
Dr Carla Meijen
@carlameijen
Sport Psychologist (HCPC & BPS).
My new book 'Empowered birth: Lessons from Sport Psychology for your Maternity Journey' is out now!
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Empowered Birth, by Dr Carla Meijen uses interviews with Olympians, world champions, personal trainers and non-competitive exercisers, to give an insight into how women from a wide range of backgrounds have benefitted from sport psychology during labour. Out now on Amazon!


#98 | The maternity journey and sports psychology, goal setting, self-talk & more | Dr Carla Meijen 🔗 Spotify - bit.ly/3uMJZWP 🔗 Apple - apple.co/3IkBi9a Dr Carla Meijen

I used to be very skeptical of the "soft" science of sports psychology. Then, thanks to work by Samuele Marcora and others, I became a convert. But maybe I became a bit too credulous. A recent meta-analysis reminds me that the evidence is still thin. ⬇️ outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

“The other thing about goal setting as a strategy, is that idea of chunking. So you can even chunk that one contraction up knowing that you'll be able to rest a little bit afterwards.” - Dr Carla Meijen 🔗 Spotify - bit.ly/3uMJZWP 🔗 Apple - apple.co/3IkBi9a

Another terrific podcast. Full of insight + inspiration Samuel C W Hart Huge gratitude Dr Carla Meijen

Quick repost. This is an awesome opportunity to come and work between our department and the sports teams. We want to be THE best university to study AND play sport. Obviously I am biased 😉 but we are building a team Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences University of Exeter Sport Exeter Uni Jobs University of Exeter Faculty of Health & Life Sci

Dr. Dr Carla Meijen delves into the psychology behind ultra-endurance sports: from the allure of pushing limits to the resilient mindset required. A fascinating exploration into the motivations and rewards of extreme physical challenges. 🧠💪 go.uva.nl/4awxKgh

Fully funded ESRC PhD opportunity with Stephen Mellalieu and I Cardiff Metropolitan University - please share… findaphd.com/phds/project/e…


Anyone fancy doing a PhD? Enhancing Sports Coaches’ Psychological Growth and Performance Supervised by my good self, Dr. Mike Stoker from UK Sports Institute, and Rosie Martin Sheffield Hallam University BASES Division of Psychology BPS Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP) Sport psych folk, please RT! findaphd.com/phds/project/s…

In episode 242 of The Sport Psych Show I spoke to Prof Marc Jones Marc Jones, Dr Carla Meijen Dr Carla Meijen and Dr Martin Turner about the Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes. Listen to the full episode here buff.ly/2vkHN6j




How can the power of Sport Psychology help you through pregnancy, birth & post partum? Empowered Birth, by Dr Carla Meijen out now! There's a sparkling 30% discount on the book for the month of July. Use code "July30" at the checkout. sequoia-books.com/catalog/meijen


*Job vacancy* We are looking for two lecturers to join our growing Psychology team! Closing date 9 Aug. Links in comments Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University SHLS GCU Research British Psychological Society

Just published in collaboration with Emily Martin 'I don’t want to be seen as period prone’: An exploration of psychological strategies used across the menstrual cycle. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


This is an exciting project with an excellent group of guest editors with a breadth of experience and specialisms. See link for guidelines. If you have any questions about this issue please do get in touch. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology Dr. Kristin McGinty-Minister Dr Sam Wood
