Jess St. John & Danielle: Conquering Mental Blocks In Sports & Unhealthy Relationships With Food - a podcast by Train Like A Gymnast

from 2020-07-09T13:00

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In this episode, Jess and I discuss the following:



  • What is your background in gymnastics and cheer? (1:08)

  • What was your experience with mental blocks? (3:20)

  • How did mental blocks affect your career and life in general? (4:02)

  • What do you think mental blocks have cost you and taught you? (5:56)

  • As a gymnast, you were taught to hide your emotions and push through pain. How has that mentality influenced you? (7:56)

  • Did mental blocks trigger your unhealthy relationship with food or did your unhealthy relationship with food trigger your mental blocks? (9:40)

  • What were you doing that made you have an unhealthy relationship with food? (11:07)

  • What made you realize that your relationship with food was unhealthy and how did you improve it? (12:08)

  • What did you learn through experiencing mental blocks, struggles, and unhealthy relationships and how have you become a better person? (12:58)

  • As a coach, what is your philosophy for helping athletes overcome their mental blocks? (16:33)

  • What does it mean to train like a gymnast? (22:36)


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