Self-Help book with a twist. Humorous, serious and includes acceptance and commitment therapy. Sleepwalk – Live in the Dream A 9-step Program of Self Destruction Straddling both sides of the foul-line—over-educated psychologist on one side and hyper-competitive, fear-driven obsessive on the other—Stephen Renwick is an eminently qualified psychologist. He will not only guide you on …
Atheltes are human beings just like the rest of us, however they may excel in their sporting domain. Athletes love to be challenged and like competing and winning and they are typically good at controlling their focus. However, events and problems outside their sport can sometimes creep into impacting on their sports performance. This could …
Athletes that can focus on the task in hand and be in the present moment, can perform to the best of their ability. ACT offers several tools to help you develop your focus. These are ‘the focus circles’ and ‘the 3R’s’, to help you stay in the present moment more often. The purpose of the …
Psychological well-being was initially derived from several psychological perspectives including developmental, clinical and mental health. Developmental psychology provided guidance from life-span development which offers several descriptions of wellness and follows growth over the life course. This perspective includes the work of Erikson (1959) stages of psychological development, Buhler (1935) basic life tendencies, and Neugarten’s (1973) …
The Sport Lifeline (enhancing performance for sport) The sport lifeline looks at producing a value based performance in sport and choosing the correct path. The two paths are either 1) the value driven path or 2) the avoidance driven path. I’ve simplified it into seven steps: Step 1: Define your values and game plan Step …
By Stephen Renwick Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Anxiety in Sport Anxiety can cause many behavioral issues for athletes and this can result in poor performances or even avoidance of competition and training. An athlete with moderate to severe anxiety will typical seek to avoid any situation which cause unpleasant thoughts, feelings and sensations. …
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) in Sport – By Stephen Renwick. Creating a rich, full and meaningful life (while accepting the pain that goes with it) Quote by Russ Harris In this brief article I will be offering an outline of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for sport and how it can help to improve psychological …