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"Go in and give your best effort on the controllables. Crush the process. If the outcome is a bi-product of your best effort, then it's enough." In an era of hyper-competitiveness and expectations, capitalizing on the mental side of sport is critical for accelerating growth and development. Premier's Dr. Carly Anderson joins the Go Gopher Podcast with Mike Grimm to dive into sport psychology and performance and how the mind of an athlete can be the difference between a powerful, productive performance and an underwhelming one. Listen to the full episode on the Talk North Podcast Network....

Dr. Justin Anderson Featured in Story on Professional Athletes and Mental Health (WCCO)

"The best thing that we can do to fear is walk towards the fear and understand it," Anderson said. "When we really step into the fear it's a lot less fearful than we imagine it to be. But most people try to avoid the fear." In an era where athletes are faced with high volumes of pressure, Dr. Justin Anderson was featured alongside four Minnesota professional athletes in a story on mental health in professional sports and how athletes are dealing with pressure in today's world. Read the full story at WCCO....
Everyone’s mental health journey looks different. It is important to understand that everyone has mental health regardless of what point of their journey they are at. That journey of mental health fluctuates throughout the course of your life. The stressors of everyday life can seem unbearable at times, especially with the mental health crisis at an all time high post-COVID. Taking action to maintain your well-being is essential and the best way to do it is through proactive mental health care.  Here are a few tips to help be proactive with your mental health: Identify & Acknowledge Your Feelings The first step to be proactive with your mental health is having self-awareness. Being able to identify how you are feeling and validating your experience allows you to take steps to improve.  Regardless of whether ...