The Optimal Mindset

Mindfulness, Breathwork and Mindset with Former Professional Basketballer Robbie Reyes

In this episode I chat with Robbie Reyes. Robbie is a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player who played in the league for eight years. He shares his journey into mindfulness, breathwork and stoicism and how changing his mindset impacted him on and off the basketball court. Robbie also talks about his new project which aims to provide surfboards for people in La Union in Philippines. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrob22/ Email: jonnytaylor1193@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/theoptimalmindset/

Mental Performance Expert Dr. Cassidy Preston Shares His Strategies for Optimal Performance

In this episode I chat with Dr. Cassidy Preston. Cassidy is a Mental Performance Coach that works with elite athletes, teams, & high-performing executives. Cassidy is also the founder of CEP Mindset and is dedicated to shifting the culture of sport away from limiting beliefs and back towards the love of the game. Cassidy specializes in creating relatable and practical strategies by combining his personal experiences as a former OHL & PRO hockey player, with the current research in Sport & Performance Psychology. He continues to expand the CEP team of Mental Performance Coaches to help as many athletes as possible optimize their performance and well-being. https://cepmindset.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cepmindset/ https://twitter.com/CassidyPreston Email: jonnytaylor1193@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/theoptimalmindset/

Finding your Why, Flow States, and Harnessing a Growth Mindset with Performance Coach Matt Comand

In this episode, I chat with high performance coach Matt Comand. Matt has a background in Sports Psychology and works with athletes and business executives to develop and support leadership, group dynamics and high performance habits. Matt shares how to harness the power of a growth mindset and dives into the mechanics of a flow state. He also shares techniques on how to create a meaningful "Why." LinkedIn: Matt Comand. Dreamfuel: https://www.dreamfuel.com/ Emergent: https://www.workwithemergent.com/

Making Exercise More Accessible and Enjoyable with Fitness Mindset Coach and Trainer Ben Davie

In this episode, I chat with Fitness Mindset Coach and Trainer Ben Davie. He shares what he has learnt in his journey working with the BodyCoach Joe Wicks and his recent project with Deliciously Ella. Ben wants to make movement accessible for everyone and shares stories and tactics to find more joy in movement. Instagram: movewithben_ www.weepyourcool.co.uk Email: jonnytaylor1193@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoptimalmindset/

Fierce Love, Shame, and The Mother-Daughter Relationship with Author and Life Coach Karen Anderson

In this Episode I chat with Karen C.L. Anderson. Karen is an expert on shame and difficult mother-daughter relationships. She writes for and works with adult daughters who want to both quiet the Inner Critical Mother they have in their heads, AND take care of themselves in the relationship they have with their actual mothers. She also works with mothers who want to improve the relationship they have with their adult daughters. She is the host of the Dear Adult Daughter podcast and author of several books including You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame (June 2023); Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration; and The Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationship Journal. She holds an Advanced Certification in Feminist Coaching, a Master Life Coach Certification, is a Dare To Lead Trained Professional, a Healthy Boundaries for Kind People coach and facilitator, and is an Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner (EFT Training For Trauma, Levels I + II). Recommended resources: Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey Pause Rest Be by Octavia Raheem The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Anything by Liz Gilbert Anything by Brené Brown You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame by Karen C.L. Anderson Plus anything in the Resources section of my own books