Conversations on performance, depth,
and pressure.
Podcast appearances, research, and written work on antifragility, identity, physiology, and the relational foundation of performance.
Selected Conversations
A curated set of conversations on pressure, antifragility, leadership, identity, and performance.
Why the athlete who has prepared completely
still breaks at the moment
that matters most.
Resilience and antifragility ask
different things of the system.
Authority, pressure,
and the inner work
of leadership.
Thriving, not surviving.
Adversity as the mechanism.
Quiet & Strong · Ep. 182
Why skills and strategy
hit a ceiling — and stay there.
Mental Training Lab
The structure beneath
what the performer can see.
This Changes Everything · Sarah Rice
What the antifragile athlete
knows that others don't.
The Darin Olien Show
Excellence that doesn't
consume the person achieving it.
Flourish FM
A performance career
that strengthens rather than depletes.
Forever Athlete Radio
Clutch performance is built,
not hoped for.
Coming Up Clutch · J.R. Reid
When external validation
stops being enough.
Grow the Good · Sonya Looney
Peer-Reviewed Publication · 2026
Antifragility and Growth Through Adversity: A Scoping Review
Holton, Cottin, Wright et al. · Peer-reviewed publication · 2026