Access is a Privilege: Osaka’s Powerful Statement and Considerations for Athlete Mental Health
By Michael Jorgensen Access is a privilege As spectators of sport, we often take for granted our unfettered access into the lives of professional athletes. Perhaps we even feel a sense of entitlement to it. This is certainly the case with sports media who regard this access as part of a broader social (and often […]
Ep.3: Girls Who FIGHT!
Gemma Sheehan is an ex-MMA fighter from Toronto, Canada. In 2017, she learned that she had visible brain damage and decided to end her MMA career. She then started Girls Who Fight Inc, and now teaches girls and women self-defense and MMA. Gemma joins Mike and Steph to discuss women in contact/combat sports, retirement from […]
Ep.1: Mental Skills – It May Seem Foreign, But Go Traveling
Mike is joined by Dr. Fergal O’Hagan and Mohamed (Mo) Yusuf to discuss mental skills development, how it translates to performance, and common misconceptions. Fergal shares a program (developed by Psychologists Dr. Frank Gardner and Dr. Zella Moore) that he runs in his position as the mental skills coach with the Trent University varsity men’s […]