Performance Psychology

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A Game Worth Losing

One of my guilty pleasures is sports-based series on Netflix – they’re informative, dramatised and loosely factual insights into sports I’d otherwise know nothing about. It turns out I love all sports…

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Episode 30: Rethinking Bravery – Strong Mind Session with Hazel and Angus

Hazel and Angus dive into what it truly means to have a strong mind and be brave in climbing. They unpack common misconceptions around courage, explore the roles of ego, status and…

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Episode 26: Performance Psychology for Climbers: AMA Session with Hazel & Angus

Hazel and Angus sit down with a cup of tea to answer some of our listeners' questions around performance psychology.

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Episode 23: What does it take to flash El Cap? Babsi & Jacopo talk pressure, expectation, motivation, fear, failure & flow.

In this episode, Hazel sits down with Barbara Zangler (Babsi) and Jacopo Larcher to learn more about their ascent of Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.

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“Good” emotions, “Bad” emotions, and everything in between

Different approaches to emotional regulation (emotional reconstruction) in climbing

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Episode 22: From Childhood to Motherhood – Emily Harrington

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Emily Harrington about her life as a professional climber from when she was a kid competing to now as a mother herself.

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Episode 21: Social Risk and Self-Trust with Africa Brooke

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Africa Brooke. Africa is a consultant, coach, strategist, and speaker with a unique focus: tackling self-sabotage and self-censorship.

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Episode 20: Mind Games – Allison Vest

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Allison Vest about her struggles and progress with mental training in climbing.

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Episode 19: Performance Hacks Bonus Episode

In this bonus episode, Angus Kille interviews Hazel about how to leverage mental training for performance and their upcoming course Performance Hacks.

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Performance Hacks – FAQS

We've laid out in this article some of the common questions we've received about Performance Hacks which is now available all year round.