Becoming HeadStrong

This podcast guides you on the journey of building and maintaining mental toughness. Regardless of where you "perform" in life, Becoming HeadStrong will help you learn to optimize and more fully enjoy your life's performance.

3.24 - The Science of Perfect Timing - Dr. Nick Galli 06/26/2025

3.24 - The Science of Perfect Timing - Dr. Nick Galli In the final episode of his June podcast series, Dr. Nick talks to us about perfect timing. How is this concept related to the psychology of performance? How can we use timing to our advantage? Listen along with Dr. Nick to learn more! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/37163010

3.23 - Preparing for Goals - Dr. Nick Galli 06/18/2025

3.23 - Preparing for Goals - Dr. Nick Galli In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick returns to talk to us about goals. Specifically, this is about how we prepare to pursue them. Dr. Nick talks to us about two techniques that can be used to increase our motiviation and potential to reach what we are striving for, as well how to employ those techniques ourselves. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/37064275

3.22 - A Process Approach to Perfection - Dr. Nick Galli 06/11/2025

3.22 - A Process Approach to Perfection - Dr. Nick Galli In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick begins his June podcast series talking to us about perfection. It's not easy, and it's not always attainable, but what is the route to get there if we can? Dr. Nick walks us through a process-based approach and what that means in our pursuit of perfection. Tune in! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36963320

3.21 - Interview with Dr. Nick Galli 06/05/2025

3.21 - Interview with Dr. Nick Galli To kick off our June podcast series, Josh sits down for an interview with HeadStrong coach, Dr. Nick Galli. Dr. Galli has been a coach with HeadStrong for several years with a strong background in kinesiology and biomechanics. Nick tells us about how he found his way to the field of sport psychology as well as how he blends his knowledge of the mind and the body to bring the best out of his athletes. Listen along to get to know Dr. Galli before his June podcast series! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36859320

3.20 - The Cognitive Triad - Coach Amanda 05/30/2025

3.20 - The Cognitive Triad - Coach Amanda In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda finishes her May podcast series with a conversation on the "cognitive triad". While directly applicable to the clinical psychology side of things in relation to mood disorders, this can be useful for us on a day-to-day basis. Listen along with Coach Amanda to learn what this triad is, how it helps us on the clinical side of psychology, and also how it relates to sport psychology. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36782060

3.19 - Attachment - Coach Amanda 05/14/2025

3.19 - Attachment - Coach Amanda In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda is here with her second episode of her May podcast series. As Amanda continues to talk about clinical topics that are transferrable to the world of sports, she talks to us about attachment today. What does attachment look like across ages? How does it shape us and how we view athletics? Listen along with Coach Amanda to learn more! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36569535

3.18 - The Different Spaces of Sport Psychology - Coach Amanda 05/07/2025

3.18 - The Different Spaces of Sport Psychology - Coach Amanda In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong podcast, Coach Amanda is here for her first podcast of May. In this episode, Amanda talks about the relationship between the clinical side of things and the sports side of mental performance. What is the importance of either side? What is different about what they do? Listen along to learn more about the different spaces within the world of mental performance and much more! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36476680

3.17 - Interview with Coach Amanda Johanson 05/02/2025

3.17 - Interview with Coach Amanda Johanson In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Josh welcomes HeadStrong coach, Amanda Johanson, to the podcast for a brief interview. Amanda is a coach who has been assisting clients of all ages and backgrounds for several years and has been able to use her rich athletic background to bring her own approach to the athlete/coach relationship. Tune in to learn more about Coach Amanda before she delivers us three more episodes through the month of May for our Becoming HeadStrong podcast series! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36404715

3.15 - Coaching in the Real World: Kelvin Sampson 04/17/2025

3.15 - Coaching in the Real World: Kelvin Sampson In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh returns to build off of what we talked about last week in blending coaching styles. Josh uses the real world example of Kelvin Sampson, Head Coach of the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Team, to show how one of the best coaches at one of the highest levels practices this idea. Tune in to learn about Coach Sampson's coaching style, the 4 C's of Leadership, and more! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36200290

