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Mindful Sport Performance Podcast

Dr. Keith Kaufman & Dr. Tim Pineau
Mindfulness
Sports Psychology
Self-Compassion
Competition
Grief
Performance Psychology
Loss
Mental Health
Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement
Mental Performance Coaching
Youth Sports
Meditation
Anxiety
Sport Psychology
Winning
Parenting
Rowing
Soccer
Participation Trophies
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Drs. Keith Kaufman and Tim Pineau (along with Dr. Carol Glass) developed the Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) mental training program and founded the MSPE Institute, which provides training and consultation to promote greater success, satisfaction, and well-being in sport and other realms of performance (e.g., performing arts, business). In this podcast, Keith and Tim discuss various t... more

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In this episode, Keith and Tim discuss Year 5 of Tim's grief journey. Tim provides a raw, candid update on where he finds himself now, and the unique role that psychedelics have had in his healing process. 

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In this episode, Keith and Tim talk with their colleagues, Drs. Natalie Léger and Jacqueline Douglas, about the cutting-edge work being done by 360Play Insights, and how sport psychology and sports analytics can enhance each other to tell a much rich... more

In this episode, Keith and Tim talk all things flow (and get a bit starstruck) with one of their professional heroes, Dr. Sue Jackson. Sue is a renowned performance psychologist and leading expert in the psychology of flow. She is the author of Flow ... more

In this episode, Keith and Tim discuss the value and applications of informal mindfulness practice - from handling unpleasant, chaotic, or stressful situations to finding empathy with and connection to self and others. 

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Jacqueline Douglas
Licensed clinical psychologist and head sports psychologist at the Junior Tennis Champion Center
Junior Tennis Champion Center
Episode: Ep. 110: Mindful Sports Analytics with 360Play Insights
Natalie Léger
Licensed counseling psychologist, certified mental performance consultant, and founding member of 360Play Insights
360Play Insights
Episode: Ep. 110: Mindful Sports Analytics with 360Play Insights
Dr. Sue Jackson
Performance psychologist and leading expert in the psychology of flow
Flow in Sports researcher and author
Episode: Ep. 109: Experiencing Flow with Dr. Sue Jackson
Carol Glass
Dr. Carol Glass, mindfulness and sports psychology researcher mentioned in intro
MSPE Institute
Episode: Ep. 104: Reapproaching Tryouts and Recruiting
Dr. Carly Hunt
Sport and health psychologist, author, and pain researcher
Guilford Press
Episode: Ep. 100: Training Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain with Dr. Carly Hunt
Annkathrin Bahr
Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist working with young ballet dancers.
Heinz-Bosl Foundation
Episode: Ep. 90: MSPE in International Ballet with Annkathrin Bahr
Dr. Emre Ozan Tingaz
Faculty member at Gazi University's Faculty of Sport Sciences, specializing in sports psychology.
Gazi University
Episode: Ep. 86: Mindfulness and Sport in Türkiye with Dr. Emre Ozan Tingaz
Dr. Michael Gerson
Certified Mental Performance Coach and Associate Professor in Sport and Performance Psychology
National University
Episode: Ep. 85: Intersections of Mindfulness Science and Spirituality with Dr. Michael Gerson
Dr. Tommy Minkler
A visiting assistant professor in the Department of Sport Leadership and Management at Miami University, provisionally licensed counselor and certified mental performance consultant.
Miami University
Episode: Ep. 84: Journey into Early Career Sport Psychology with Dr. Tommy Minkler

Hosts

Keith Kaufman
Sport psychologist and co-developer of the Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement program.
Tim Pineau
Sport psychologist and co-developer of the Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement program.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 45 ratings
  • Exceptional

    This is an in-depth, intelligent, high quality podcast with two highly experienced sport psychologists and meditation teachers. I recommend it to clients all the time in my sport psychology practice. I love having it as a resource that can help athletes harness the power of mindfulness — both as a practice and as a way of being. Authentic, entertaining, and valuable.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Top client recommendation
    United States9 months ago
  • Great for athletes and practitioners

