Dr Carla Meijen is an accredited sport psychologist with the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, and she works as an Associate Professor in Applied Sport Psychology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. In her research she focuses on the mental demands of endurance performance, stress and emotions in sport and how to turn pressure in a positive challenge. Dr Meijen has provided expert analysis for publications including the New York Times, Runners World, The Sunday Times Magazine, Cycling Weekly, and the BBC. Carla is a mother and lives with her family in London.

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• Ready, steady…. Sport psychology and your maternity journeySeeing the maternity journey as a positive challenge, not a threatChecking in with your emotionsBirth plan overboard! Goal-setting and goal-revision‘I could imagine the baby descending down the birth canal’: Imagery as a strategy for labour and beyond‘I got this’: Self-talk as a strategy in your toolkitThe power of the breath: Breathing and mindfulness-based strategiesFocus: Being in the moment and letting go of the uncontrollablesThe team behind the team: Engaging your support networkBringing it home: The post-partum periodReferences and Further Reading

Dr Carla Meijen is an accredited sport psychologist with the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, and she works as an Associate Professor in Applied Sport Psychology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. In her research she focuses on the mental demands of endurance performance, stress and emotions in sport and how to turn pressure in a positive challenge. Dr Meijen has provided expert analysis for publications including the New York Times, Runners World, The Sunday Times Magazine, Cycling Weekly, and the BBC. Carla is a mother and lives with her family in London.

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• Ready, steady…. Sport psychology and your maternity journeySeeing the maternity journey as a positive challenge, not a threatChecking in with your emotionsBirth plan overboard! Goal-setting and goal-revision‘I could imagine the baby descending down the birth canal’: Imagery as a strategy for labour and beyond‘I got this’: Self-talk as a strategy in your toolkitThe power of the breath: Breathing and mindfulness-based strategiesFocus: Being in the moment and letting go of the uncontrollablesThe team behind the team: Engaging your support networkBringing it home: The post-partum periodReferences and Further Reading