Stage Fright and the Yips: Why Experienced Performers Suddenly Lose Their Nerve
You've done it a thousand times. The stage, the classroom, the microphone, the penalty spot.
And then one ordinary day, with no warning, your body decides it isn't safe anymore.
Your heart races, your hands shake, your mind goes blank.
This episode is for the people that happens to.
Not beginners, the ones with years of proof behind them, suddenly convinced they've lost it.
Here's the good news: you haven't. This isn't skill running out. It's an alarm system misfiring at a moment it's never misfired before and a misfire can be corrected.
Gary Johannes unpacks what sudden onset performance…
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