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April 25, 2025

Culture by Design, Not by Default: Implementing CORE Culture Design for Professional Organizations and Elite Collegiate Athletic Programs

This paper outlines Premier Sport Psychology’s CORE Culture Design framework, which emphasizes shifting from incidental or “default” culture to a “culture by design.” This approach…

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February 21, 2025

Cold Plunging and Intentional Attention: Building Resilience and Focus in High-Performance Environments

Cold plunging offers more than physical recovery; it provides an opportunity to build mental endurance, focus, and resilience. By training intentional attention (i.e., focus) under…

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February 7, 2025

ARTICLE: Dr. Carly Anderson featured in story highlighting sports superstition and Taylor Swift

Dr. Carly Anderson was featured in USA Today’s specialty section, where she discussed the role of superstition in sports. She explained how rituals and superstitions…

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February 4, 2025

ARTICLE: Dr. Harlan Austin featured in Runner’s World article about 8 Dimensions of Wellness for Runners

“Harlan Austin, Ph.D., principal sport psychologist with Premier Sport Psychology, says this concept comes up often in his work, especially with ultrarunners and triathletes. “The…

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ARTICLE: Dr. Carly Anderson Featured in Story Highlighting Student-Athlete’s Passion Off The Court
August 1, 2023

ARTICLE: Dr. Carly Anderson Featured in Story Highlighting Student-Athlete’s Passion Off The...

“If you see value in it making you a better person and a more balanced person and a better version...

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Dr. Harlan Austin on Addiction in Ultrarunning: Coach Jason Koop’s KoopCast
July 14, 2023

Dr. Harlan Austin on Addiction in Ultrarunning: Coach Jason Koop’s KoopCast

“No one makes the journey alone, and that’s really important.” Premier’s Dr. Harlan Austin joined Coach Jason Koop on the...

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Dr. Carly Anderson Joins The Go Gopher Podcast with Mike Grimm to Talk Sport Psychology and Mental Performance
July 13, 2023

Dr. Carly Anderson Joins The Go Gopher Podcast with Mike Grimm to...

“Go in and give your best effort on the controllables. Crush the process. If the outcome is a bi-product of...

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Tying Mental Health to Mental Performance: The Wellness Continuum
July 5, 2023

Tying Mental Health to Mental Performance: The Wellness Continuum

All performers have the goal of reaching their potential and performing to the best of their abilities. A lot of...

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June 19, 2023

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

“The best thing that we can do to fear is walk towards the fear and understand it,” Anderson said. “When...

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Putting Proactive Mental Health Care in Action
June 9, 2023

Putting Proactive Mental Health Care in Action

Everyone’s mental health journey looks different. It is important to understand that everyone has mental health regardless of what point...

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