The Performance Psychcast - Episode 49 - Intuition, Peak Performance, Flow, the Unconscious and Conscious Mind and Performing at their Ultimate Best - Melissa Dhillon
Release Date: 08/22/2024
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Nigel Smith, Richard Dean and Nicola Bennett. Nigel is the Founder of LIFE AFTER SPORT. Life After Sport provides professional athletes with community and holistic career transition services globally, to benefit both their existing and post-career life. Richard Dean has been helping elite athletes perform better for the last 20 years. He has worked in several World Championship Boxing fights, with ATP Tennis players, International Cricketers, Footballers from...
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Jo Kelleher. Jo-Anne Kelleher is a UK-based Sport and High-Performance Psychologist specialising in emotional regulation and performance under pressure. She works with athletes, coaches and high achievers to help them understand their nervous system, perform consistently when it matters most, and turn ADHD into a competitive advantage rather than a limitation. Jo-Anne is the creator of the Regulate, Reconnect, Reengage, Reflect™ framework, supporting coaches to...
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Dr Amber M. Shipherd is an award-winning scholar and leader in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and serves as an Associate Professor and Performance Psychology Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Recognised for excellence in teaching, research, and service, she has over 15 years of experience developing and delivering undergraduate and graduate coursework across sport and exercise psychology, injury psychology, research methods, and various applied performance domains. Dr. Shipherd is a nationally recognised authority on teaching in sport, exercise, and...
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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 Charlotte Ord. Dr. Charlotte Ord is a Counselling Psychologist with a specialised focus on body image, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and relationships with both the self and others. She is the author of Body Confident You, Body Confident Kid, published by Bluebird (Pan Macmillan), and advocates for a holistic, inclusive approach to health and well-being that celebrates and honours body diversity. Dr. Ord has worked with professional athletes, sports...
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Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Matt Rogers. Matt Rogers is recognized throughout the U.S. as a coach, author, consultant, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience in athletics and education. As a college basketball coach, his men’s teams won multiple Conference Championships and advanced to multiple NCAA National Tournaments, earning him Conference Coach of the Year honours along the way. Matt built his reputation on developing athletes with confidence, discipline, and unbreakable...
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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 Tom Seabury. Dr Tom Seabury is a psychologist and coach who has heavily focused on racket sports in recent years. He has supported athletes of all ages and levels to sharpen their decision-making and problem-solving under pressure to unlock consistent performance when it matters most. Tom combines a blend of psychological insight and practical coaching to support athletes in turning preparation into performance on the court. Tom’s Linkedin: Tom’s Insta: ...
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Jordan Brookes and Jack Lawrence. Jack is a sport psychologist in training who works with golfers of different abilities around the globe. Jack helps golfers strengthen their mental game to perform with confidence under pressure, as well as a big focus on the individual outside of their sport. Jordan is a sport psychologist in training currently undertaking his professional doctorate. He works as a golf caddy alongside providing sport psychology support to...
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today, we are very fortunate to be speaking with Professor Marc Jones. Marc’s work is focused on understanding the impact of stress on health, wellbeing and performance in individuals and organisations. He has ongoing work across a range of settings, including sport, business, military, medicine, and analogue space missions. This work explores stress and its consequences for health, wellbeing, and performance from a biological, psychological and social perspective. Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George:...
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Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to welcome back David Durand. David Durand is a sports performance and psychology coach. His background and training is in clinical psychology, while he also has a strength and conditioning certification from the NSCA and a mental performance consultant certification from the AASP. His business, Real Development LLC, offers sports training services that combine mental, physical, and skill development for athletes. David focuses on helping individuals develop through a holistic perspective that...
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Dr Andrew Wood is a performance psychologist with nearly a decade of experience working at the highest levels of elite sports, and organisations. The most notable and recent role involved working with the English Football Association for 5 years, specifically supporting the England Blind Football team as the lead sport psychologist at European and World Championships.. Beyond his practical experience, Andrew is an accomplished scholar, having published over 20 peer reviewed scientific papers in the fields of high performance, stress, emotion, resilience and rationality. Dr Andrew Wood’s...
info_outlineHello 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.
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