Sporting Excellence and Mental Health

The Dave's are joined by Olivia Rae, Cricket Player, Coach, @KookaburraCktuk, Youth Mentor @MintridgeFDN and @StreetChildUtd, Ambassador, and Founder @raecricketcoach. Olivia shares the story of her varied career, challenges with mental health and how those experiences have shaped her current direction - coaching in sports and working with young people engaged in sports. Olivia shares her view on how much of her work is coaching in skills and tactics and how much is focused on the mindset, confidence and self-defeating thinking. Follow Olivia on Twitter, in any or all of her roles using the above Twitter handles and connect with her there.

Your hosts Dave Minchella and Dave Algeo have a background in working with people and developing their mental wellbeing. Dave Minchella is a 30-something, mental health professional, coffee drinker and science follower. Dave Algeo is a speaker, trainer and coach, working with individuals and teams, helping them develop greater resilience and wellbeing and shape their performance towards their goals.

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