Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Melissa Dhillon.

Accredited Sports & Exercise Scientist (Psychology)
Owner & Performance Psychologist of Athletes InThe Zone

Melissa’s deep-rooted passion for psychology came from her tennis career as an LTA player. Additionally, her curiosity stemmed further into psychology by wanting to understand human thoughts, behaviours and emotions to become the greatest. Her driving force is to become the best version of herself in all parts of her life.

Melissa believes psychology is a huge part of our lives. She continues to explain that our mindsets impact our successes and failures. Our mindset matters because it directs our lives.

Melissa provides every athlete with supreme levels of confidence, resilience, focus and optimism that enhance their inspired performances.

Melissa is the driving force behind her Performance Psychology consultancy, “Athletes In the Zone”, which holds seven national and international partnerships with esteemed organizations in elite sports and business. Melissa’s elite sports and high-performance business collaborations:

- Birmingham City Women’s & Girls FC
- University of Warwick
- Salford City FC
- Birmingham City University
- International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Julius Baer
- Circle Rehabilitation
- Aston Villa FC Foundation

Privately, Melissa works with ITF & LTA players and academy footballer players. She has successfully worked with English League footballers, Alps Tour golfers and British gymnasts.

Melissa’s vision is to inspire individuals to be the best version of themselves.

Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-dhillon-4ab7a2b4?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Alex Diaz.

Dr. Alex Diaz is a licensed psychotherapist and a Certified Performance Coach with over 25 years of experience providing mindset strategies. His Clinical Psychology degree focused on the Relationship between Mental Toughness and Body Awareness in Collegiate Athletes. Dr. Diaz provides mental wellness support to athletes and non-athletes seeking coping skills to manage the highly stressful demands of sports performance and personal life. He teaches emotional resilience using neuroscience-based strategies thatpromote emotional regulation, stress management, andattention awareness.

Dr. Diaz conducts his work in private practice in New York. He is listed in the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the NFL Player Association Mental Health Registry Directory. Dr. Diaz has spoken and written about sport psychology and mental wellnessstrategies, stress management, injury rehabilitation, team building, motivation, post-concussionrehabilitation, and coach-athlete relationships.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-diaz-phd?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Michael Passaportis and Dr Dan Brown.

Michael Passportis is a lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Sussex. He teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students on topics such as stress, coping, motivation, and emotion in sport. He also conducts and publishes research on the psychosocial factors that influence thriving in elite sport organisations.

As a sport and exercise psychologist in training, he provides tailored psychological support to individuals, teams, and organisations who want to reach their full potential and thrive in their sporting pursuits. Drawing on established psychological principles and his personal experiences of elite sport performance, he works collaboratively with clients to improve their understanding of how their psychological functioning affects their performance and well-being.

Dan Brown is a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Dan joined the University of Portsmouth in 2017. He completed a BSc (Hons) Psychology at the University of Bath, an MSc Psychology of Sport and Exercise at Loughborough University, and received his PhD from the University of Bath.

Dan’s doctoral research focussed on developing an understanding of thriving in humans and the application of this knowledge to sport performers.

Dan’s current research centres on the psychology of human excellence and well-being. Specifically, his work focuses on understanding and facilitating thriving in humans, athlete transitions and developmental experiences, and the development and assessment of interventions used in sport and performance psychology.

Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-passo/

Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-brown-38248739/

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Jimmy Petruzzi.

Three times a nominated candidate proceeding to the ballot, for the position of President-Elect for The British Psychological Society.

Jimmy Petruzzi is University lecturer, a world-renowned high-performance coach, hypnotherapist and NLP trainer, award-winning coach, bestselling author, award-winning speaker, radio broadcaster, musician, committee member communications officer and Post Chair elect for the North West England BPS British Psychological Society, former editor for BPS British Psychological Society North of England Bulletin.

He also works as a coach for Barnsley Women's Football Club, Australasian Soccer Academy and Bacup Borough Football Club.

A lifelong learner, Jimmy has studied several different modalities over the past 20 years, ranging from NLP, CBT, hypnotherapy, including studying the intensives and masterclasses at The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ.

