The Spillover Effect explores how the emotional stress we try to hold inside quietly leaks through our words, tone, and body language—and how it affects children and they absorb it as truth. In this episode, we unpack why casual phrases like “I hate this” don’t disappear, but shape a child’s nervous system, confidence, and relationship with mistakes. Especially in youth sports like gymnastics and dance, language can either amplify pressure or create safety. This isn’t about being perfect or positive—it’s about awareness, regulation, and small, doable shifts. Because what we say casually, a child’s brain codes permanently.

Part 2 is coming soon and Lisa will cover:

• How negative self-talk becomes identity
• The inner critic, perfectionism, and performance pressure
• How to actively rewire language habits in families & teams

I'm cheering for you! This is a worthy and noble pursuit.

NEXT CLINIC is coming in February for Athletes - gymnasts, tumblers, dancers, and more. All are welcome, best for ages 8-15. Follow Lisa's instagram or Facebook, and/ or sign up for the Zen Tiger Mind newsletter to get updates.

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This is your journey to guide yourself toward transformation and to promote mental health for every child ~ I’m Sending you good vibes, deep breaths, and peace.

If you’ve ever watched your child or yourself or any young athlete get a stomach ache, feel nauseous, shaky, frozen, or overwhelmed before competition—I want you to hear this clearly:

1) nothing is wrong with them.

2) a nervous child does not equal poor performance.

In this show, learn the signs and varieties of how nervousness behaves. What a "safe adult" can say and do to help athletes. And learn real effective methods through simple and fun somatic actions to relieve nervousness and anxiety for athletes. These work.

Lisa also reads an inspiring excerpt of a story from "Focused and On Fire: The Athlete's Guide to Mental Training & Kicking Butt" by >> Lisa Mitzel. A great book for ages 10 and up - or parents can read to younger kids. Some teams have used this as their team book for a year.

If this episode resonates with you - check out Lisa's Live Online Clinics.

Upcoming! Sunday, Jan 25 - "Calm Under Pressure" For parents - coaches welcome too!

If you can't attend, a recording will be available. SEE details HERE

or see below to contact Lisa through Conditioned to Win IG.

$29 per individual / family - payment is the registration and you'll receive the zoom link.

This show is 15 min for your convenience - enjoy!

Find us on Instagram: @conditioned_to_win_podcast
Follow the host, Lisa Mitzel on Instagram: @lisa.mentalperformance Follow our sponsor: @zentigermind

Our Home webpage is LisaMitzel.com/conditioned-to-win-podcast
Find our show on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

This is your journey to guide yourself toward transformation and to promote mental health for every child ~ I’m Sending you good vibes, deep breaths, and peace.

Starting in 2026 - short episodes! Starting now, Lisa changed the format to 10-15 min shows so it's easier for listeners to get helpful information, easy conversations and support.

Lisa integrates wonder, humor and joy, because it's important to have fun. But for driven competitors, it's often deep and hard and full of emotions. So to prepare athletes for the training and challenges competing well, starts with yourself.

Lisa talks about the narrow goal of focusing on outer success vs the groundwork for high achievement, which is the inner process: being a kind person, feeling good inside, self-compassion and much more. She reads a short excerpt from the great book, "Sacred Hoops" by Phil Jackson. She discusses the crazy competitive story and film, "Marty Supreme," and Lisa takes you through a 1-minute exercise to do with your kids.

ONLINE CLINIC - CALM UNDER PRESSURE

Strategies, disussion & exercises to help kids compete well under pressure.

Jan 19, 2026 - REGISTER - send a payment $29 with a note: your name & email - and Lisa will send the zoom link. Send send payment via PayPal to paypal.me/mitzelcoach - thanks!

Enjoy! And thanks for listening!

Find us on Instagram: @conditioned_to_win_podcast
Follow the host, Lisa Mitzel on Instagram: @lisa.mentalperformance Follow our sponsor: @zentigermind

Our Home webpage is LisaMitzel.com/conditioned-to-win-podcast
Find our show on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

This is your journey to guide yourself toward transformation and to promote mental health for every child ~ I’m Sending you good vibes, deep breaths, and peace.