Episode 19: Dr. Sofie Kent | Sport Psychology, "WAGs", Football

In this week’s episode, Dr. Phoebe is joined by her colleague Dr. Sofie Kent. Sofie is a licensed Sports Psychologist currently lecturing at Leeds Beckett University, practicing in professional sports organizations, and researching about the romantic partners of elite professional athletes. Sofie and Phoebe hope that you walk away from this episode with a better understanding of the key distinctions between sports psychology, counselling + clinical psychology, and player care at professional sport clubs. The two discuss the importance of sports teams catering deserved support to romantic partners of professional athletes, both for the aim of athletes performing to the best of their ability and in the best interest of the well-being of the second person in this two-person career.

“Two on a tightrope: The stress experiences of the romantic partners of professional athletes”

Kent et al., 2025

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10413200.2024.2428656