Tallest Podcast on Earth
Professional volleyball giant and part time sinner Taylor Averill talks about life on earth. Taylor Averill is a professional volleyball player, part of Team USA, bronze medalist, and part time sinner. The podcast explores the ins and outs of playing pro-volleyball on and off the court. Taylor shares his own experiences and interviews fellow athletes, sports psychologists, nutritionists, and more.The podcast offers an insider look at your favorite athletes as they discuss problems they’ve encountered and how they dealt with them, what they’ve learned throughout their careers, and what it’s like being them! Taylor will also chat with masters in crafts related to pro-sports in order to help us better understand the world around us. From masters in psychology, strength & conditioning, nutrition etc. we will learn and grow together in unorthodox ways.
Tallest Podcast on Earth
Dr. Adam Silberstein - Mental Health & Addiction
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Taylor Averill
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Season 1
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Episode 25
I am back! Don't worry, I will explain.
I have licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Adam Silberstein on the pod today. We talk all about mental health, addiction, and how athletes can to begin to resolve feelings of depression.
- How to become a better listener
- The bullshit story we tell ourselves
- Why I cried in the weight room
- Impact of our childhood
- Profound boredom. A strong cause for addiction.
- Is all addiction negative?
- Addiction for athletes
- Don’t be a slave to volleyball
- What being an intense competitor can do to you…
- How can we find balance
- What would you say to an athlete who knows their career is ending and they have no idea what they’re gonna do when they finish playing
- The potential downfall to being a professional athlete. From structure to unstructured
- How to begin to resolve feelings of depression
- Depression makers
- Meditation
- Learning to surrender
- Do we all need a therapist?!
- The importance of a healthy environment
- What to do if you have an addictive personality