3.14 - Adapting your Coaching Style - Coach Josh 04/09/2025

3.14 - Adapting your Coaching Style - Coach Josh In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to start his April podcast series by talking to us about coaching styles. This is specifically the difference between autocratic and democratic coaching. When is the best time to use these? What athletes respond best to each style? How do you adapt and blend these coaching styles for different athletes? Listen along with Coach Josh to find out! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/36076170

3.13 - Interview with Coach Josh 04/01/2025

3.13 - Interview with Coach Josh For the April podcast series, Coach Josh is reversing roles as Coach Amanda is here to interview him! Josh talks about his journey to where he is now as a Mental Performance Coach, some current events in the world of sport psychology, as well as a sneak peak into his April podcasts! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35962265

3.12 Emotional Control - Coach Lucas 03/26/2025

3.12 Emotional Control - Coach Lucas In the final episode of our March series, Coach Lucas is here to wrap things up by talking about emotional control. Controlling the highs and the lows that come with performance can be the key to reaching our full potential as an athlete. Listen along with Coach Lucas as he guides us through controlling our emotions! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35879855

3.11 - Locus of Control - Coach Lucas 03/19/2025

3.11 - Locus of Control - Coach Lucas In the next episode of his March podcast series, Coach Lucas talks to us about the "Locus of Control." This continues his conversation with us on the topic of control which plays a role in many different facets of performance. Listen along with Coach Lucas to learn more about this idea! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35770750

3.10 - Controlling the Narrative - Coach Lucas 03/13/2025

3.10 - Controlling the Narrative - Coach Lucas In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Lucas is here with his first episode for our March series! Listen along to get to know HeadStrong's newest coach as well as some tips and tricks to conrol the narrative as an athlete. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35667785

3.9 - Interview with Coach Lucas Cavazotti 03/05/2025

3.9 - Interview with Coach Lucas Cavazotti In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, we begin the month of March with an Interview featuring HeadStrong's newest coach, Lucas Cavazotti. Listen along to learn more about Lucas background as a multi-sport athlete, some quick advice he wish he heard when he was younger, and a sneak peak into this month's podcast series! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35550325

3.8 - You're the parent, what can YOU do? - Coach Kristina 02/27/2025

3.8 - You're the parent, what can YOU do? - Coach Kristina In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is here to to talk to the parents. What is your role in your children's athletic experience? How should you communicate? How do you give feedback effectively? Listen along with Coach Kristina to learn more about conquering your role as a parent! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35453085

3.7 - Let Your Brain Take the Lead - Coach Kristina 02/19/2025

3.7 - Let Your Brain Take the Lead - Coach Kristina In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina returns to talk to us about our brain. Last week, she walked us through trusting our body to take the lead and when to do that. This week, we learn about when we need to do the same with our brains! Listen in as Kristina walks us through how and when to do this. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35345545

3.6 - Let Your Body Take the Lead - Coach Kristina 02/12/2025

3.6 - Let Your Body Take the Lead - Coach Kristina In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is here to start her podcast series with an episode on trusting your body. Specifically, we need to trust our body to take the lead. How do we develop that trust? How do commit to it? Listen along with Coach Kristina as she walks us through this idea! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35257705

3.5 - Interview with Coach Kristina Struthwolf 02/05/2025

3.5 - Interview with Coach Kristina Struthwolf Welcome to February! Coach Kristina is here this month to chat with us about mental performance. Listen in as she chats with Josh about her experience in sport psychology as well as her time competing and coaching competitive figure skating! Tune in each week for Kristina's newest podcast! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/35155015

3.3. Go Neutral - Dr. Nicole Detling 01/22/2025

3.3. Go Neutral - Dr. Nicole Detling In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling wraps up her podcast series for January by talking about going neutral. The importance of staying neutral is key to growth and maintaining motivation. Listen along with Dr. Nicole as she walks us through this idea and how to use it in our day-to-day lives! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/34961745

