Going Upstairs

Surrey all-rounder Rikki  joined us live in January for the third of our 'Pre Season Series' sessions so here it is for you to catch up on.

The themes discussed were:

Fielding focus
Motivation to keep i…

Derbyshire all-rounder Luis joined us live in January for the second of our 'Pre Season Series' sessions so here it is for you to catch up on.

The themes discussed were:

Mindset as an all rounder
Managi…

Derbyshire all-rounder Fynn joined us live in January for the first of our 'Pre Season Series' sessions so here it is for you to catch up on.

The themes discussed were:

Dealing with setbacks
Focus in ga…

Kate shared her experiences of how the measures in place to facilitate international cricket during the pandemic have impacted her wellbeing.

She provides an honest, balanced account of the realities …

Rich Hudson, managing director of Buckinghamshire Cricket and author of 'Perform Beyond Pressure' discussed some key themes from his book with Mark.

Key topics include:

How pressure as a concept is inh…

The importance of talking to maintaining good mental health is well established. What about how we listen to enable those conversations? Mark has a think about this in the final episode of the year.

S…

Former Jamaica spinner Ryan Cunningham chatted with Mark about mindfulness, particularly using coffee to refine his practice. Alongside this we covered the mental approaches to cricket in the West In…

Former Scotland batsman turned podcast host Qasim Sheikh was our guest as we talked about:

* His experiences in international cricket
* The differences between playing in the UK and Pakistan
* Dealing w…

We look at the power of vulnerability and how this term can be looked at differently to benefit sport and life.

Links from the episode:

How vulnerability became sport's winning weapon
Brene Brown: The p…

Dr Hassan Mahmood, a consultant psychiatrist and part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Sports and Exercise Special Interest Group, has contributed a cricket chapter to the recently published 'Ca…

Mindfulness has far reaching benefits so here Mark talks a little about the links to cricket.

Further resources to explore....

E-BOOK: Mindful Cricket by Graham Winter.

ARTICLE: An example of yoga and m…

Mark talks about the ways in which we can support our team mates.

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Suppor…

Andy's Man Club faciliator Dan Rowe shared his experience of this life changing charity and his own mental health journey.

We discussed postnatal depression in fathers, the road to recovering from thi…

Opening Up Cricket founding member & Sunday Times football correspondent Jon Northcroft chatted with Mark on the themes of football and covid.

Key topics include:

* Football and sports role in society
*…

Therapist Anthony Morris talked us through his methods of helping people move from difficulties to lead happier lives.

You can access his online course @ www.shineagentsofchange.com and information ab…

Chris was just 16 when he made his first class debut for Derbyshire. In this episode we talk about the experience of being thrust into the professional game, reflecting on what he picked up from such…

Founder of Complete Cricket Dave Smith shared with us his approaches to coaching and the model that his company have used so successfully  across a number of years.

Find out more about what they offer…

England international Tammy spoke to us in the seventh of The Tea Break series.

The key themes of the conversation were about how she handles nerves and expectations, the supportive culture in the nat…

Wellington all rounder Logan spoke to us in the sixth of The Tea Break series.

Right from the start we hear about how important he sees mental health in sport to be, sharing his experience in his own …

Lancashire batsman Rob was the guest for the fifth episode of The Tea Break series.

He shared the ways he mentally prepares for an innings as well as how he has dealt with setbacks in his career. His …