Episodes

Aug. 7, 2024

One Hundred Reasons Why You Are Great

Our host Todd Arkell discusses with Dr Cassidy Preston about the power of the alter ego, toxic coaches, the major mistake with confidence and how to create an accurate self image.
July 31, 2024

Player Development vs Human Development

Travis Snider, former MLB player and CEO of 3A Athletics, discusses his personal journey with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how it led him to focus on mental health in youth sports. He emphasizes the importance of understanding each individual child's experiences and providing s…
July 31, 2024

Baseball is like Victoria's Secret

In this episode of the Mental Approach podcast, host Todd Arkell interviews Danielle Martin, owner of True Mindsets, about mindfulness and mental performance in youth sports. Danielle shares her diverse athletic background of D1 Softball, Dirt Bike racing, Surfing and Jiu jitsu and how she became i…
July 31, 2024

Give me a minute of your time and I will give you a minute for your Mind

Todd Arkell and Diamyn Hall discussed the importance of mental performance coaching in sports, with Hall sharing his experience of becoming a mental performance coach. Diamyn shared their personal story of overcoming adversity after a life-altering injury while playing football, and how they shifte…
July 18, 2024

The Mental Approach - Trailer

Welcome to The Mental Approach, a podcast that explores the power of mindfulness and mental performance in sports. Host Todd Arkell collects resources, techniques and strategies from his guests with the intention to share tools with athletes so they can develop a winning mindset and build confidenc…