Ep. 258 - Dr. Sue Jackson and Flow in Tennis

Dr. Sue Jackson is a performance psychologist and leading expert in the psychology of flow – the state of deep focus and full absorption where people perform at their best and experience their work and life most fully.

She works with high performers across sport, business, medicine, and the arts, helping them access flow under pressure and turn stress into focus, clarity, and effective action.

Sue co-authored the influential book Flow in Sports with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the founder of flow theory, following her award-winning doctoral research into flow states in elite athletes. Since then, she has combined scientific research with practical psychological tools drawn from performance psychology, mindfulness, ACT, and extensive experience working in demanding real-world environments.

Her most recent book, Experiencing Flow: Life Beyond Boredom and Anxiety, translates this work into practical insights on how flow can be developed not only in elite sport, but across everyday performance contexts – helping people move beyond anxiety, distraction, and overthinking into greater focus, creativity, connection, and presence.

Today, Sue brings this research and applied experience to conversations about performance, wellbeing, and how we can design conditions for optimal experience in the moments that matter most. You can learn more about Sue and her work at www.drsuejackson.com.

Sue’s social links:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/drsuejackson
https://www.instagram.com/suejackson_flow/
https://www.facebook.com/drsuejacksonflow/

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