Podcasts
For those who want to learn more about the field in their own time, I have comprised a variety of recommended resources related to the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. This page includes books, academic journals, podcasts, and documentaries that I think may be of interest to people. Please note that these resources have been chosen because of my own experience, and I am not compensated by any of the authors. If you have any questions about the selection of resources, or have any recommendations you want to share, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Eighty Percent Mental
If you’re interested in the mental side of sport performance, this is the podcast for you. Whether you’re an athlete, a coach, a sport psychology professional, or even just a sports fan, Dr Pete Olusoga, along with a series of expert guests, will ask and answer questions like these, exploring what the research says, and highlighting lessons from sport psychology that you can use on and off the field.
Slice Of Pie
What is a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE)? And what does it look like across the worlds of sport, business, and other performance fields? With 15 years working in marketing strategy for blue chip companies and 5 years training towards Sport Psychologist chartership, Pete Jackson is seeking to find what each domain can learn from the other. In this podcast, Pete speaks to high performance experts, psychologists, and those at the forefront of leadership, teamwork, and organisational psychology research.
Mastering The Mind
Two aspiring sports psychologists, Oliver Wright and Jonathon Brain, chat with elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists to better understand the crucial role the mind plays in sport, how to achieve optimal performance, how to fulfil your athletic or coaching potential and create a high-performing culture.
The Sport Psych Show
The Sport Psych Show aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches, and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people in sports performance today. Dan is on a mission to learn more about how sport psychology philosophies, tools and techniques positively impact participation, progression, and performance in sport.
Nike Trained
This podcast focuses on ‘the five facets of fitness’ – Mindset. Movement. Nutrition. Recovery. Sleep. On “Trained,” host Jaclyn Byrer sits down with athletes, psychologists, researchers, physicians, trainers, and other experts — to reveal the most powerful, practical, and surprising lessons in holistic fitness. With each episode, they dig deep, offering new insights to help us play a better game, run a better race, or just live a better life.
Huberman Lab
The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses offers an insight into sport, exercise, and performance psychology from the lens of neuroscience. Specifically, this podcast discusses how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviours, and our health.
The High Performance Podcast
The High-Performance Podcast brings you an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class performers who have all excelled in their field with first-hand experiences and lessons to share. Hosting every conversation is sports broadcaster Jake Humphrey and leading organisational psychologist Damian Hughes.
Finding Mastery
Finding Mastery, hosted by Dr. Michael Gervais, a high-performance psychologist, takes you inside the minds of the world’s best athletes, business leaders, scientists, doctors, and artists pushing the perception of what’s possible. This podcast pulls back the curtain on their self-discovery process and the mental skills that allow these people to be great — things like confidence, calm, grit, focus, trust, optimism, setting a vision for your life and more.
How To Be A Better Human
Comedian Chris Duffy hosts a weekly conversation with guests and past speakers, uncovering sharp insights and giving clear takeaways on how you can become a better human. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another.