Season 3

Episode 105 brought on Team Barbados track athlete and advocate, Ryan Brathwaite.

He spoke about his introduction to track, sport on the island, moving to the United States to run collegiately, and how he's hoping to offer opportunities to Barbadian youth.

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Ep. 105: Team Barbados and NGB Inequities with Ryan Brathwaite

Episode 106 brought on Tom Maloney to speak about his experience with Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Maloney introduced NLP and explained its use cases in collegiate and professional sports.

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Ep. 106: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Meditation with Tom Maloney

Episode 107 brought on Team USA para-cyclist Sam Bosco!

Bosco spoke about limb-lengthening surgeries, rowing as physical therapy, finding adaptive cycling, TBIs, and finally standing atop a Paralympic podium. It's a jam-packed episode!

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Ep. 107: Para-Cycling and Paralympic Gold with Sam Bosco

Episode 108 brought on Olympic water polo goalkeeper turned yoga instructor, Jaime Komer.

Komer spoke to the worldliness that water polo afforded her, a prolific college career, winning a silver medal in Beijing with Team USA, and combating the overwhelming feelings of burnout for a sport that had given her everything.

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Ep. 108: Olympic Water Polo and Combating Burnout with Jaime Komer

Episode 109 brought on Team USA Paralympian, Ryan Neiswender.

Neiswender, a wheelchair basketball player, spoke to adaptive sport opportunities, collegiate recruiting, representing Team USA all over the world, the program's golden legacy, and how para sport can rise in popularity.

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Ep. 109: Para Sport Visibility and Gold Medal Legacies with Ryan Neiswender

Episode 117 welcomed on Team USA BMX racer Payton Ridenour.

Ridenour's story included her introduction to BMX racing, making her first Olympic team, implementing visualization, and learning to rely on herself for success!

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Ep. 117: Visualizing the Track and Youth in BMX with Payton Ridenour

Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of the game.