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Welcome to The Mental Toughness Podcast, where high performers learn to build resilience, master their mindset, and dominate under pressure.
Hosted by Dr. Rob Bell—sports psychology coach, keynote speaker, 8x author, ultrarunner, and coach to PGA Tour winners, Olympians, and Fortune 500 leaders.
🎙️ Each episode features raw stories and insights from elite athletes, Navy SEALs, coaches, no-quit parents, and leaders who refused to fold under pressure.
💡 Learn how to turn adversity into a hinge moment, manage failure, and grow stronger from setbacks.
🔑 You’ll Discover:
📍The importance of hinge moments
📍Proven mental game strategies for sport, business, and life
📍Stories of grit, struggle, comeback, and growth
📍Habits and frameworks of world-class winners
📍The role of focus, fear, and pressure in performance
📍 No one gets there alone. Let’s build a tougher mindset.
🎧 New episodes every other week
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Christi Dee is an author and endurance athlete behind This Blonde Runs. She has completed over 42 marathons and 17 ultramarathons. She shares powerful insights on resilience and mental toughness drawn from years of pushing physical and mental limits. Christi explores how discipline, perseverance, and mindset fuel growth in sport and in life.
1:12 Christi’s background: 42+ marathons, 17 ultras, and children’s books
3:58 Early running lessons: patience, consistency, and identity
6:44 Coaching philosophy: sustainability over shortcuts
10:22 Mental toughness when training gets monotonous
15:08 Prairie on Fire expectations vs reality
21:18 Early physical breakdown and real-time problem solving
27:32 Making the call to stop: strength, not weakness
33:48 Separating self-worth from race outcomes
38:56 Redefining success after disappointment
44:02 Carrying lessons forward: resilience, perspective, and return mindset
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