#026 Accept And Control The Controllable (with Leading Sports Psychiatrist Dr. Allan Johnston)

This is a massively helpful podcast which we are very grateful to have recorded. Allan gives us one of his own models which listeners can use when they are worrying about a complex situation in their life. We talk about his viewpoint on the millennial generation and the difference between mental health and mental illness. Allan mentions the important factors to consider when dealing with football managers including threat based systems and responses. We talk perfectionism, vulnerability and self support. Dr. Allan Johnston is MBBS, MRCPSYCH is a sports psychiatrist working across UK sports. The English Institute of Sport (EIS) employ Allan as a sports psychiatrist to the GB Olympic teams. Via the mental health expert panel, Allan supports the mental health needs of the 39 GB olympic and Paralympic teams in preparation for Tokyo 2020. The League managers association (LMA) employ Allan as a consultant performance psychiatrist, supporting the mental health and well being of premier league and football league managers. Allan started his career in sports with the Bradford Bulls which was the first position of its kind in rugby league, working alongside Leeds legend Francis Cummins from 2012-2014. Allan has clinics in Leeds and Sheffield. In the NHS and State of Mind, Allan's work focusses on suicide prevention. Enjoy! —— Support the work we do by visiting Patreon: patreon.com/mantality Follow us on… Twitter: twitter.com/mantality_mag Instagram: instagram.com/mantalitymagazine Facebook: facebook.com/mantalitymagazine —— This podcast is sponsored by Response Mortgages (www.responsemortgages.co.uk/)