Training the Mind™ for life under pressure

A national physician-led platform exploring mental health, performance, and leadership in environments where pressure is constant and excellence is expected.

A National Series on Mental Health, Performance, and Leadership Under Pressure

The platform unfolds across three formats: editorial analysis, filmed conversations, and in-person national activations. This page houses the written and filmed editions of the series; upcoming live activations are featured on the Events page.

Through these verticals, the series examines what sustains clarity, resilience, and excellence in high-stakes environments, featuring in-depth conversations with athletes, executives, and high-achievers.

Created by Dr. Brook Choulet, M.D., The Performance Psychiatrist®, Training the Mind™ bridges clinical insight with real-world performance demands, offering perspective from inside the environments where pressure is constant and expectations are unrelenting.

In Conversation

Select editions of Training the Mind™ feature in-depth conversations with elite athletes, executives, and performance leaders examining the psychology of sustained excellence.

These discussions move beyond surface narratives to explore the internal architecture of resilience, identity, decision-making, and performance under pressure.

Kevin Love x The Performance Psychiatrist® Talk Resilience, Well-Being and Mental Performance

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DeMar DeRozan on Mental Health, NBA Pressure & the Power of Routine

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Editorial Analysis

A curated archive of long-form essays and interviews examining sports psychiatry, athlete mental health, performance psychology in elite competition, leadership under scrutiny, burnout, identity, and sustainable excellence.

Each piece is grounded in clinical insight and written from within the world of professional sport, high-stakes leadership, and high-achieving lives.