourselves for these brief seconds that affect our overall perception of how a competition might have went. Listen along with Dr. Nick as he guides us through the preperation for these moments!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina gives us a few ideas on building confidence. Every athlete wants to feel confident and this can lead to many results such as success and enjoyment. There are different tactics we can use at both the individual and team level to build our confidence. Listen along to learn about these ideas from Coach Kristina!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh finishes up his two part series on anxiety and anxiety management by building off of the first episode on acceptance. After we acknowledge our feelings and see them for what they are, we can react and reframe our anxious thoughts and feelings. Listen along with Josh as he talks about one of his favorite strategies to slow down our mind and mentally "lock in."

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh starts part 1 of a two part series on anxiety and how we can handle it efficiently and effectively. The first step, before we can react to our anxious feelings, is to accept that they are there and real. How can we do this without being overwhelmed? Listen along with Josh as he breaks down the importance of recognizing anxiety before we can take action with it.

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary talks about not quitting. How can we remind ourselves to keep pushing and keep improving? How can we adapt to changes in the plan we have for ourselves? Listen in as Hillary walks us through strategies to be resilient and don't quit!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Amanda talks about control. Control is something we consistently work with clients on, and to the general listener, there is a good chance we have been told to control the controllables before. Coach Amanda gives us a practical example of how we can put this into action and keep progressing while feeling more in control.

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea talks about feedback from others and that need for that feedback. Rather than thinking about those who are not reaching out to us and checking in, can we think about the people that are reaching out and checking in? Is it that no one is checking in or is it that just someone isn't?

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nick addresses what he calls the space between awful and awesome. This can be seen through emotions, self-talk, performance conditions, and many more aspects of how we are performing. We naturally strive to always be on the awesome side of that continuum, but what do we do if we aren't able to be all the way to the right?

On this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina talks about how we can be at our best as a team. How can we bring the best version of ourself to bring out the best in others? Sometimes our teammates are unable to bring their best to any given day, but we can bring our attitude and effort to them to elevate how much they can bring. As individuals, we are able to bring down the team as a whole or bring it up. This all falls down to being greater than great.