Sports psychologists often examine the high-pressure, high-performance demands of professional athletes partly because sports provide a natural laboratory to study the effects of failure on the human psyche. Our guest today studies sports as a place where mistakes happen constantly, pressure never lets up, and resilience is the skill that separates those who burn out from those who thrive. By studying this environment, he hopes to use science to help people develop resilience in the face of adversity. His work bridges research and practice, studying how athletes, musicians, pilots, and other high performers can develop emotional control and bounce back stronger from setbacks.

From Olympic competition to weekend matches, his research reveals how resilience is built, why it matters at every level of sport, and how its benefits extend far beyond the game into everyday life.