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Phil Hopley is a globally recognised expert in Mental Health and Performance, with an impressive portfolio of clients across the elite sporting landscape, including Formula 1, Football and Rugby.

In his role as Managing Director and Consultant Psychiatrist at Cognacity, Phil and his team have a long-standing working partnership with the R&A and the DP World Tour, to provide Mental Health support services to Tour players.

As the greatest players in the world tee it up at The Open in Royal Portrush this week, Phil provides an insight into what the average Golfer can learn from the Pros and how we can we apply ourselves to protect and nourish our Mental Health, whilst also building resilience, as a bridge to holistic wellbeing.

In this inspiring episode, Kris Lynch, Founder of GYH is joined by guest, Kate Floss, Founder of GOLFAIR, to explore how Golf is more than just a sport — it's a journey of self-discovery, growth, and balance. They dive into the ever evolving landscape of Golf, the mindful integration of technology, and how Yoga is becoming a powerful complement to the game. Through offering Golf retreats which blend Yoga, Personal Coaching and transformative group experiences, this conversation highlights how Kate and GOLFAIR are pushing boundaries and taking steps towards a healthier and more inclusive future for the sport of Golf and those who participate in it.

In this heartfelt solo episode, Kris anticipates the birth of his daughter and shares his hopes for the forthcoming parenting journey. Looking back on the passing of his son in 2023 and the lessons which both Golf and grief have taught him, he also offers a few heartfelt, yet humourous anecdotes about how his obsession with the game hindered his better judgement, when it came to preparing for Innes' funeral.

Finally, reflecting on our most recent guest episode with Dr Ian Peek - in which we discussed the role of parents in introducing our children to Golf and encouraging participation on their terms - Kris also invites you, the GYH Community members, to share your own experiences of how you've introduced your children or wider family to the beautiful game.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

📚Episode links and resources

https://www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal/innes-lynch

https://youtu.be/5AuQ2SABOgM

Mental Health matters, whether you’re an everyday Golfer, or a professional playing at the highest level. That is a view held not only by ourselves here at GYH, but also by this week’s guest, Dr Ian Peek.

Ian is a Master PGA Professional - a recognition of excellence which the PGA bestows on only a select few members - who recently completed a PhD in Social Psychology, examining the mental health challenges faced by some of the world's best golfers.

As part of his research, he interviewed 16 tour professionals, including Ryder Cup players and past champions on the DP World Tour. In his findings, it transpired that 50% of the players cited long-term depression and anxiety, with some even experiencing it whilst operating at the highest level of the game.

In a far-reaching conversation, Kris and Ian explore:

👉🏻 How are attitudes towards and discussions about Mental Health evolving within Golf?

👉🏻 How can we get enjoyment from Golf, whilst still striving for high performance?

👉🏻 How can club golfers set effective and realistic goals to improve their game?

👉🏻 What role do parents play in supporting young athletes?

00:00 Episode Intro

02:00 Introducing Ian Peek: Master PGA Professional

05:48 The Challenges of Elite Golfers

06:22 Balancing Social and Competitive Golf

17:44 Insights from Ian's PhD Research

20:02 Mental Health and Performance in Professional Golf

33:07 The Struggles of Admitting Defeat

33:47 Grieving in the Public Eye

34:42 The Role of Managers in Mental Health

37:09 Generational Perspectives on Mental Health

38:53 Changing Attitudes in Professional Golf

39:36 Personal Experiences with Anxiety

50:19 The Importance of Realistic Goal Setting

53:08 Encouraging Children in Sports

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests from a wide range of backgrounds - including Golf professionals, health practitioners, influencers and public figures - to discuss how Golf can positively impact our Health and Wellbeing.

🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🔎 Follow us on Social Media

instagram.com/golfyourselfhealthy

📚Episode links and resources

https://www.pga.info/news/pga-pro-peek-driving-a-better-understanding-of-mental-illness-with-phd-study/

https://www.pga.info/news/peek-awarded-top-pga-honour/

https://www.tandpcoaching.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drianpeekcoaching?igsh=OW5md20wN21xMjk5

Golf is everyone's game, but for everyone to feel comfortable in Golf, it needs positive role models and the right culture to make it happen.

