Strong Mind
by Strong Mind
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Rethinking Bravery – Strong Mind Session with Hazel and Angus
Rethinking Bravery – Strong Mind Session with Hazel and Angus
About this podcast
Long-form adventurous conversations with experts in mindset, resilience, sport psychology, fear management, presence, attention, distraction, flow-state, performance psychology, well-being and more with professional climber and coach Hazel Findlay.
Episodes
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- Rethinking Bravery – Strong Mind Session with Hazel and Angus · 57 minWhat does it really mean to have a strong mind? And what does it actually mean to be brave? In climbing, bravery is usually praised and celebrated—but when we look more closely…
- Can You Climb Without Ego? Zen Lessons from Francis Sanzaro · 1 h 21 minHazel sits down with climber, philosopher, and author Francis Sanzaro for a deep dive on the ego—what it is, how it shows up in climbing and life, and how Zen philosophy offers…
- AMA with Hazel – Climbing, Mindset, Motherhood & More · 1 h 17 minIn this special AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode, Hazel answers listener-submitted questions covering everything from climbing training, risk, and performance, to motherhood…
- Big walls and bedtime stories with Leo Houlding · 1 h 35 minHazel sits down with Leo and Jess Houlding and their eldest daughter, Freya. They start with Leo’s legendary adventures, expeditions and first ascents, exploring how his mindset…
- Performance psychology for climbers: AMA session with Hazel and Angus. · 54 minHazel and Angus sit down with a cup of tea to answer some of our listeners' questions around performance psychology. We discuss topics like flow, performance anxiety, stress and…
- Rethinking Masculinity In The Outdoors: Resilience, Vulnerability, Emotional Strength and Fatherhood · 1 h 32 minWARNING, this podcast mentions suicide and mental health. What does it mean to be a man in 2025 — especially in the world of climbing, adventure, and risk? In this episode, we…
- The Cost of Winning: Shauna Coxsey opens up about mindset, mental health, motherhood and her time at the top · 1 h 51 minShauna Coxsey is one of the most decorated climbers of her generation, but this conversation goes far beyond competition results. We explore her journey through high-performance…
- What does it take to flash El Cap? Babsi and Jacopo talk pressure, expectation, motivation, fear, failure and flow. · 1 h 24 minIn this episode, I sit down with Barbara Zangler ( Babsi) and Jacopo Larcher to learn more about their ascent of Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. They both shared the…
- Emily Harrington - From Chilhood to Motherhood · 1 h 10 minWARNING - we do talk about eating disorders in this podcast. In this episode, Hazel speaks with Emily Harrington about her life as a professional climber from when she was a kid…
- Social Risk and Self-trust With Africa Brooke · 1 h 13 minIn this episode, I speak with Africa Brooke. Africa is a consultant, coach, strategist, and speaker with a unique focus: tackling self-sabotage and self-censorship. We talk about…
- Mind Games - Allison Vest · 57 minIn this episode, Hazel speaks with Allison Vest about her struggles and progress with mental training in climbing. They talk about how she found competitions hard psychologically…
- Performance Hacks Bonus Episode · 34 minIn this episode, Angus Kille interviews Hazel about how to leverage mental training for performance and their course Performance Hacks. If you’d like to explore how psychology…
- Breathing - Science and Tradition · 1 h 13 minIn this episode, we talk a lot about breath! We look at the physical and mental benefits from 2 different perspectives with 2 experts in the field. If you’d like to explore how…
- Working With The Mind - Lor Sabourin · 1 h 23 minLor Sabourin is a professional climber, mental training coach, and Training Leader for the Warrior’s Way, an organization that uses climbing-based mental training to optimize…
- Mastery and Flow in High Level Bouldering Part 2 · 46 minThis is the second part of a conversation Hazel had with Aiden Roberts about mastery, flow and motivation in high-level bouldering. Check out part 1 first if you haven't listened…
- Spontaneity · 1 h 31 minIn this conversation between Hazel and Jeff Charno. Jeff is the founder and host of Being & Doing online conferences where he has interviewed more than 100 spiritual teachers…
- Flow Philosophy · 40 minIn this episode, Hazel speaks with Cameron Norsworthy (PhD in Flow and director of the Flow Centre) about flow. This conversation is a little bit of a deeper dive into flow…
- Understanding Intuition · 1 h 6 minIn this podcast, Hazel speaks with musician, researcher and lecturer in philosophy of mind Lauri Jarvilehto. This is a more academic conversation but there are also practical…
- Big wave mindset · 59 minIn this episode, Hazel talks to windsurfer Sarah Hauser. Sarah is one of the world's best windsurfers and has the record for the biggest wave ever windsurfed by a woman. In this…
- Adam Ondra- It's all about the psyche · 1 h 2 minThis episode was recorded live as a SHAFF (Sheffield adventure film festival) event, so it's a little different in format compared to our other episodes. Hazel talks to Adam…
