Jonathan Van Horn is a former dual sport collegiate athlete (basketball and soccer), athlete transition coach, and host of the SHIFT podcast. In this episode we talk about his experience playing 2 sports in College, the value of that experience on both physical development and mental, how to move away from performance / outcome based motivation, and building for life beyond sport.
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Sharing athlete mental health stories and tips from past guests & episodes in honour of Mental Health Awareness month!
Danielle Kettlewell is an Olympian in the sport of synchronized swimming. Her story takes her from what she calls being an “ordinary girl” to making the Olympic team in 3 years.
In honour of Mental Health Awareness month I share my mental health journey as an athlete and how it affected me in the decision to walk away from competitive snowboarding.
Val Whiting is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She played center for the Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball during her four years of pre-med study at Stanford and went on to be part of the ABL and then the WNBA during the early years of the league.
Akeem Haynes is an Olympic Bronze Medalist, International Motivational Speaker And Author. His sports journey took him from moving to northern Canada from Jamaica at a young age, becoming homeless, and then going on to win a medal at the Olympics.
Saana Koljonen is a former Finnish national team volleyball athlete, coach, and high performance behaviour consultant.
In this podcast Jose opens up for the first time on his struggles with mental health during and after his time playing D1 baseball.
Brenna Huckaby is a 2 X Paralympic champ in the sport of snowboarding and is gunning for more gold in 2022! She made her international debut in the sport at age 19, took the next season off to have a baby, then at just 22, made her Paralympic debut (and won).
Liam Donnelly is a Canadian pro triathlete, future Olympic hopeful, student & entrepreneur! He shares his daily routine managing a full course with training 5-7 hours a day, his long-term process focused mindset (key!), his experience making the transition to pro events, as well as his training, nutrition, and recovery.