Including completing teacher training, including several coaching courses in sport and business and continues to expand his knowledge by incorporating several modalities, principles from the arts, martial arts, sport and business into his delivery

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jimmy_Petruzzi

HYPNOTHERAPY FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367071684_HYPNOTHERAPY_FOR_SPORTS_PERFORMANCE

Amazon author: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJimmy+Petruzzi&s=relevancerank&text=Jimmy+Petruzzi&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hypnosis-guided-meditations-and-chill-out-tunes-with/id579916647

Confidence for football hypnosis: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/confidence-for-football-hypnosis-by-jimmy-petruzzi/id579916647?i=1000397822926

Talks at The Best You EXPO. Jimmy Petruzzi. How to thrive in XXIst Century: https://youtu.be/OVXsma2FWaA

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Ella Whitcomb-Khan, who you may remember from episode 22.

Ella is currently completing her Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at LJMU. She works within the fitness industry, applying exercise psychology to support fitness coaches to enhance client retention and adherence.

https://www.instagram.com/thefitnesspsych_?igsh=MW4xdDRycGlybTRkcw==

https://www.linkedin.com/company/skilledcoachclub/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellawhitcomb-khan?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

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www.sportingbounce.com

The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50%

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with John Nassoori.

John is a freelance journalist writing about psychology's influence on sport. He works with titles including the BBC and The Guardian, telling stories on subjects ranging from the first World Cup-winning psychologist to the impact of unregulated mental health support.

You can read more of his work - and subscribe to his newsletter, 'The Mind Room', - here:

https://themindroom.substack.com/about

Contact: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnassoori?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

X : https://x.com/johnnassoori?s=21&t=PzxOOVXwQNXq8vmIVQ_W3w

Greg: www.arcope.co.uk

George: www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com

The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50%

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Peter Sear.

Peter is a psychologist, writer, and consultant. He gained his PhD from Loughborough University with his thesis Understanding Empathic Leadership in Elite Sport. He also holds a master’s degree in Jung and Post-Jungian Studies, a master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. He is a Member of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts.

Empathic leadership has become popular across industries including the challenging domain of elite sport. The book we discuss on this episode draws on the author’s relevant research and experience and incorporates the words of leaders of teams to help to explain how empathy can help leaders to be successful in their work.

Contact: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sear-em-3b226096/

X - https://twitter.com/DrPeterSear

Website and research:

https://empathicminds.org

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-031-17125-3_199-1

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www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com

The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50%

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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with David Smith.

David is a PhD student in sport/exercise science and sport/exercise psychology at the German Sports University in Cologne. He is a ASP licensed Sport Psychology Professional, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Sports Diversity Leader with an M.Sc in sport/exercise psychology and B.Sc in sport/exercise science. As a sport scientist, David's research focus includes; visuomotor calibration, motivational climate, dynamical systems, diversity/inclusion, LGBTQ+ discrimination and more.

Professionally, David currently works as a Sport Psychology Consultant for the Pride Cheerleading Association and Vancouver Curling Club - Team Ritchie, Strength and Conditioning coach for FC Düren, TuS Brauweiler Basketball, and SC Janus where he is also the head coach for the “performance group'' competitive swim team. David also works in educational and professional development as the Community Manager for Virtual Sport Psych and as the Managing Editor and Director of Education for Compete Sports Diversity. On top of all that, David hosts his own podcast, “Drag Race Psychology” examining RuPaul’s Drag Race through the lens of sport psychology.

David is a competitive swimmer himself, having won five medals at the USMS National Championships and 16 medals at the Gay Games, as well as set several national records. He also does amateur videography that he utilizes to develop and promote content centered around inclusive sports, helping inspire people to get involved and discover the social, physical, and mental health benefits of sport. He is a fierce advocate for utilizing sport as a platform to empower authenticity and confidence within his athletes, teams, and communities; achieving this through his work and brand, Stonewall Performance.

As Greg was unable to make this episode, we invited Kate Walsh to co-host. Kate is a Masters's student of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Bristol, UWE, and her main interests lie in athlete mental health, performance and how the two go hand in hand.

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bttrflyr/ & https://www.instagram.com/fitwithpride/ & https://twitter.com/StonewallFit

Stonewall: https://www.instagram.com/stonewallperformance

www.arcope.co.uk

www.focuperform.co.uk

www.sportingbounce.com
The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on Sporting Bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!