S02 Ep14: Michael Caulfield

The sports psychologist.Often the role of a sports psychologist is misunderstood, many believing that it is about a win at all costs mentality but, in actual fact, as Michael says: "they just want someone to talk to".We talk to Michael about his career, from his early days as a wannabe jockey, to running the Professional Jockeys Association, and across the many sports he has worked and, particularly, his work at Brentford FC, where this episode was recorded.Michael talks in glowing terms about his former colleague Rob Rowan, who was sadly lost in 2018 to a fatal cardiomyopathy episode at the age of just 28. Given Rob's legacy it seemed only right that this episode has been produced in partnership with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) a charity that Rob's wife Suzanne has worked closely with to raise awareness and save lives. We were so grateful to Suzanne for recording the intro to this episode.You can find out more about CRY's great work, and can support the charity, at their website: https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/ or on social media.Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRY_UKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardiacriskintheyoung/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CardiacRiskintheYoungIf you want to find out more about Michael then visit his website : https://www.justcaulfield.com/ or follow him (and Paisley) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCaulfieldWayPlease do support us on Patreon - patreon.com/footballjourneys. For just £2 a month you can help fund the production of these episodes. You will also get early access to episodes, ad free content and benefits and content that non-Patreons don't get.

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A B5 Consultancy podcast telling the untold stories of the beautiful game - the pain, the graft and the rejection. Media lawyer Matt Himsworth and former Luton, Stevenage and Newport County footballer Fraser Franks meet with those who have lived extraordinary football journeys. Not necessarily the top stars who have the accolades and the attention but those who have been through the mill, lived the struggles and come out of the other end to tell the tale. Series One focuses on the Academy journey at the Premier League champions, Liverpool FC, as we meet the class of 2013/14, a group of young men that came so close to living the Anfield dream but have had to come to terms with an alternative pathway. As well as interviewing the players and hearing their emotional stories we speak to those who knew the players and their journeys, including fans, coaches and a Liverpool legend.