Show Notes
Season 02 kicks off with an amazing guest, Dr. Ciara Losty. Ciara is an accredited Sports Psychologist with the Sport Ireland Institute and has supported a huge variety of Irish athletes from London 2012 through to Paris 2024. Alongside this, Ciara also works closely with Horse Racing Ireland where she helps Irish jockey through practical hands work and with her ongoing academic research. Speaking of academics - Ciara is also a lecturer in the South East Technological University where she is the Program Lead for their MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology. I managed to grab an hour online with Ciara where we had a really engaging, entertaining and informative chat about all things sport psychology. Ciara shares loads of simple, practical advice on techniques she uses with athletes that anyone can leverage in their daily lives. It is not to be missed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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