Ep. 79 Waking From The Dream With Dr. Kirsten Van Heerden

In episode 79, of The 9INE POINT Started With A Dream Podcast,
Jacolby Gilliam talks with Dr. Kirsten Van Heerden, Sports
Performance Psychologist and former South African National Team
Swimmer about her journey. In this episode, Dr. Van Heerden
shares a lot about how her own personal athletic journey led her
to the work she does today working with athletes.


Dr. Kirsten Van Heerden, through her passion, works with at the
Newton Sports agency. There she provides services to help their
elite athletes with managing their mental health so they can
succeed in sports and during their life after sports.


This concept developed into here recent booking Waking From The
Dream.
Waking from the Dream is a collection of retirement stories
from 18 of South Africa’s greatest athletes from across sporting
codes, that provide some answers to the hard questions. The
athletes give insight into the challenges of the transition, what
they would do differently to prepare for it, and how they have
managed to build a life apart from sport.

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Connect with Dr. Van Heerden and learn more about Waking From The
Dream at the following links below.


Newton Sports Agency


Waking From The Dream Book


Dr. Kirsten Van Heerden Instagram