Mastering Momentum

Mastering Momentum

Change is not about making big leaps. It’s about mastering momentum – the process of repeating small, values-aligned actions consistently without stopping. Join former corporate attorney turned behavioral psychologist, researcher, and executive performance coach, Dr. Jan Newman, as she decodes psychology and neuroscience, through solo episodes and interviews, to share proven research-based skills and strategies that help you create lasting change by mastering the process of momentum in life and business – how to build it, sustain it, and get it back.

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January 21, 2025 47 mins

Ever feel misunder...

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Have you ever felt like you’re running at full speed but still not moving forward? 

This episode dives deep into the world of high-achieving individuals and how their coping mechanisms, often celebrated by society, can mask deeper struggles with trauma and burnout. 

Dr. Jan Newman welcomes Dr. Sarah Lyle to unpack the nuanced relationship between trauma, emotional processing, and performance-driv...

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    What lies beyond the diagnostic labels of trauma?

    Today, on "Mastering Momentum," Dr. Jan Newman sits down for Part 2 of her conversation with Dr. Michael Gomez, a distinguished trauma specialist and clinical psychologist.

    Dr. Newman an...

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    Trauma affects us all, shaping our histories and influencing our interactions with the world.

    As Eugene O'Neill eloquently expressed in "Long Day's Journey into Night, "None of us can help the things life has done to us. They're done before you realize it. And once they're done, they make you do other things, until at last everything comes between you and what you'd like to be, and you...

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    Self-awareness and self-regulation are vital skills in the realm of sports and performance psychology for optimizing performance. Athletes and other high performers who can effectively fine-tune their mental and emotional states have a competitive edge both on and off the field.

    But there are challenges and distractions everywhere, so it's essential to have a plan and a set of tools you can use to facilitate optimum performance eve...

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    High-level sports organizations like the Buffalo Bills achieve high performance by integrating sports psychology into their training to optimize their athletes' mental wellness and performance.

    This emphasis on psychological aspects reflects a broader trend among high-level athletes who understand that mental preparation and well-being are crucial components of overall success in sports and beyond.

    In the first installment of this ...

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    March 27, 2023 29 mins

    What are your values?

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    In this week’s episode we continue with part 2 of my interview with Beatrice Moise where we spoke about her book and what it’s like to parent a neurodiverse kiddo when you are yourself a neurodiverse adult. She gets real and raw about her own journey as a parent and her top tips for parenting.

     

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    In this week’s episode we have a very special guest Beatrice Moise, M.S., BCCS. I just call her Bea, but I’ll be fancy like and go with Beatrice! 

    Beatrice is a Board-Certified Cognitive Specialist, parenting coach, national speaker, and author of Our Neurodivergent Journey. Her UNIQUE parenting channel on YouTube is dedicated to educating individuals on neurodi...

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    What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

    • How a conversation with my teenage daughter about Taylor Swift’s new song “Antihero” turned into a lesson on self-compassion that family and clients have encouraged me to share.
    • What...
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    What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

    • What is exteroceptive awareness?

    • How you can use bottom-up (body-driven) and top-down (cognitive or prefrontal cortex-driven) techniques for awareness in a flexible way so that you’re able to make better decisions and improve your interpersonal skills

    • A quick demonstration of the se...

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    What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

    • What is proprioceptive awareness or proprioception also called our “sixth sense”?
    • Experience your proprioceptive awareness or proprioception with a quick demo  [00:04:13]
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    What's the first step towards creating momentum and ultimately, creating change? It sounds simple, yet, in many ways, it is anything but.

    The answer is awareness.

    Without awareness, you cannot make intentional and deliberate change. Change takes more than awareness. Among other things, it takes acceptance of reality, and it...

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    What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

    • Learn what is the number one skill that rules them all when it comes to creating success in any area of your life [00:01:00]
    • What the difference is between awareness and mindfulness (it’s often touted marketing by-word)  ...
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    October 4, 2022 32 mins

    What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

    • Recognizing the potential traps that we can fall into that act as barriers to change and performance, including the trap of having an agenda of emotional control.
    • Why I double check with my husband on how to hike out of g...
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    What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

    • What the Mastering Momentum podcast is about and who it's for.
    • Why not all research studies are created equally
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    June 6, 2022 3 mins

    Change is not making big leaps. It's about mastering momentum - the process of repeating small, values-aligned actions consistently without stopping. Join former corporate attorney turned behavioral psychologist, researcher, and performance coach, Dr. Jan Newman, as she decodes psychology and neuroscience, through solo episodes and interviews, to share proven strategies that help you master the process of momentum in life and busin...

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