Expanding Understandings of Self-compassion and Flourishing in Sport - Dr Leah Ferguson (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series

<p>In this second part of our conversation with Dr Leah Ferguson, we continue exploring self-compassion and flourishing in sport. Specifically, we discuss gendered perspectives on self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being, the need to move away from binary perspectives on gender and considering a broader range of cultural identities, and the importance of using appropriate language when discussing self-compassion with athletes and coaches.</p> <p>Towards the end of the conversation, we move on to discussing indigenous athletes' wellness and ways that some indigenous athletes understand and experience flourishing in sport.</p> <p>Dr Leah Ferguson is an Associate Professor at University of Saskatchewan. Her research areas include sport psychology and indigenous people’s wellness; the latter topic will be explored in the 2nd part of the podcast.</p> <p>Research discussed in this episode includes:</p> <p>Ferguson, L., Epp, G. B., Wuttunee, K., Dunn, M., McHugh, T. L., & Humbert, M. L. (2019). <a href=''>‘It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually’: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport</a>. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11(1), 1-19.</p> Ferguson, L. J., & Gunnell, K. E. (2016).<a href='https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-42445-3_28'>Eudaimonic well-being: A gendered perspective</a> In Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being (pp. 427-436). Springer, Cham.   <p>Reis, N. A., Kowalski, K. C., Mosewich, A. D., & Ferguson, L. J. (2022). <a href='https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2159676X.2021.1920455'>'That's how I am dealing with it – that is dealing with it': exploring men athletes' self-compassion through the lens of masculinity</a> Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(2), 245-267.</p> <p> </p>