Absolutely delighted to have had two seperate papers on resilience led by PhD researchers (Adrienn Szabadics and Ben Ashdown) accepted by Journal of Applied Sport Psychology on the same day. Watch this space for more information!

This study with Amelia Maughan reveals key ingredients of psychologically safe environments in sport at the Olympic & World level

Loughborough Sport ISCJ

Psychological Safety in Elite Swimming: Fearful Versus Fearless Coaching Environments -ahead of print

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Very interesting article from leading scholars in the military context around resilience training and readiness to change titled 'Are all soldiers ready for resilience training? An initial examination of individual readiness to change'. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

This seems to be an interesting new scoping review titled 'Emergency medicine residents and performance under pressure: Learning from elite athletes’ experience'. Maintaining resilience in the face of adversity was identified as one of the 6 main themes. intjem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Fully-funded Professional Doctorate in Sport & Exercise Psychology University of Portsmouth UoP Faculty of Science & Health with Norwich City FC tinyurl.com/y2k3xuf9

Love this response from Gareth Southgate when explaining his England squad after he was asked 'would you describe it [the situation in defence] as a crisis?'. He calmly responds 'well, I think crises are about more important things than football'. bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Emotion regulation is not about controlling what you feel. It's about choosing how you respond.

Wise people don't suppress emotion. They find constructive ways to express it.

Intense feelings don't always demand immediate reactions. They often benefit from deep reflection.

A privilege to link up with Nottingham Trent University, NTU Research, NTU Department of Sport Science, Dr Mustafa Sarkar and Chris Harwood last week to explore areas for collaboration in high-performance environments.

Some fascinating research being undertaken and lots of ideas in the pipeline. Watch this space!

Join our team!!! Apply as a Women's Psychosocial Pathway Manager at The Football Association careers.thefa.com/jobs/vacancy/w…

Two fully-funded PhDs in the youth sport space NTU Department of Sport Science: One led by Chris Harwood (ntu.ac.uk/study-and-cour…) and one led by Nathan Cobb in collaboration with Motorsport UK and TASS (ntu.ac.uk/study-and-cour…). Please share with your respective contacts.

There are layers of privilege in Mental Health conversations that we should really think about a bit more carefully.

Thursday thoughts... (in 2 parts!)
#MentalHealthAwareness Week
#MentalHealthAwareness

Coming soon...

Currie et al: ‘Creating sporting environments that are mentally healthy is the next frontier for sporting bodies, who need to find the appropriate balance between striving for success and protecting the wellbeing of their athletes.’ The Lancet Psychiatry thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

Midweek thoughts...

Excited to share our latest publication! 📚
Dive into the journeys of athletes gearing up for #TokyoOlympics & how they made-meaning of #nonqualification .
Explore their narratives with our #ChooseYourOwnStory creative non-fiction!
Open access 🥳
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Mental health affects 1 in 4 people. 🧠 With hybrid work on the rise, what steps can employers take to support wellbeing in the workplace?

Join us on the latest #ResearchReimagined podcast episode for expert guidance.

Listen now 👉 ntu.ac.uk/research-podca…

Some perspectives on how Performance Directors in elite sport view athlete mental health 👇

Interviews with 11 PDs in the UK/Denmark revealed 3 key themes:

🔹A need for objective evidence to verify athlete mental health disclosures

🔹 Athletes as responsible owners of their

More Friday Thoughts on Well-being for you.

The 5 biggest myths about resilience

(and what it actually is)

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Research insights from Dr Mustafa Sarkar, Psychological resilience in high-performance athletes.

New open access paper in Personality and Individual Differences led by Joseph Stanford as part of his PhD examining the role of the dark triad in high-performance dyads. Please see enclosed link for free access (by clicking 'view PDF'). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…