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Forged Youth | Legacy Within
Forged Youth: Legacy Within
What if the conversations you needed most as a teen athlete were finally being had, openly, honestly, and with purpose?
Forged Youth: Legacy Within is the podcast that equips youth athletes (ages 12–24), their parents, and coaches with the mental tools, emotional resilience, and life insight to rise above the noise and grow into strong, intentional human beings.
Each episode features real, raw conversations with professional athletes, CEOs, and cultural leaders sharing what they wish they knew when they were younger. We unpack topics like mental grit, overcoming adversity, identity beyond sport, and building a life of purpose, even when things fall apart.
Hosted by former elite athlete and mental health advocate Mariel Nichole Anderson, this podcast is your companion through the messy middle of chasing big dreams, and becoming someone even bigger in the process.
Because you weren’t born to just survive sport. You were made to be forged by it.
Forged Youth | Legacy Within
Ep. 31 - Visualization That Actually Works: How Elite Athletes Train Their Mind Q&A with Mariel and Jordan
Visualization is one of the most misunderstood and underused tools in youth sports.
In this episode, Jordan Owens and Mariel Anderson break down what visualization actually is, why vision boards are just the starting point, and how elite athletes use mental reps to build confidence, consistency, and game-day readiness.
You’ll learn:
- Why your brain can’t tell the difference between imagination and reality
- The 3 S’s of Visualization: Skills, Senses, and Struggles
- How detailed visualization builds muscle memory and performance, even when you’re not physically training
- How to prepare for pressure, mistakes, and adversity before they happen
- Simple tools athletes can use to calm nerves, channel excitement, and focus (including the “psychological sigh”)
- How parents and coaches can model calm, confident energy during tryouts and competition
Whether you’re a youth athlete looking to perform with confidence, or a parent or coach wanting to support mental development the right way, this episode gives you practical, repeatable tools you can start using today.
Train your mind. Build your grit. Forge your legacy.
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