Mental Health for Performance

Season 1

Ep. 12 - Toogood Consulting

What an incredible season of guests here on our Mental Health for Performance podcast, and we convinced the incredible person behind this entire podcast project, Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood to sit down and look back at it all. There are so…

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Ep. 11 - Dave Angus

“Success for me is defined by impact. Whether it’s impact in the community, impact at Johnston Group or impact in individual’s lives. How can I provide a positive impact, is how I would define success.” – Dave Angus, President of…

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Ep. 10 - Susan Cockle

Susan Cockle is a Mental Performance Consultant, professional member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association and Registered Psychologist with over 2 decades of experience.  She works in private practice in Edmonton, Ab.  and is the Mental Health Lead for the…

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Ep. 9 - Jennifer Walinga

“The real leading factor are the core values of commitment to each other and discipline and a culture of respect, of authenticity really sharing who you are, being who you are, but also managing and respecting the diversity of the…

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Ep. 8 - Gloria Balague

“Sometimes leaders think that they should make all the decisions and that that’s what leading is. And when you do that the message that you give is ‘I need to make the decisions because I’m better than you are.’ And…

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Ep. 7 - Barry Jansen

“I get up every day just wanting to make a difference and help people become successful.” Barry Jansen That’s just one of the many things that Barry Jansen could not contain when I had the pleasure of chatting with him.…

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Ep. 6 - Jessica Vliegenthart

Jessica Vliegenthart is a World Champion in the sport of wheelchair basketball, a Paralympian, 2-time Canadian Champion and a 2-time Pan Am Games silver medalist. Jessica is also a lawyer, a wife, and a mother! After a life-changing accident left…

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Ep. 5 - Teri Dennis-Davies

Today’s “Mental Health for Performance” guest is Teri Dennis-Davies, Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Now, I know, that’s quite the title… but when you listen you will hear an incredibly strong, intelligent, thoughtful and…

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Ep. 4 - Peter Davis

If you’re here, you’re likely in the business of performing and achieving, or striving to be.  This episode’s guest knows all about that.  Peter Davis works with some of the biggest sport organizations in the world – Olympic teams, Olympic…

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Ep. 3 - Gene Muller

The “Mental Health for Performance” podcast is all about how we create environments where people thrive, achieve and want to stay, and we’re not only talking about sport environments. We’re talking about the workplace, your home… really, ANY place you…

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Ep. 2 - Ogo Okwumabua

“When things are in balance in your life, you start to perform better, you start to feel better, you can visualize better. And one of the things we thought is, ‘Hey, let’s incorporate all the different parts of life that…

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Ep. 1 - Sheldon Kennedy

When you hear the name “Sheldon Kennedy” there’s a good chance you know who he is. There’s a good chance you know what his story is about. But did you know that for Sheldon, after decades of sharing the story…

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