Enter Jordan Ryan, a PGA qualified Golf coach who teaches out of Parc Golf Club in Newport, South Wales. Having started playing Golf at age 12, Jordan went on to represent Wales in elite competitions and also played on the LET Access Tour, before more recently finding fulfilment in coaching. Jordan discusses the importance of inclusivity in golf, highlighting her role in creating a welcoming culture and her initiative in running successful beginner classes, especially for women.

Key episode chapters and talking points include:

00:00 Breaking Stereotypes in Golf

00:49 Welcome to Golf Yourself Healthy

02:07 Introducing Jordan Ryan

04:41 Jordan's Journey in Golf

07:34 Transition to Professional Golf

14:05 Life Lessons from Golf

19:54 Coaching and Inclusivity

25:20 Breaking Down Golf's Uncomfortable History

25:42 The Importance of Gender-Specific Golf Groups

27:44 Golf's Social Benefits: A Personal Story

30:57 The Eagle Has Landed: Memorable Golf Shots

35:30 Becoming Wales Girls' Captain: A New Role

42:40 Inclusivity in Golf: Dress Codes and Community Initiatives

52:20 Final Thoughts and Reflections

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests from a wide range of backgrounds - including Golf professionals, health practitioners, influencers and public figures - to discuss how Golf can positively impact our Health and Wellbeing. This serves our mission of improving the diversity and accessibility of the game for both current and future generations of Golfers.

🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🔎 Follow us on Social Media

instagram.com/golfyourselfhealthy

📚Episode links and resources

https://www.instagram.com/jordaaanryan?igsh=MTJtdjA5aDVwcXk2aw==

https://womenandgolf.com/news/new-captains-louise-and-jordan-break-the-mould

Are you “Fit for Golf”? Or is your fitness the thing which is actually holding you back from being the best Golfer you can be?

This week’s guest is Ed Voss, a Chartered Physiotherapist and Golf Fitness specialist, who is on a mission to help Golfers achieve peak performance and stay injury free. As a fully subscribed member of the GYH community, we also invite Ed to share his own beginnings in Golf and what the game means to him personally.

In this episode, we cover:

👉🏻 Golf fitness - what is it and why should you do it?

👉🏻 How warming up before a round of Golf can shave shots off your scorecard

👉🏻 Why personal accountability and consistency are so vital in your Golf fitness plan

👉🏻 What makes Golf so unique (as compared with other sports)

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests from a wide range of Golfing backgrounds to discuss how Golf can positively impact our Health and Wellbeing.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🔗 GYH Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 GYH Journal

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal

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📚Episode links and resources

https://www.instagram.com/edvossphysio?igsh=MXY2NHdrb3p6dm53aw==

https://swing-fit.co.uk/about-us/

Working on your mental game can help not only with your Golf, but in all other areas of your life too. Not convinced? Once you’ve listened to this episode, we’re confident you’ll feel differently.

This week’s guest is Laura Scott, a Mental Performance Coach who helps amateur Golfers to build confidence and enhance performance, without the need for swing changes.

At Coaching Fore Success, Laura works with clients both online and in-person. Her coaching philosophy is grounded in a belief that working on the mental game holds the key to some of the most impactful and often quickest improvements to our Golf, rather than the technical elements.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How to build resilience and overcome anxiety through the power of Sport
• How working on your mental game can have a galvanising effect on your Golf and in other areas of your life too
• The impact of mindset on Golf performance
• The pitfalls of comparing ourselves to others in Golf and in Life
• The power of gratitude in Golf

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests from a wide range of backgrounds - including Golf professionals, health practitioners, influencers and public figures - to discuss how Golf can positively impact our Health and Wellbeing. This serves our mission of improving the diversity and accessibility of the game for both current and future generations of Golfers.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🎧 Listen on Audio

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0L379bGvlmx069xF1cmIbQ?si=aJRDptqYREuzsk4wXKz7SA

Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-yourself-healthy/id1729607964

Also available on most other major podcasting platforms

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🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 Journals

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal

📚Episode links and resources

https://www.instagram.com/coachingforesuccess?igsh=MTQxZHQ1OWNkcDZvNw==

Formed in 2012, Fling Golf bills itself as a natural, fun and athletic alternative to traditional Golf. It’s growing in global reach and popularity, with more than 2,000 golf courses in 35 countries embracing this new format.

