In the final episode of 2025, Simon and Rusty are joined by Suzanne Brown and Luke Doherty for a lively conversation on resilience, connection, and the power of pause. They discuss moving beyond basic resilience to a more integrated approach, incorporating mindfulness, presence, and how the support of a strong community can build true resilience.

If you’re interested in deepening team connection and its relationship to communities, this episode is for you.

Episode 12 with Luke Doherty

Episode 04 with Suzanne Brown

And for more on Polarity – as touched on by Simon at the end of the pod – listen to episode 32 here.

About our guests:

Suzanne is a Clinical Psychologist, Emotional Fitness Consultant, and the brilliant mind behind Emotionally Connected, a specialised psychology consultancy merging clinical psychology with elite performance. Her innovative approach empowers us to actively address our mental health through immersive and captivating methods.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsuzannebrown/

Luke is Managing Director of Mindful Peak Performance, and combines elite rugby experience with advanced mindfulness training from Breathworks and Oxford University. He delivers bespoke mindfulness programs for leading athletes and executives and created a unique boxing-and-mindfulness network supporting disadvantaged young people with powerful results.

linkedin.com/in/luke-doherty-mindful-peak-performance

Key Moments:

[00:03:36] Welcoming Suzanne Brown and Luke Doherty – what’s new.

[00:06:26] Suzanne on Personal Growth and Following Mystery - personal evolution & embracing life’s unfolding mysteries.

[00:11:01] Receiving and Embracing Compliments – can we reframe it as a gratitude practice.

[00:12:14] Resilience to Reverence – Changing Workshop Themes and wordplay

[00:16:16] Community and Connection as Core to Resilience - creating intentional spaces for resilience.

[00:21:11] Pause, What a Pleasure – Practical Tools for Adversity during challenging times.

[00:29:19] Empowering Communities Through Mindfulness Training - empowering local leaders.

[00:37:57] Exploring Us vs. Them Mentalities in Sport and Life - negative effects if left unchecked.

[00:47:15] End-of-Show Reflection - Gratitude and Bouncebackability Tips

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In this episode, Simon and Rusty reconnect to share what’s been happening in life and work, and the habits helping them stay grounded. Their conversation this month centres on polarity: the balance of seemingly opposite qualities that drive performance and strengthen resilience.

Drawing on their own experiences and insights from past guests, they explore how successful environments balance risk with careful planning, strengths with weaknesses, and challenge with support. From sport to the workplace and everyday life, they show that true high performance emerges when pressure is met with equal measures of restoration.

If you’re interested in how resilience grows through mindful pauses, intentional environments, and supportive communities, this episode is for you.

Key Moments:

[00:03:04] Coaching Mindset and Unhelpful Projection: How a coach can shape a players belief - or unintentionally weaken it by projecting their own fears.

[00:04:54] Reflections on TG Leadership Training: Simon shares insights from a leadership course, emphasising individual leadership styles over generic tools.

[00:11:01] Micro Pauses & Techniques for Public Speaking: Discussing “micro pauses” and their practical use for centering before high pressure situations.

[00:15:00] Breathing and Performance: How practicing breathing techniques can improve resilience and performance.

[00:17:19] Travel, Fatigue, and Strategic Rest: The challenges of frequent travel, balancing work and social commitments, and the importance of planning in rest.

[00:24:03] High Challenge High Support & Leadership: The Mustafa model and the necessity of balancing challenge and support for high performance.

[00:37:01] Measuring Wellbeing and Productivity in Teams: Tyler Grange’s approach to tracking happiness and fatigue, and the broader impact of environment on productivity and wellbeing.

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In this episode, Simon and Rusty sit down with Europe’s leading performance mind coach Karl Morris, to uncover what it truly takes to perform under pressure. With decades of experience working with six Major golf champions, former World Number Ones, and global business leaders, Karl has a remarkable ability to turn complex psychology into practical tools for real-world success.

He shares powerful insights into focus, resilience, and simplifying performance—revealing how small mental shifts can unlock major breakthroughs. From the legendary “red dot” trigger that helped Louis Oosthuizen win The Open, to mastering attention in an age of constant distraction, this episode is packed with stories and strategies you can apply immediately.

Discover how clarity beats complexity, how storytelling can elevate coaching, and why the lessons of sport offer the perfect antidote to modern-day chaos.

Key Moments:

00:01:54 – Karl’s journey into performance coaching: how decades across elite sport shaped his philosophy on mindset, focus, and lasting change.

00:04:05 – The “red dot” breakthrough: the simple trigger that helped Louis Oosthuizen stay present and win The Open.

00:08:49 – The power of storytelling: how Karl and Michael Vaughan used narrative to shift England cricket’s mindset during the 2005 Ashes.

00:16:49 – Attention in an age of distraction: why modern technology fractures our focus, and what sport can teach us about getting it back.

00:19:42 – The space between actions: using sensory focus to reset, stay grounded, and build true resilience - on and off the course.

00:24:37 – Translating focus across sports: from golf’s precision triggers to rugby’s “next job” mindset. How attention techniques adapt and endure.

00:29:56 – Turning struggle into insight: how Karl’s own setbacks as a golfer inspired his life’s work in performance psychology.

Connect with Karl here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-morris-the-mind-factor-07958a11/

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