5 Mental Training Tips for Better Performance and Pain Reduction with Dr. Carly Hunt

5 Mental Training Tips for Better Performance and Pain Reduction with Dr. Carly Hunt

Author: Mark Immelman February 23, 2026 Duration: 42:46

Dr. Carly Hunt is a Sport and Counseling Psychologist, Scientist and Educator and Author who counsels athletes, adolescents and adults on improving performance, well-being and health.

Carly is a former NCAA Division I golfer (Georgetown University & University of Maryland) and a certified yoga instructor and she joins #OntheMark to help you reach your full potential in golf and in life.

Dr. Hunt shares 5 Mental Training Strategies to Improve your performance:

  1. The 3 C's to Manage Negative Thoughts
  2. S.T.O.P for Mindfulness
  3. Positive Emotion and Fun
  4. Living your Values, and
  5. Imagery and Visualization

She also illustrates how pain is BioPsychoSocial and how you can beat it with the same 5 Mental Training Strategies.

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