    The MSPE podcast is great! A nice compliment to the MSPE book and training. As a sport psychology consultant, they have enhanced my ability to use mindfulness with athletes. As a person, they have deepened my mindfulness practice. Each episode starts with the guest guiding a mindfulness practice. Helpful to hear how each practitioner approaches them differently. Keith and Tim guide the conversations so skillfully. They do a great job of summarizing and presenting info in a digestible way that ca... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    sdoneill16
    United States6 years ago
  • Accessible and insightful

    I really enjoyed the first episode of this podcast—hearing the journeys of both the hosts as well as the field of mindfulness in sport. I found the meditation practice calming and accessible and look forward to future interviews with other pillars of the field!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    pgk216
    United States6 years ago

Listeners Say

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Mindfulness practices are described as calming, accessible and useful for deepening personal practice.
Expert guests and their varied approaches to guided practice are a draw for listeners.
Listeners appreciate the hosts' skill in guiding conversations and making research and concepts accessible.
Sport psychology practitioners value the episodes as resources they can recommend to clients and apply in their work with athletes.

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Ep. 110: Mindful Sports Analytics with 360Play Insights
Q: Analytics is so much about control. It is about like, if I understand what these numbers mean, then I can manipulate the numbers to get the outcome that I want. It is about increasing our capacity for control. And yet mindfulness is really about like in this fundamental way recognizing the ways that we are not in control and coming to accept that. And so, I don't know, I like how do you think about that tension?
The guests say their goal is not to control outcomes, but to use data to better understand athlete behavior and context, then support athletes in showing up effectively without overanalyzing.
Ep. 110: Mindful Sports Analytics with 360Play Insights
Q: What happens if athletes just get happier and they are just kind of maybe it's self-compassion, you know, maybe it's equanimity, you're just like, it's like, yeah, I'm okay with where I'm at. And I like, I really like doing the thing that I'm doing. And actually, it doesn't translate into better scores, better performance. And like, is that a valuable outcome?
Jacqueline says that analytics can help athletes develop self-awareness and self-understanding, while Natalie emphasizes that well-being and performance are connected but individual outcomes should be understood in context.
Ep. 109: Experiencing Flow with Dr. Sue Jackson
Q: How do mindfulness and Flow relate, and where do they diverge or reinforce each other in performance?
Mindfulness and Flow are linked but distinct: mindfulness helps you cultivate present-mocused attention and acceptance of internal experiences, which can create the conditions for Flow; Flow is a state of optimal performance where attention is fully absorbed and self-consciousness is reduced, sometimes felt as effortless. Both can reinforce each other, but Flow isn't simply a byproduct of mindfulness—it requires alignment of skill, challenge, and receptivity.
Ep. 100: Training Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain with Dr. Carly Hunt
Q: How can self-compassion play a role in chronic pain management?
Self-compassion helps individuals to view their experiences without judgment and to recognize their inherent worth, which can be pivotal for those struggling with painful experiences and feelings of inadequacy.
Ep. 100: Training Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain with Dr. Carly Hunt
Q: What advice do you have for clinicians encouraging clients to be active in the face of chronic pain?
Encourage clients to work with a multidisciplinary team, including physical therapists, and to have a pacing plan that is time-based rather than pain-based to promote activity safely.

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What is Mindful Sport Performance Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Practical conversations about mindfulness, mental training and well-being in sport and other performance settings. Sport psychologists Keith Kaufman and Tim Pineau draw on their Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement work to connect research and theory with coaching, training and everyday life. They discuss topics such as focus, flow, motivation, anxiety, team culture, injury, and the pressures athletes face, often offering concrete ways to apply mindfulness in practice and competition.

Interviews with performance and psychology experts sit alongside candid discussions led by the two regular hosts. The approach is distinctive for treating performance and well-being as connected: winning is not the only measure of success, and attention, acc... more

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Recent guests on Mindful Sport Performance Podcast include:

1. Jacqueline Douglas
2. Natalie Léger
3. Dr. Sue Jackson
4. Carol Glass
5. Dr. Carly Hunt
6. Annkathrin Bahr
7. Dr. Emre Ozan Tingaz
8. Dr. Michael Gerson

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