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254: Transforming Team Culture with Sports Psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett

254: Transforming Team Culture with Sports Psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett

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 Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, host of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, welcomes returning guest Dr. Kate Bennett, a clinical sports psychologist, licensed Way of Champions trainer, and multiple-time national champion, to discuss her new venture, Full Send Consulting. Bennett explains that while her mental health practice (Athlete Insight) continues, Full Send was created to address the systemic gap between education about eating disorders/RED-S and rising prevalence rates by shifting from individual treatment to team- and coach-focused culture change. She outlines the Way of Champions philosophy—rooted in Eastern thought, mindfulness, values, and transformational (rather than transactional) coaching—emphasizing psychological safety, purpose, belonging, and eliminating fear-based scarcity mindsets to help teams become protective factors for athlete wellbeing. Lindsey connects these concepts to nutrition, RED-S prevention, and team-wide fueling standards, sharing an example of value-based work with a university equestrian team. They discuss how teammates and coaches influence culture, the importance of trust and accountability, and how athletes—including alternates—contribute to team success through relationships. Bennett describes how Full Send Consulting works with teams and one-on-one with coaches in customizable formats (one-day intensives to season-long support) and serves youth, high school, college, and professional teams in person, virtually, and via travel. Kate Bennett, PsyD, is a clinical sport psychologist. She is the reigning 2024 Downhill Masters National Champion in addition to being a two-time national track cycling champion. Prior to her clinical training, Dr. Bennett was an athletic trainer and cycling coach. She combines her sport experiences and clinical expertise to treat athletes recovering from eating disorders, disordered eating, exercise dependency, and REDs. Dr. Bennett authored "Treating Athletes with Eating Disorders." Episode Highlights: 01:22 Wave Bye Period Relief 03:00 Meet Dr Kate Bennett 05:41 Why Full Send Exists 10:38 From Awareness to Action 14:40 Why Rates Keep Rising 17:14 Way of Champions Method 20:30 Transactional vs Transformational 24:26 Fear and Scarcity Mindset 29:49 Trusting Teammates to Win 31:23 REDS Reality Check 32:03 Fierce Fit Fueled Support 33:55 From Rivalry to Girl Power 37:07 Olympic Alternates Matter 40:18 Team Nutrition Culture 41:33 Values Into Standards 43:01 Equestrian Team Case Study 47:53 Influence Is Never Neutral 48:48 Coaches Words About Food 53:43 Collaboration Circle Culture 54:45 Full Send Consulting Options 59:03 Final Resources and Farewell Resources and Links: FANP 215: Treating Athletes with Eating Disorders with Downhill Cycling Champion & Clinical Sport Psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett Full Send Consulting For more information about the show, head to work with Lindsey on improving your nutrition, head to: http://www.lindseycortes.com/ Join REDS Recovery Membership: http://www.lindseycortes.com/reds WaveBye Supplements – Menstrual cycle support code LindseyCortes for 15% off: http://wavebye.co Previnex Supplements – Joint Health Plus, Muscle Health Plus, plant-based protein, probiotics, and more; code CORTES15 for 15% off: previnex.com Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast Archive & Search Tool – Search by sport, condition, or topic: lindseycortes.com/podcast Female Athlete Nutrition Community – YouTube, Instagram @‌femaleathletenutrition, and private Facebook group Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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