The Athlete Mindset podcast presents a conversation with the Elev8 Podcast host, Tyler Johnson. In this episode, Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CSW is interviewed by Tyler Johnson — they discuss mental health, therapy in sports, developing mental skills, and positive self-talk.
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Conversation list from “Developing Mental Skills | Elev8 Podcast”:
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- “Lack of black and brown therapists”
- Your sport is what you do, not what you are
- Sports mental health therapists
- Confidence can be developed – it’s a mental skill
- Positive self-talk
- Realistic goal setting and goal achieving gives you dopamine
Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CSW | Athlete Mindset podcast host:
Lisa is a psychotherapist and mental performance consultant to high-performing athletes at the youth, collegiate, Olympic-hopeful, and professional levels. She is the first-ever Mental Health & Performance Coach for the Oakland Roots SC, a men’s professional soccer team, in the USL. Lisa is the Founder & CEO of AthMindset, a diverse team of licensed mental health clinicians and mental performance consultants, who serve alongside her.
About the host of the Elev8 Podcast, Coach Tyler Johnson:
Tyler Johnson is an experienced-based mental skill & leadership coach for student-athletes and coaches. Tyler is an expert at helping coaches connect with student-athletes and helping student-athletes connect with themselves. Tyler has worked with high school and collegiate All-Americans, he was a division one captain and football player, and he has worked in MLB and NBA front offices.
Wrapping up:
- Athlete Mindset is part of the KazSource Podcast Network | looking to start a podcast or join a network: https://kazsource.com
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Related episodes to Developing Mental Skills:
- Thankfulness = Success with Pro Soccer Player, Luca Deza
- The Life of a Collegiate Wrestler with CSUB Student-Athlete, Albert Urias
Two current projects:
- We published a book! Check it out on Amazon: Altered State of Affairs
- Short-form video production: https://kazcm.com/tiktok-agency
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- This podcast was produced by the team at KazCM
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