To break it all down for us, we invited World Number 1 Men’s Professional Fling Golfer, Austin Ebersole (aka Showtime Flings) to the show.

Austin’s personal story is one of determination, overcoming adversity and resilience. With a fun-loving and larger than life personality - coupled with a committed Christian faith - Austin is a man on a mission to take himself and his sport to new heights and to inspire others while on the journey.

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests and Community members to discuss how Golf is positively impacting their Health and Wellbeing. This serves our mission of improving the diversity and accessibility of the game for both current and future generations of Golfers.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🎧 Listen on Audio

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0L379bGvlmx069xF1cmIbQ?si=aJRDptqYREuzsk4wXKz7SA

Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-yourself-healthy/id1729607964

Also available on most other major podcasting platforms

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🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 Journals

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal

📚Episode links and resources

https://flinggolf.com/

https://www.instagram.com/showtime_flings?igsh=YXZvandkZXFlb3Rh

Katie Dawkins is an experienced and passionate Golf coach, whose human-centered coaching philosophy focuses on helping her students to become not only the best Golfer they can be, but also the best version of themselves.

As Katie attests to, Golf can teach us valuable lessons about life and how we show up in the world. Equally, when we inevitably experience adversity at different times in our lives, Golf can offer comfort, solace and a chance to rethink how we live our lives.

Through the sudden loss of her son, Teddy, as well as living with ADHD, Katie has learned from adversity and positively channels these experiences, to allow her to be the best Golf coach she can be and help others to obtain maximum enjoyment and a sense of belonging within the game.

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Through the power of Storytelling, the GYH Podcast invites guests and Community members to discuss how Golf is positively impacting their Health and Wellbeing. This serves our mission of improving the diversity and accessibility of the game for both current and future generations of Golfers.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🎧 Listen on Audio

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0L379bGvlmx069xF1cmIbQ?si=aJRDptqYREuzsk4wXKz7SA

Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-yourself-healthy/id1729607964

Also available on most other major podcasting platforms

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🔎 Follow us on Social Media

Instagram - instagram.com/golfyourselfhealthy

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🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 Journals

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal

📚Episode links and resources

https://www.katiedawkinsgolf.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/katiedawkinsgolf?igsh=ZHJ3dHVwZnFrNDcz

https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/i-was-scared-id-lose-it-completely-in-the-middle-of-a-course-where-i-had-nowhere-to-hide

At GYH, we love to reflect and to find deeper meaning in our of game Golf, so that we can take its teachings and apply them into our daily lives.

In this solo episode, Kris Lynch shares 14 reflections that you can take and apply to your own game. Drawing on his own personal experiences, as well as reflecting on key themes which have come up through invited GYH podcast guests, both past and future, he touches on various themes, including:

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 The importance of Finding your People

🤷🏻‍♂️ Why is it important to embrace and make ambiguity our friend, in both Golf and Life?

🏆 Exploring the meaning behind the great Arnold Palmer’s famous quote “Winning isn’t everything , but wanting it is”

❓About GYH:

At GYH, our community is brought together around one simple, core belief: Golf is Good For You. The GYH Podcast and Journal bring to life Golf’s unique Health and Wellbeing benefits, through the power of Storytelling and Community Spirit. This serves our mission of improving the accessibility, diversity and inclusivity of the game for both current and future generations of Golfers.

📧 Get in touch on e-mail

kris@golfyourselfhealthy.com

🎧 Listen on Audio

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0L379bGvlmx069xF1cmIbQ?si=aJRDptqYREuzsk4wXKz7SA

Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-yourself-healthy/id1729607964

📝 Write a Review

Please leave a 5 star review on your podcast platform of choice

🔎 Follow us on Social Media

Instagram - instagram.com/golfyourselfhealthy

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🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 Journals

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal