Overcoming Performance Pressure
Leah opens up about the constant pressure she felt to perform well in sports and how it affected her self-worth. She shares her journey of seeking therapy to address deeper issues and emphasizes the importance of not defining one's worth solely based on race times. Elisabeth adds that experiencing races that don't go as planned is common and offers perspective on the inevitability of less-than-ideal performances in the sport.In this clip
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s3/e46 Conquering Performance Anxiety with Dr. Leah Avery, DPT
Related Questions
Can achieving success create pressure, as discussed in the episode 251. How 2x Olympian Kara Goucher Handles Expectations, Pressure, and Pre-Race Anxiety and the clip Overcoming Racing Pressure?
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Does running make you too focused sometimes, and how can you pull yourself back or scale it back a bit as discussed in the episode Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment and the clip Bouncing Back, Lessons Learned?