When Gymnastics Stops Feeling Fun- Rebuilding Confidence, Identity, and Joy in the Sport with Stephanie Gaumer
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges gymnasts face with confidence and mental blocks, featuring insights from coach Stephanie Gaumer.
Injuries and mental blocks can feel scary and isolating for gymnasts and parents. In this episode of the PerformHappy Podcast I sit down with PerformHappy coach Stephanie Gaumer to talk about confidence, fear, perfectionism, and what it really takes to come back when the sport suddenly feels harder than it used to. One of the biggest challenges gymnasts face is the mental side of the sport. Even athletes who look confident on the outside can struggle with fear, overthinking, and self do...
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