Episode 03: Treating Life as a Performance Sport with Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood
33 mins
Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood has spent the last three decades competing and consulting at the highest levels of sport. Adrienne is a licensed psychologist and adjunct faculty at the University of Manitoba. She has extensive experience working with athletes in both Canada and the United States at all levels of performance. Dr. Toogood’s clients have ranged from individual Olympic athletes, teams and coaches, to PGA Tour winners and World Champions. She is the Past Chair of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association and the Director of Sport Psychology at the Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba.
“I think that life is a performance sport ... At the end of the day, I think we should all step back and reflect and think about the lives we want to lead, who we want to be and the relationships we want to have … too often we wait until we are unwell and make the changes so that we can live with more meaning and purpose.”
In this episode, we talk about the work Adrienne does with Athletes and other high performers. A key theme in this podcast is that Adrienne attempts to help her clients create environments for themselves and their teams so that people can have the freedom to make mistakes, be vulnerable, learn and grow. Adrienne emphasizes the importance of developing trust and self-awareness so that we can develop our own individual practices that support well-being.
Please enjoy the show!