MINNEAPOLIS — With the 2022 Winter Games well underway, one psychologist from Minnesota is in Beijing as a resident sports psychologist for the U.S. Olympic Curling teams.
Doctor Carlin Anderson is the co-founder of Minnesota-based Premier Sports Psychology, one of the nation’s largest sports psychology companies. Premier’s experts help top athletes from the NFL to the U.S. Olympic Team cope with anxiety, depression, burnout and overall wellness.
According to Dr. Anderson, who was a gymnast at UCLA, optimal performances are connected to mental and physical well-being. Her company has research and and resilience programs that are beginning to discover proactive methods organizations and teams can use to hone mental health skills and manage overall wellness.