A Sport Psychologist on Perfectionism + Runners

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Calling all perfectionists and Type-A folks (and those who are intrigued by them): This enlightening episode is for you! With co-hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Coach Liz Waterstraat, guest Erin Ayala, Ph.D., a sport psychologist and endurance athlete, talks about: -the difference between being a diligent athlete and a perfectionist; -the double-edged sword of upholding super-high standards; -the benefits of letting go, even in a race; -balancing ambition + striving with gratitude; and, -acknowledging a workout or race sucked! The host duo compares notes about rock concerts they’ve attending (a Phish v. REM smackdown!) before the guest joins around 8:43. Play-along: Chug GU Hydration every time the guest says, “adaptive!” Miles of Books, at the episode’s end, continues the conversation re: perfectionism with this book. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get rolling: Get 15% off any new ElliptiGO bike with code AMR15 at ElliptiGO.com New AG1 subscribers: Go to DrinkAG1.com/AMR for a FREE $76 gift when you sign up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	Music MR-15 for 15% off any new elliptico bike. Welcome to another mother runner.
0:36.8	This is Sarah Bowen-Shea. I am joined, indeed, by Liz Waterstrot. Hello, Liz.
0:42.3	Hi, Sarah. How are you? I'm here. I'm feeling, you know, a little, like, do you get to this point of the winter where you're just, you feel a little pent up,
0:56.1	but a little bit all over the place?
0:57.6	I don't know how to describe it.
0:58.8	Like, spring is coming and you just, you feel a different sort of energy.
1:04.2	I'm starting to feel it.
1:07.2	Well, speaking of, I went to a concert on Saturday night.
1:11.9	That was a seamless transition right there.
1:14.8	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:15.7	Yes, concert music.
1:19.8	So, yes, I went by myself, as I often do to concerts.
1:23.7	And I really feel like an adult when I do that.
1:27.1	And so I saw an REME.M. cover band, for all you people who can remember back to the 80s and 90s,
1:34.3	R.m. cover band with the actor Michael Shannon is the front man. He does the Michael Stipe singing role.
1:41.8	And it was phenomenal. It just blew my mind. Oh my gosh. It was so great.
1:50.2	And it was, I had standing room tickets or general admission tickets. So got there about a half
1:57.5	hour before it turns out, yes, they did have a warm-up act and I usually
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