Working with high performance athletes: Changing culture through psychology with Dr Amy Izycky

Amy is a clinical psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist who has a special interest in high-performance athletes. Having just been blown away by the performances at the Olympics but also concerned by the number of athletes who are now visibly struggling, perhaps after invisibly struggling for years, I was thrilled to interview her.

The highlights

• Amy explains how she got into working with athletes after her personal experience with university rowing  00:48
• Amy talks about how her work grew by building trust and relationships  08:43
• We discuss how being open about our own experience can help build trust  12:26
• We talk about the importance of increasing awareness of what we offer as psychologists 16:59
• Amy tells us about her approach for working with athletes  22:00
• We discuss whether the culture around mental health is changing  25:09
• Amy tells us about the purpose of her book and why she wrote it  32:10
• We discuss the marketing that comes after writing a book  36:54
• We talk about the challenges of social media for marketing 42:12
• Amy tells about how the sports people who took part in the book have helped to market it  49:10
• We discuss how to develop relationships with high profile people  53:59
• Amy tells us what actions we should be taking 1:00:38
• Amy tells us how to connect with her and where we can buy her book 1:02:18

Amy’s Links:

Website: www.dramyizycky.com

Instagram: @amyizycky

LinkedIn: Dr Amy Izycky 

Book: Skewed to the Right: Sport, Mental Health and Vulnerability

Publishers: https://firingthemind.com/product/9781912691821/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skewed-Right-Mental-Health-Vulnerability/dp/1912691825

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