Mental Advantage Podcast

This is the third episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens. Listed by Golf Digest as #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists, Dr. Mo's PGA TOUR client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink,...

The MAP boys sit down with RJ Hively, former collegiate and professional baseball player to discuss his career and the start of his company, JW5 (named in honor of his childhood friend who passed away unexpectedly.) RJ shares the challenges he faced in professional baseball and how that was the catalyst to a life helping others get better prepared mentally to compete at the highest level. To conta...

The MAP boys sit down with Jay Stewart, who currently works as a performance expert with tactical athletes, helping them reach and maintain high levels of performance under challenging circumstances. He has been supporting a variety of performers and athletes utilizing mental performance skills for almost a decade. Jay is passionate about helping people perform at their highest level regardless of...

The MAP boys look back on their discussion with Dayna Charbonneau and they also discuss the dangers of giving your kids/players excuses for not achieving their goals. They break down the importance of accountability and honest self-assessment. Dr. Jay Stewart will be the guest on this Friday's show. Write the show at podcast@mentaladvantage.net -- visit the Mental Advantage Podcast on YouTube and...

On the 25th episode of the Mental Advantage Podcast, the MAP boys sit down with Dr. Dayna Charbonneau, Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology at West Virginia University. Dr. Charbonneau discusses the evolving nature of her role in college athletics. She discusses how clinicians, like herself, are starting to mold the clinical with the mental performance aspect. The importance of helping athlet...

The MAP boys discuss the importance of creating behavior recipes when setting goals. John talks about a message he found in the Daily Stoic and Brandon breaks down the importance of setting the right goals for kids, but not making the focus so great that the kids get burned out on the process. The boys preview this week's guest, Dayna Charbonneau from West Virginia University. Write the show at po...

This is the second episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens. Listed by Golf Digest as #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists, Dr. Mo's PGA TOUR client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink,...

The MAP boys discuss how these winning cultures can sometimes lead to unrealistic expectations for fans.

The MAP boys catch up with Dr. Aaron Goodson, Athletic Director of Counseling and Sport Psychology in the Department of Sports Medicine and Performance at Mississippi State University. Dr. Goodson talks about the importance of creating an environment where the student-athlete takes control of their clinical experience. He discusses the different treatment strategies they use in Starkville and how...

On this episode of MAP, the boys look back on the episode with Dr. Bhrett McCabe, share some entertaining stories from their playing days and talk about strategies to break bad habits. Brandon discusses a story about John standing up for him (to a point) during a game in college. John tells how their College of Charleston pitching staff would entertain themselves during road trips. The hosts also...

The MAP boys welcome Bhrett McCabe is licensed clinical psychologist holding a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University and completed his his pre-doctoral internship at Brown University in Providence, RI. While an undergraduate at LSU, Dr. McCabe was a 4-year letterman on the baseball team and was a member of 2 National Championship teams, 3 SEC championship teams and 3 Co...

In this episode the MAP boys turn the tables and talk about themselves, their upbringings and the impact their childhood experiences had on their lives. They discuss committing to "the process" at a young age and the lessons they learned that changed the way they look at life. They also look ahead to this week's guest, Dr. Bhrett McCabe.

The MAP boys sit down with not one, but two guests, this week when they talk to Drs. Bailey Nevels and Marcia Edwards from Clemson University. As psychologists, Bailey and Marcia work the student-athletes at Clemson on everything from mindfulness, eating disorders, dealing with injuries, pain management, athletic identity, career transition and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Be sure to rate an...

The MAP boys discuss this weekend's Masters championship and how important it is to stay in the moment and not let your thoughts get ahead of you. They also discuss some tips for parents of young athletes. Lauren Williams will be the guest on this Friday's show. Write the show at podcast@mentaladvantage.net -- visit the Mental Advantage Podcast on YouTube and follow along on Instagram at @mentalad...

The MAP boys spend some time with Bob Tewksbury, a former major league pitcher, who played 18 years of professional baseball (13 in The Show). Bob played for the Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals, Rangers, Padres and Twins. Bob has the second lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any starting pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s. After winning 110 games and making the All-S...

The first episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens. Listed by Golf Digest as #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists, Dr. Mo's PGA TOUR client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink, 2009 Bri...

The MAP boys discuss the importance of embracing the process. Brandon shares how his team has started to embrace the process and John breaks down how to change your perspective and work on neutral thinking. The boys also preview the Grand Slam Collection, a series of shows that will feature, Dr. Morris "Mo" Pickens, where he will share some of the systems and strategies he uses with the players he...

The MAP boys talk to Andy Riise, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, who is now the Mental Skills Coach for the Cincinnati Reds. Andy's a West Point graduate and former Army football player who spent over 20 years leading Soldiers including multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and five years with two elite Special Forces units. He taught Performance Psychology and leadership at West Poi...

What an amazing conversation the MAP boys have with friend of the show, Sean O'Neill, who is a teacher and mental performance coach in NY. Sean discusses what it has been like in the schools during this pandemic and how he has used his training in mental performance coaching to introduce the right systems and strategies to help the teachers and students deal with the challenges of this school year...

Adam Carter, host of the Inside the Mind podcast, discusses his background as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and how he has used those skills in his work as a mental performance coach. He also discusses what he has learned from the guests on his show and the systems and strategies he uses with his clients.

Coach Megan Pleskovic, Head Softball Coach, at Bridgewater College, joins the MAP boys to discuss the importance of establishing the right culture with her program and other ways that she keeps the program's mission, vision and core principles alive on a daily basis. John discusses the MVP (Mission, Vision, Core Principles) process that was used with Coach Meg and the team captains.

The MAP boys sit talk to Grant Parr, author and podcast host of "90% Mental" about his book, "The Next One Up Mindset". Grant is a sports psychologist and mental performance coach who talks to the boys about his own story of overcoming adversity as well as sharing some of the systems and strategies you can use to be ready when your number is called. Grant talks about dealing with the fear of failu...

The MAP boys take a look back at the interview with Mark Glicini and discuss the common theme that has been consistent among all of the show's early guests. Brandon talks about the importance of routines and John breaks down how to deal with pressure moments. This Friday's guest is Grant Parr, author of "Next One Up Mentality", host of "90% Mental" and founder of Gameface Performance. Write the sh...

Listen to the MAP boys talk to Mark Glicini, a former Yale lacrosse All-American, who is now the founder of Mark Glicini Peak Performance and host of the podcast, "Grateful and Full of Greatness." Mark is a mental performance coach who is also a professional lacrosse player and member of the US National men's lacrosse training team.

This week's guest is Brian Kight, who is the founder of the Daily Discipline newsletter. He provides Leadership, Culture and Discipline training for competitors. Discipline is the shortcut. Simple skills that win with elite discipline. You can find his work at www.dailydiscipline.com and www.tbriankight.com Please rate, review and share with others. You can send feedback to the show at podcast@men...