You Can’t Fix What You Won’t Face

Mike MacCrory is a licensed mental performance coach who’s worked with athletes from esports to the NBA. What you might not know is how deep his work goes—far beyond mindset hacks and motivation memes.

We dig into:

• Why the same thing that makes you successful can also make you sick
• The difference between needing better tools… and needing deeper healing
• How trauma shows up in high performers—even when they don’t think they have any
• Why men in their 30s and 40s often hit a wall—mentally, physically, and emotionally
• Identity collapse: what happens when the athlete, exec, or operator retires
• “I’m not hitting my jump shot” → “I’ll lose my career” → “I’ll go broke” — how high performers spiral into catastrophe
• Why mindfulness is misunderstood and overhyped—and what it actually is
• EMDR, trauma networks, and how a single bad memory can shape decades of behavior
• The critical importance of redefining success after sport or high-level performance

One key insight: the problem you think you have may not be the real one. Mike helps athletes (and professionals) peel back the layers, uncover what’s driving their behaviors, and build a more durable internal foundation.

Also:
• Beer. He brews it. He judges it. Yes, really.
• Go-to podcast? The Huberman Lab (with a healthy dose of scientific skepticism)

If you’re a high-performing man who’s silently stuck, this one’s worth your time.