The Athlete Whisperer
Susan Cooney, otherwise known as The Athlete Whisperer, has been guiding students and student athletes for 30 years. Her unique method of mindfulness, meditation and self-awareness has helped teams in numerous sports achieve their best performances, undefeated seasons, and championships. This podcast is designed to help you unlock YOUR untapped potential. Sharing the secrets to success one whisper at a time.
Episodes
77 episodes
Embracing Frustration: The Power of Curiosity and Fluidity in Sports
In this episode of The Athlete Whisperer, Susan explores how athletes can transform frustration into a powerful tool for growth and resilience. Through mindful breathing exercises and body awareness, she guides listeners on releasing p...
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Episode 65
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Episode 64: Meditation Session Returns
In this episode, we work with breathing techniques and meditation with our student athlete baseball team.
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27:45
Episode 63: A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 7 - Inner Guidance
The Athlete Whisperer returns with a new episode in our series with Megan Geary in which we discuss the importance of 'inner guidance' in sports as well as every day life.
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Episode 62: Continuing the Conversation with Dustin Brundage - Owner of Line Drive Athletix
Dustin Brundage returns to the podcast to talk about his new endeavors and his new team in this extended episode. He discusses the uses of mindfulness with a new group of young athletes as well as the importance of holding space for accou...
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Episode 61: A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 6 - Special Guest: Kareem Lubin
In this episode of our Emotional Wellness of Athletes, we have a return guest in student athlete, Kareem Lubin, speaking on his thoughts and experience on the topic as well as how he would like to implement this in his future.
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Episode 60 - Meditation Session - Excited For The Opportunity
In this meditation session, we focus on maintaining the excitement for the game we love.
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Episode 59: Meditation Session - Locking In
In this meditation, we exercise the method of 'locking in' with our meditation and our play. We also touch on the topic of 'micro-improvements'.
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Episode 58: A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 5 - Special Guest: Jillian Villani
Jillian Villani joins us once again with Megan Geary to discuss the definition of success and what roles our peers, parents and coaches play in regulating our emotions.
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Episode 57 - A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 4 - Special Guest: Jillian Villani
In this next episode of the series with Megan Geary, special guest Jillian Villani, a former student athlete in soccer, now a soccer coach and mother to a student athlete in soccer as well, discuss taking what is learned as a player and applyin...
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Episode 56: A Short Convo with Student Athlete Jayden Lont and Meditation Session
In this meditation session, we start off with a short catch up with student athlete and previous guest on The Athlete Whisperer, Jayden Lont and follow with a meditation session focusing on analyzing what you bring to every game.
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Episode 55: A Conversation With SUNY Fredonia Softball Player, Megan Guidry
In this episode, we have special guest, Megan Guidry joining us. Megan plays softball for SUNY Fredonia and she talks about her experience as a student athlete and and the importance of mindset and balance on and off the field.
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Episode 54 - A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 3
In this episode of the series, we discuss the idea of fit vs. healthy, in the physical form, but also in the mental and emotional form. We discuss the importance of being aware of value & worth as well as making sure we take stock in ...
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Episode 53 - A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 2
In this episode in our series with athlete, Megan Geary, we discuss the idea that sports provide an identity to a person, a security blanket of sorts, and we look into the silent struggle athletes may have outside their sport and how that may a...
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Episode 52 - A Series with Megan Geary - The Emotional Wellness of Athletes - Part 1
Previous guest, Megan Geary, returns with a series speaking on the emotional wellness of athletes. Megan has a candid conversation about her challenges as an athlete, including things that she has heard from her coaches while she was a pl...
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Episode 51 - Meditation Session - What Do You Want To Create Tomorrow?
In this meditation session, we talk about harnessing and focusing our energy to create, whatever you want the creation to be, but how do we create the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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18:54
Episode 50 - A Conversation w/ Dustin Brundage - Owner of Line Drive Athletix
In episode 50 (!!) we have a conversation with Coach Dustin Brundage, owner of Line Drive Athletix. Coach was excited to sit down with us to discuss the real-life and in-game applications of mindfulness, breathe work and much more.
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Episode 49 - Meditation Session - Change The Messaging
In the first episode of 2024, this meditation session focuses on the importance of the messaging in your mind and how that affects the body and ultimately, how it affects your performance.
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Episode 48 - A Quick Chat with the Coach
In this quick discussion, the coach talks about the challenges teaching his team the importance of meditation and mindfulness and the benefits that he's seen through years of doing it.
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Episode 47 - Mediation Session - Breath-work, Fine Tuning and The Unseen
The Athlete Whisperer returns with a new meditation session with a team that focuses on the purpose of breathe-work, the areas in which it can fine tune and dialing in to the unseen.
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Episode 46 - A Conversation with Women's Basketball Head Coach, Jacey Brooks
In this episode, we have a conversation with Women's Basketball Head Coach, Jacey Brooks at the University of Buffalo. Jacey tells the story of how she got into coaching and realizing that you learn more from your losses than you do from ...
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Episode 45 - Meditation Session - The Playoffs
In this session, we examine the importance of focused energy and how to set up for success in the 'next level', the playoffs. We zone in on composure, calm, being steadfast and arriving at clarity for the game ahead.
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Episode 44: Meditation Session - Confidence & Self Assurance
In this meditation session, we discuss further rooting ourselves in our capabilities and the importance of the team moving as a collective in the ups and downs, both on and off the field / court.
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Episode 43: A Conversation w/ NJCAA D2 Player of the Year, Romeo Aquino
In this episode, we chat with Romeo Aquino, the NJCAA D2 Player of the Year and discuss how utilizing mindfulness and meditation helped him up his game. We also discuss how he still uses his teachings of yoga to help continue to elevate h...
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Episode 42: Meditation Session - Create Your Own Highlight Reel
In this meditation session, we examine the balance of through vs. instinct and how to incorporate that into the game. We look at pushing aside overthinking as well as getting caught in the 'what ifs' of the game. Lastly, we focus on...
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