Season 1 Finale: Jeff Ruser - University of Notre Dame

Season 1 Finale: Jeff Ruser - University of Notre Dame

Welcome to the season 1 finale of the Like-Minded Podcast! And, what a season it has been. For the finale, we are honored to be joined by counseling & sport psychologist and sport psychology specialist for the University of Notre Dame: Jeff Ruser! Jeff enlightens us about his journey to becoming a counseling & sport psychologist as well as his research expertise in studying the overall impacts of social media use on athletes' mental well-being. We also dabbled with the state of the field and the direction we see it trending. We hope you all enjoy, and thanks for tuning into season 1! Stay tuned for information on season 2! Let us know what y'all think -- here we go! Take care of yourselves, - Josh & Cam Connect with Josh and Cam on social media: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zoldan/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmacy/ - https://x.com/ZoldanJoshua

Episode 8: Trevin Knell - Pro Basketball Player

In the second-to-last episode of the opening season of the Like-Minded Podcast, we are honored to bring on our first athlete, former BYU basketball player and current professional hooper: Trevin Knell! Trevin opens up about his experiences and perspectives on integrating mental performance and mental health work into his daily life as a basketball player and as a human being. This episode is as unique as it gets, where we learn about the direct impact of our work and how athletes think about and utilize the knowledge, skills, and abilities that they absorb in their work with clinicians. Let us know what y'all think -- let's get to it! Take care of yourselves, - Josh & Cam Connect with Josh and Cam on social media: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zoldan/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmacy/ - https://x.com/ZoldanJoshua

Episode 7: Braden Brown

Welcome back! We've got such a good one for y'all this week. We are joined by the Director of Mental Health for BYU athletics: Braden Brown! Braden is a former professional football player and now utilizes his recent graduate education in counseling & sport psychology to serve as a backbone of the BYU athletic department. We dive into Braden's story of how he got to where he is today, his scope of work, and, most importantly, we discuss the similarities, differences, and integration of clinical & sport psychology. Let us know what y'all think -- let's get to it! Take care of yourselves, - Josh & Cam Connect with Josh and Cam on social media: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zoldan/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmacy/ - https://x.com/ZoldanJoshua

Episode 6: Kaelene Curry

Welcome back, everyone! On this week's episode, we are joined by another wonderful University of Denver alum: Kaelene Curry! Kaelene is the former director of mental performance for Vanderbilt University, and now spends the majority of her time crushing it as the founder of her own private practice. Kaelene's transparency about her emphasis on a systems approach to this work is well worth listening to, especially for those interested in what sport psych work looks like when working with entire organizations, rather than athletes alone. We also greatly appreciated Kaelene's willingness to share about what her work and approach look like, including recent interventions she's had success with. Let us know what y'all think! Take care of yourselves, - Josh & Cam Connect with Josh and Cam on social media: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zoldan/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmacy/ - https://x.com/ZoldanJoshua

Episode 5: Elliot Cox - STL Cardinals MPC

This week's episode is a doozy. We bring in the NEW Mental Performance Coordinator for the St. Louis Cardinals: Elliot Cox! What makes this week's show different than all other episodes thus far is the depth of tangible skills and sport psych interventions that Elliot introduced us to, which was SO cool. Elliot also lets us in on what it's like behind the scenes to work in professional sports. So much good stuff packed into this week's show. Whether you're an aspiring mental performance coach, aspiring sport psychologist, professional in the field, or one of our beloved audience members who simply enjoys the show, you're gonna love this one. Let's get to it! Take care of yourselves, - Josh & Cam Connect with Josh and Cam on social media: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zoldan/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmacy/ - https://x.com/ZoldanJoshua