Director of mental performance and health for the Chicago Bulls, Dr. Wendy Borlabi discusses her journey in sports psychology.

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Sarah talks to Dr, Wendy Borlabi, the Director of Performance and Mental Health for the Chicago Bulls, about discussing safe sex with first year NBA players at the Rookie Symposium, working with both Olympic athletes and Navy Seals, how she didn't know that sports psychology existed until she was 25, and how her role is similar to Dr. Sharon on the Apple+ show Ted Lasso.

Dr.B is currently working with the Chicago Bulls and is founder of Borlabi Consulting, a performance psychology firm. Also, she is an independent consultant with the National Basketball Association. She worked for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) at their training center in San Diego for six years (two Winter Olympic and one Summer Olympic Games). She co-founded Acumen Performance Group (APG) along with six current and ex-Navy SEALs. They developed a program that integrated the SEALs real-world experience and applied it in both the development and application of the high-performance concepts of seamless teamwork, mental toughness, and unwavering confidence --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.

On today’s episode, I’m talking with Dr. Wendy Borlabi who is the Director of Performance and Mental Health for the Chicago Bulls. When Dr. B started her career in psychology, she had no plans to go into sports psychology. After her first few clinical jobs, she realized she wanted a new challenge. Ultimately, she decided to go back to school for advanced degrees including a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology where she concentrated in sport and exercise psychology. Wendy has had an incredible career in sport psychology because she focused on learning her craft. While currently with the Bulls, Wendy has previously developed sport psych services at James Madison University and worked at the US Olympic Training Center in San Diego. And beyond her employed positions, Dr. B is also an entrepreneur having founded two performance consulting businesses and the non-profit Wisdom Knot which helps kids understand possibilities for future careers in sports. We talk about:

Dr. Wendy Borlabi is currently working with the Chicago Bulls and is founder of Borlabi Consulting, a performance psychology firm. She is an independent consultant with the National Basketball Association, and worked for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) at their training center in San Diego for six years (two Winter Olympic and one Summer Olympic Games). 

She co-founded Acumen Performance Group along with six current and ex-Navy SEALs, and spend five years at James Madison University where she began the sport psychology services for the student-athletes, coaches and athletic department. She received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Sport Psychology and Exercise Psychology at Argosy University/Phoenix.

We sit down in this episode with Dr. Wendy Borlabi, Director of Mental Performance and Health for the Chicago Bulls. Dr. B describes her work with the team and League, the evolution of mental health in the NBA and the future of sports psychology.

Today's special episode of Mother Daughter Connections™, I sat down to have a "MOM -- Mother Of Multiples -- Chat" with my friend, clinical & sport psychologist Dr. Wendy Borlabi (a.k.a. "Dr. B.").

Sarah talks to Dr, Wendy Borlabi, the Director of Performance and Mental Health for the Chicago Bulls, about discussing safe sex with first year NBA players at the Rookie Symposium, working with both Olympic athletes and Navy Seals, how she didn't know that sports psychology existed until she was 25, and how her role is similar to Dr. Sharon on the Apple+ show Ted Lasso. Learn more about your ad choices.