Closer Mentality

🎙A docu-podcast that shines a light on peak performance, athlete mental health, and sport psych through the eyes of elite athletes, coaches, and professionals

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Episode 133 is live with certified coach, Quinn Harwood!

In this episode, he spoke to minimizing limiting beliefs, the zones of personal and professional growth that can skyrocket you toward success, and how to manage process pitfalls.

Listen to Ep. 133 at the link in our bio!

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Episode 132 is LIVE NOW with former Team USA para-alpine skier Staci Mannella!

She detailed how para-alpine skiing informed her worldview, how she fought back against Dartmouth U., two Paralympic berths, and the impact of sport psych for disabled athletes!

Listen in our bio!

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What does it feel like to function at 100%?

Episode 131’s Dr. Emily Wright explained how she conceptualizes effort to the youth athletes she works with! 🚦

Listen to the rest of Ep. 131 at the link in our bio!

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Episode 131 is LIVE NOW (!!!) with Dr. Emily Wright!

She spoke on youth athlete coaching, parenting youth athletes, and what mental skills should be at the forefront of skill-building for middle and high school-aged student-athletes!

Link is in our bio to tune in!

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What skills and characteristics are pro baseball scouts actually looking for?

Ep. 130's Chris Calciano details what aspects, outside of the stat line, pique his interest!

Listen to the rest of Episode 130 at the link in our bio!

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Episode 130 is LIVE NOW with Boston Red Sox scout, Chris Calciano!

He detailed his experience playing pro baseball, coaching athletes, dominating the recruiting trail, and what characteristics scouts are looking for outside of a box score.

Link to listen is in our bio!

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Episode 129 is LIVE NOW with Jess Lapachinski, associate director of athletics at Amherst College.

Lapachinski spoke to the intersection of mental health, physical health, and sport administration as it pertains to supporting student-athletes at all levels.

Link in the bio!

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Episode 128’s Will Person was confronted with the realities of head trauma when his former bobsled teammate, Pavle Jovanovic, took his life in 2020. This sent Person down a path of education on a phenomenon called “SledHead”.

Listen to Ep. 128 at the link in the bio!

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Episode 128 is LIVE NOW with former Team USA
Bobsled athlete, Will Person!

Person detailed his relationship with bobsled and Team USA, as well as TBIs, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and the lasting ramifications of repeated head trauma.

Link to listen is in the bio!

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Episode 127’s Ivy Watts talked through the psychology of a 400m race here!

Listen to the rest of Ep. 127 at the link in our bio!

#athletementalhealth #400m #400meters #collegiatesports #closermentality #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalwellbeing #sportpsych

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Episode 127 is LIVE NOW with Ivy Watts!

Watts detailed her experience running for a Division Il university, receiving recognition by the NCAA, combatting deeply-ingrained mental health struggles, perfectionism, and viewing mental health as public health.

Ep. 127’s in the bio!

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Episode 126 is LIVE NOW with Nate Roy!

This episode, he spoke to the impact of sport on his determination, the neuroscience of
#concussions and TBls, trying out for Team USA Bobsled, and his mental health tech company, Cortex Flex!

Link to listen in bio!

#athletementalhealth

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Episode 125’s Dr. Sumler explained what college recruits are actually asking of potential athletic departments.

Which pieces of the student-athlete support staff should recruits really be requesting, in order to prime them for success?

#studentathlete #Recruitment #podcast

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Episode 125 is live with Dr. Charron Sumler!

She detailed the role of trauma-informed counseling within sport performance, who college recruits should look for within support staff, and how triggers have shifted in a post-COVID, NIL-driven sport landscape.

Link to listen in bio

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Episode 124 IS LIVE!

Closer Mentality welcomed KSU Volleyball assistant coach, and former UNLV defensive specialist, Liv Setla!

She talked recruitment, diagnoses with depression and anxiety, and how she restructured volleyball's impact.

Link to listen in bio!
#MentalHealth

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I am BLOWN AWAY by the reach of Closer Mentality in 2025!

Thank you to the thousands of new listeners! More incredible stories on deck for 2026!

S/o to #SpotifyForCreators for this Wrapped!

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Got a PACKED MONTH of stories for you all!

Sept. 2 - Liv Setla
Sept. 16 - Dr. Charron Sumler
Sept. 30 - Nate Roy

As always, links to listen and subscribe are in the bio!

#closermentality #athletementalhealth #podcast #sportpsych #SuicidePreventionMonth #suicidepreventionweek

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Episode 123 is LIVE NOW with Aidan Connolly!

On Episode 123 of Closer Mentality, Connolly joined the podcast to talk about his experience with junior hockey, injuries, how rehab helped him find psychology, and the endeavor of bring hockey to Ireland!

Link in bio to listen!

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Can you trick your brain to stop stress responses with music? According to Episode 122’s Dr. Seth Swary, it’s absolutely possible!

Listen to the rest of Ep. 122 at the link in the bio!

#closermentality #athletementalhealth #podcast #musicpsychology #walkupsongs

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Episode 122 is LIVE NOW!

Dr. Seth Swary joined Closer Mentality this week to talk about the impact of music on elite sport and emotional regulation!

The link to listen is in the show notes!

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