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Hosted by Jillian Barend · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 21 episodes
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Playing Through is a podcast committed to sharing stories related to mental performance and wellness. Each week we will interview athletes and experts to learn how they “played through” some of the toughest moments in their career. Tune in every Wednesday for exciting new content!
Jillian Barend hosts Playing Through, a health show with 21 episodes published.
This week I had the honor of interviewing Eastern Michigan University Head Women’s Golf Coach Josh Brewer. Although not typically a powerhouse golf school, EMU made a name for themselves this year at the NCAA Championshi
Welcome back to another episode! This week, you’ll hear my conversation with Rutgers University senior Lorena Rossettin. Lorena came to the US from Italy ready to dominate in the college golf world. Going into her junior
Welcome back to playing through! This is officially the start of season 2, and our first guest is Geoff Miller! Geoff is a highly regarded sports psychologist who has worked with multiple MLB teams, professional golfers,
Chris Somerfield is a senior on Arkansas State's men's golf team. Today, he takes us through his journey from being recruited as an Australian native to becoming conference freshman of the year and dealing with challenge
This week I sat down with Olivia Papakyrikos to discuss a crash course in everything related to athlete identity and self-talk. Olivia is a licensed mental health therapist and sport psychology consultant who helps athle
This week, you are going to hear my conversation with Daniella Rosa. Daniella is the founder of AIEA Golf, a women's golf clothing brand that merges together high fashion and the technical performance of sportswear. Her
Today, Zack Kramer is on the show. Zack specializes in teaching athletes how to breathe specifically for their sport so that they can recover faster, build stamina, and improve their overall performance. He explains in t
Dr. Jonathan Jenkins is a clinical and sport psychologist who helps high-performing athletes reach their full potential. He is also the mental performance coach for both the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. Dr. J
As we head into 2026, hear about 3 keys for a successful start to a college sport season!
This week I interviewed Dr. Stephen Ginsberg who is a clinical psychologist and mental performance consultant. Together we discussed his work, and we answered some of the most asked questions that athletes and high perfo
Today, you’ll hear an interview with Jennifer Sorkin, who is a senior on the Mount St. Mary’s women’s golf team. She is also the co-creator with her brother Aaron of Golfers University which is a college recruiting platf
This week, I interviewed Liesbeth Pauwels, who works with some of the top professional and collegiate golfers to improve their mind and body through yoga. She has been featured on platforms such as Golfers Magazine, Me a
This week, I interviewed Anika Dy, who is a former University of Michigan women’s golfer. Anika competed at one of the highest levels of college golf, being in the Big 10 conference; however, her road to success was not
Welcome back to another episode of playing through! This week I interviewed the head coach of Albany’s women’s golf team. Coach Cashman has seen success at all levels of the game. From playing for Purdue and then eventua
This week I interviewed Jackie Eleey, Jackie played collegiate golf at Georgetown where she led her team to two consecutive Big East Conference championships which eventually led her playing professional golf for five ye
Today’s interview is with Coach MaryJo McCloskey. Coach MJ as she is known by her team is a 7 time NCAA D3 West Region Coach of Year and 10 time Northwest Conference Coach of the year. In 2023 she brought her team to the
This week I interviewed sports performance coach and former D1 golfer Alyssa Morahan! Alyssa is trained in sports psychology so you can trust that her guidance is backed by scientific approaches. She has worked with 100s
This week I interviewed Dr. Rashmeen Nirmal. Dr. Nirmal is a registered psychologist who specializes the majority of her practice in children, teens and young adults with neurodevelopment conditions. During her college d
Maddie Moran just graduated from The College of Wooster where she was the captain of her women’s golf team. Along with competing at the collegiate level Maddie saw the need for more student athletes on her campus to talk
This week you will hear from University of Monmouth freshman, Delaney Nadeau on her high school experiences that shaped her into the team player she is today. She speaks on the importance of advocating for what you know
Dr. Jonathan Jenkins
clinical and sport psychologist · Mental Fitness & Psychotherapy, LLC.
1 appearance on this show
Josh Brewer
Eastern Michigan University
1 appearance on this show
Chris Somerfield
Arkansas State
1 appearance on this show
Daniella Rosa
AIEA Golf
1 appearance on this show
Cashman
Albany’s women’s golf team
1 appearance on this show
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