This episode of Athlete Mindset features Lisa Bonta Sumii as a guest on Roots Radio, the official podcast of the Oakland Roots. In this engaging conversation, Roots Radio host, Richie Nuñez sits down with Lisa, an accomplished Mental Performance Coach for the Oakland Roots Sports Club, to explore the various facets of becoming a top-tier athlete.
Discover practical mental health strategies that can be easily incorporated into your daily routine to enhance your overall well-being, performance, and behavior.
Conversation list from “Sports as an Outlet”:
AthMindset | mental health ≠ mental illness | Box breathing | Self-talk and self-confidence
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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.
Richie Nuñez | Roots Radio Producer & Host | Creative Operations Specialist and Podcaster
Wrapping up:
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Social media and more:
- Lisa Bonta Sumii: LinkedIn | Twitter | AthMindset website
- Richie Nuñez: LinkedIn
- Oakland Roots: Website | Twitter
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Related episodes to sports as an outlet and the Oakland Roots:
- Soccer Raised Me with Nana Attakora
- Sport Psychology Mentor And Leader, Dr. Kensa Gunter
- Michelle Alozie: Navigating The Challenges Of College And Professional Soccer
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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