Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC
Licensed psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant who works with athletes on performance, anxiety, identity, and recovery; host of the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast and founder of Skadi Sport Psychology.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 51min
Why Rest Feels Hard: Midlife Training, Anxiety & Identity with Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC (Episode 259)
Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC — a sports psychologist who helps athletes with performance, anxiety, identity, and recovery. She discusses when dedication becomes compulsion, signs like tolerance and interference, links to perfectionism and midlife challenges, how coaches and boundaries can help, and the role of training culture and alternative coping strategies.
