Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC

Sport Psychologist @NotreDame | Licensed Sport and Counseling Psychologist | Mental Performance Consultant

[Perry Athletics @PMFalconSports]

Grateful for Eli & Jeff with Ruser Performance & Wellness! 💥 Two days of work that will continue to shape our Falcons on and off the field. 🦅 Our athletes, parents, and coaches are better because of this partnership. @ruserperformance

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

💥 RPW is live! 💥
Proud to launch Ruser Performance and Wellness, where athletes + high performers build confidence, resilience, and mental clarity to compete at their best.
🔗 https://t.co/CTEhldG7N7
#MentalPerformance #SportPsychology #RPW

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

1/ There is no such thing as “therapy,” and it’s ignorant beyond belief to make global pronouncements like “it works” or “it doesn’t work"

Unlike say, getting an appendectomy, it’s not a standardized or reproducible procedure. Literally *everything* depends on who the specific,

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

Learn more and donate to the cause here:
https://t.co/vPXuA2EC3d

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

I was challenged by @CoachDeOliveira to complete the #SpeakYourMIND Ice Bucket Challenge in support of mental health awareness across the US. I’m challenging @NDsoftball’s very own, Emily Day and Tony Rolinski.

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

No wrestler, coaches, and program more deserving!!! Congrats @IndianaWR

[Indiana Wrestling @IndianaWR]

DJ Washington: 2025 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉.

He is the program's first since 2017.

[Notre Dame Football @NDFootball]

WE ARE HEADED TO THE 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ☘️

SEE YA IN ATLANTA

#GoIrish☘️

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Marcus Freeman believes in his team in their quest for the championship 💪

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

“It’s time to give it back… to gain what I can’t lose.”

Family. Wife. Kids. Parents.

It’s a sad day watching Coach Bennett step away. Before he was done we got one more lesson in knowing and sticking to your values, despite external pressures.

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

We are all just renting our jobs, roles, and titles.

"I have been here as 15 years as the head coach...this position has been on loan and it's time to give it back...I've given everything I can for 15 years."

Love this anecdote from University of Virginia Men's Basketball Coach, Tony Bennett, this morning after he announced his retirement.

Jobs are finite.
Values are infinite.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

A simple way to improve your mood is to curate your feed.

Evidence: People were randomly assigned to unfollow accounts that spewed hostility, hyperpartisan views, and low-quality information.

6 months later, they had significantly higher well-being and lower outgroup animosity.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Social media is not reality:

-While only 3 % of active accounts are toxic, they produce 33% of all content!
-A mere 0.1 % of users share 80% of fake news
-74 % of all online conflicts are started in just 1 % of communities.
https://t.co/FUy3xkpp0W

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

@JonathanShedler Definitely. Good clarification.

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

And yet, these are some of the most common tag lines associated with therapy. It's so much more. Powerful and lasting change happens through relationships.

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

Insta-therapy influencers focus on “self love” and “self care”—and completely miss the mark

Our experience of self is forged in relationships and inseparable from them

Self-concept doesn’t change in isolation

What gets broken in relationship must be repaired in relationship

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

Reframing at its finest.

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

“He gets to deal with it. It’s the ultimate compliment.”
— Joe Mazzulla (on Tatum’s criticism)

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

I was beyond grateful for the NCAA to fund my research on this in 2021-2022. And now excited that they are putting research to practice - providing resources for athletes.

Check them out!

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, one simple thing athletes can do to enhance their mental health is block out and restrict access to unruly and abusive patrons. A random person’s opinion, thought, or complaint isn’t worth your mental health.

https://t.co/MjMnyHkAzY

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: More than a dozen states sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children. https://t.co/NlXr30lHzk

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

I was honored to speak at the 2024 Major League Baseball Mental Health Meeting last week — shared research and insights on the psychological impacts of social media in professional baseball.

Looking forward to the next time! 🧠📲
#socialmedia #MLB #sportpsychology

[Jeff Ruser, Ph.D., CMPC @DrJeffRuser]

These researchers are pushing the field forward!

[NCAA Research @NCAAResearch]

NEW: Three research teams have been awarded #NCAAInnovate grants to fund student-athlete well-being and mental health pilot programs.

Details https://t.co/wLqW9HVNXD