Ep 41 - How to have a winners mentality ft. Dr Olivia Rose, Sports Psychologist

Dr. Rose is a a licensed Sport Psychologist in Jamaica and a Chartered Sports Psychologist in the United Kingdom. She works as a consultant in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean for the past 15 years to numerous athletes and coaches of 13 different sports. She is the expert voice on Sports Psychology related matters for various media houses in Jamaica. She completed both her B.Sc. in Psychology and M.Sc. in Applied Psychology at The University of the West Indies, Mona.  Currently she holds Ph.D. in Sociology of Leisure and Sport from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.  

Across her academic career she has earned several honours including the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence in academics in 2009, a distinction in her masters being the first student to achieve this honour in the history of the programme, is the first person to be appointed Sport Psychologist on all of the campuses of the University of the West Indies and was the youngest awardee of the Hall of Honour – High Achievers Through The Seasons at Westwood High School.  

Dr. Rose is a trained teacher and has lectured and served as curriculum developer for Sports Psychology courses for the Jamaica Football Federation, the National Netball Association, and the University of Technology, Jamaica, Excelsior Community College and G. C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and a board member for two high schools and a college in Jamaica. She is a PetroCaribe Jamaica 50th scholar. In her free time Dr. Rose loves Fashion, going to the movies, hanging out with friends, volunteering reading,traveling and painting.

Alicia and Olivia discuss:

• The importance of Sports Psychology for athletes 
• How you can look after your mental health as in a competitive profession
• The way to thrive as a women in sports 
• The difference between working within UK vs Jamaica 
• Challenges working as a Sports Psychologist
• The importance of surrounding yourself with positivity 

Connect with Olivia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-rose-ph-d-b5a05a52/

Purchase Olivia's books here

Liv Appreciating Others: Guided Appreciation Journal https://a.co/d/84CrXLI

Liv Letting Go!: Guided Forgiveness Journal https://a.co/d/c6wlB1o

ABCs of Caribbean Sport - Marketing and Psychology https://a.co/d/9IWAuP1