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The Weight of Expectation: Performance Under Pressure with Jamin Hodgkins

In this episode of Trauma, Training & Transformation, Dr. James Alder sits down with Jamin Hodgkins for a conversation that goes far beyond rugby.

This is not a highlight reel.

It is a reckoning.

From Bermuda to Canada to the UK, Jamin’s journey exposes the hidden cost of chasing performance across borders, systems, and expectations. What happens when your body keeps moving forward, but your identity is left behind? When selection, contracts, and coaches begin to shape who you believe you are?

Together, we unpack the silent pressure young athletes carry. The weight of proving you belong. The…

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