Episode 1- Jonathan Northcroft
For our debut podcast Mark is joined by Sunday Times football correspondent and Opening Up founder member Jonathan Northcroft. Jonathan talks about the issue of dementia in football, the mental...
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Mark was joined by England cricketers Kate and Alex to discuss the challenges of playing professional sport, dealing with sexism, the good/bad of social media and much more.
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Matt and John talk with Mark about alcohol, addiction and mental health with searing honesty
View ArticleEpisode 4- A History Of Mental Health
Mark goes through a brief history of mental health, considering the change and continuities of how illness has been viewed and treated.
View ArticleEpisode 5- Richmond's Mindful Transformation
Mark looks at how Richmond used mindfulness and meditation to win 2017's AFL. Further reading links can be found here www.openingupcricket.com/podcast-further-reading
View ArticleEpisode 6- Forgiveness
Mark looks at the concept of forgiveness and how important it is to mental fitness.
View ArticleEpisode 7- Living with depression
Mark shares his personal experience of depression, sharing not only how it manifested itself in him but how he recovered.
View ArticleTen tips for positive mental health
Mark runs through ten ideas that can be easily used to promote mental fitness.
View ArticleEpisode 9- Growth Mindset
An introduction to the concept of growth mindset and how it offers opportunities to improve performance and wellbeing.
View ArticleEpisode 11- Lessons from Alastair Cook
With the news of Alastair Cook's retirement from international cricket in the headlines, we look at what can be picked up from the great batsman from his mental strengths.
View ArticleEpisode 12- Managing change with Tim MacDonald
Former Western Australia and Tasmania bowler, now WA women's bowling coach Tim MacDonald joined us for a coffee in Perth CBD to talk about his career. We looked at the theme of change and transition...
View ArticleEpisode 13- Considering challenges with Bhavi Devchand
After joining staff at the WACA for 'R U Ok?' day we sat down with Bhavi Devchand to talk about the challenges of women's cricket in Australia and what she does to deal with the ups and downs...
View ArticleEpisode 14- Embrace adversity with Tom Scollay
Former Middlesex batsman and Cricket Mentoring director Tom Scollay chatted with us about the ups and downs of his life in cricket. We went from his early days to the present, understanding the...
View ArticleEpisode 15- Aspirational Mental Health
A perspective on the mental health continuum and how focusing more on improving mental fitness will surely reduce the impact of illness.
View ArticleEpisode 16- Strength & Conditioning with Ross Dewar
Ross Dewar, strength and conditioning coach to Vitality T20 blast champions Worcestershire, talked with us about his role and how professional players use training effectively.This episode features a...
View ArticleEpisode 17- 21 years at the crease with Paul Johnson
Nottinghamshire legend Paul Johnson talks us through the ups and downs of his twenty one year first class career. He shares examples of leadership, mental toughness and the transitions that defined the...
View ArticleEpisode 17- Twenty one years at the crease with Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson talks us through the ups and downs of his twenty one year first class career. He share examples of leadership, mental toughness and the transitions that defined the era he played in.You...
View ArticleEpisode 18- Life on the road with Tim Abraham
Former Sky Sports Cricket Correspondent Tim Abraham popped in for a chat about his life following England across land and sea. The pressures of touring, the realities of broadcast journalism and the...
View ArticleEpisode 19- Pressure Myths with Rich Hudson
Author of 'Pressure Myths' Rich Hudson spoke with us about the myths of pressure, the nature of thoughts and how approaching things inside-out can make big changes to how you play and live. A must...
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