Strides To Solutions

After studying thousands of elite athletes, researchers have identified four core motivational profiles that predict performance, wellbeing, and career longevity with stunning accuracy. Whether you'r…

How do Olympic champions and elite athletes actually set goals? This episode reveals the sophisticated, science-backed frameworks that separate elite performers from everyone else. Drawing from syste…

Why can't elite performers be nervous and "in the zone" at the same time? This episode explores groundbreaking research showing that flow state and performance anxiety are neurologically incompatible…

Sport psychologists claim mental training can transform your performance, but what does the science actually say? This evidence-based deep dive analyzes 1,000+ studies to reveal the uncomfortable tru…

Discover the evidence-based mental training system used by elite athletes across all sports, now explained specifically for equestrians. Learn to create mental rehearsals so detailed—including the we…

Discover why athletes who look sloppy in practice often dominate in games, based on 1,000+ studies across basketball, golf, tennis, and volleyball. Learn how random practice creates 20-21% better ski…

Explore the profound science behind the voice in your head through analysis of over 1,000 research studies revealing how self-talk shapes every aspect of human experience. Discover why self-talk isn'…

Explore the sophisticated psychological toolkit elite athletes use to manage crushing pre-competition anxiety, backed by analysis of over 1,000 studies. Learn the crucial difference between eustress …

Unpack the intricate relationship between self-esteem, self-consciousness, rejection sensitivity, and the other psychological factors that create persistent self-doubt. Learn why 70% of people experi…

Explore the scientific research revealing why spending time with horses creates measurable changes in our nervous systems, from reduced cortisol levels to improved heart rate variability. This compre…

Understanding Core Shame," dives into this powerful emotion to help you bring what is unconscious into the light.

While guilt is the feeling that "I did something bad," core shame is the belief that "…

If you've ever wondered why years of positive self talk haven't touched your deepest feelings of unworthiness, this comprehensive exploration reveals what's really happening in your brain and body wh…

A comprehensive hour and fifty minutes of exploration covering shame's development in the infant brain, its difference from guilt and humiliation, how it manifests across relationships and profession…

Discover how a single facial expression from your mother at 14 months old created neural pathways that still dictate your self-worth, relationships, and mental health. Learn why shame isn't just an e…

Discover the hidden mental mechanics that turn neutral experiences into anxiety and depression. Esther Adams reveals how your attention gets hijacked by evolutionary survival mechanisms and the simpl…

Learn why procrastinators, perfectionists, and people-pleasers all fail at time management for different reasons, how the Pareto Principle means 80% of what you do is wasted effort, and why saying no…

Esther Adams reveals the revolutionary creative framework that helped build Apple, Xerox, and countless innovations. Learn why most people's "Judge" is killing their best ideas before they're born an…

Discover why 10 minutes of laughter produces 2 hours of pain-free sleep, how comedy literally changes your blood chemistry, and why tears from laughing contain different proteins than tears from sadn…

Esther Adams reveals why the unconscious mind speaks in images, not words, and how accessing this visual language can unlock healing that years of talk therapy might miss. Includes practical techniqu…