3.2. Goals & Resolutions - Dr. Nicole Detling 01/15/2025

3.2. Goals & Resolutions - Dr. Nicole Detling In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling starts off 2025 by talking to us about resolutions and goals. Dr. Detling shares with us some ideas and strategies to avoid quitting our resolutions as well as attacking our goals in effective ways. Listen along as we begin Season 3 of Becoming HeadStrong as well as 2025 strong! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/34862570

2.1 - Dr. Nicole Detling Interview 01/07/2025

2.1 - Dr. Nicole Detling Interview Welcome to Season 3 of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast! We are starting the new year by interviewing Dr. Nicole Detling, President of HeadStrong Consulting, as well as introducing our new podcast format. Each month we will interview a coach with HeadStrong Consulting and release weekly episodes throughout the month given by that coach. Tune in this week to learn more about Nicole as we get ready for her series starting January 14! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/34760600

68. Self-Criticism in Sport - Coach Kristina 05/23/2024

68. Self-Criticism in Sport - Coach Kristina In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina, is back to talk to us about self criticism in sport. As athletes, we can tend to get on ourselves in a negative fashion, but what would be a more effective way to be our own self critic? Listen along with Coach Kristina as she talks to us about being self critical and how to avoid doing this in a negative fashion. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/31436852

67. Performance Curse Words - Dr. Nicole Detling 05/02/2024

67. Performance Curse Words - Dr. Nicole Detling In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole is here to talk to us about the language we use with ourselves. A lot of us use terms such as "have to", "need to", and a few others, that we think will help our performance. This is actually not the case, and these performance curse words can actually inhibit our performance. Listen along with Dr. Nicole as she explains what these curse words are, what they can do to us, and how we can reframe the way we talk to ourselves. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/31092488

66. Keeping Sports Fun - Coach Becky 04/26/2024

66. Keeping Sports Fun - Coach Becky In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is back to talk to us about the enjoyment aspect of sport. Youth sports can, at times, be solely about competition and winning and losing while forgetting that at it's core, sport should be fun. Listen along with Coach Becky as she uses her own life to give perspective on keeping sports fun and why that is important. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/31001283

65. Motivation for Non-Aggressive Athletes - Coach Stephanie 04/18/2024

65. Motivation for Non-Aggressive Athletes - Coach Stephanie In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie talks to us about communication used to motivate athletes. Some dialogue can come off as violent such as "dominating or killing" the opponent, and this can have negative effects on certain athletes. Listen along with Coach Stephanie as she dissects motivation towards non-aggressive athletes and the most effective way to communicate with them. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/30889968

64. What Do You Do When Nobody Is Watching? - Coach Hillary 04/11/2024

64. What Do You Do When Nobody Is Watching? - Coach Hillary In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Hillary talks to us about what goes on behind closed doors when nobody is watching. What is your mindset when you are alone? Do you take your foot off your gas or still go for it and dig deep? Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn about your mindset when nobody is watching. /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/30783328

63. Transitioning Out of Sport - Coach Josh 04/05/2024

63. Transitioning Out of Sport - Coach Josh In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh talks to us about transition. March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year, but with all the craziness, there also comes the end of many basketball careers. Transitioning out of life as a competitive athlete carries many hard ideas we have to come to terms with. What can we do to stay healthy and take care of ourselves mentally and physically? Tune in to listen to Josh with some HeadStrong tips! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/30689633

62. Be Scared and Do It Anyways - Coach Chelsea 03/28/2024

62. Be Scared and Do It Anyways - Coach Chelsea In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Chelsea talks to us about fear and overcoming it. How do we still go for it if we are feeling scared? How do we respond when we are in panic mode? Listen along with Coach Chelsea for some tips on "Doing it anyways." /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/30584303

61. Using Anxious Thoughts to your Advantage - Coach Amanda 03/21/2024

61. Using Anxious Thoughts to your Advantage - Coach Amanda In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda is here to talk to us about anxiety. Anxiety can pop up due to how much we care about our performance. Anxiety, as a word, gets a bad reputation when we can actually use it for good. Listen along with Coach Amanda as she helps us use anxious thoughts to guide us to improved performance! /episode/index/show/becomingheadstrong/id/30485313

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