Yips and Giggles
Peyton Pesavento Johnston and Anya Brylin
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Two (former) athletes, Peyton Pesavento Johnston and Anya Brylin, are here to make sport psychology and mental performance relatable, accessible, and fun! This podcast aims to give athletes, parents, and coaches insight into collegiate and professional mental performance in all sports.
About the hosts:
Peyton and Anya were teammates (and roommates) at Wake Forest University. Peyton has a master's in Performance Psychology and is a mental performance coach, and Anya completed her master's in Business Analytics and is now working in the corporate world. Oh - she's also an NCAA doubles champion!
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World Cup Preview & Team Preparation
For our final episode of this season, we are giving everyone a quick preview of the World Cup, and this episode is great for anyone who is a little unfamiliar with how the World Cup works! This World…
Career Transitions & Retirement
In this episode, we explore the challenges athletes face when transitioning through and beyond competitive sport. From retirement and identity shifts to adjusting to university athletics, we discuss…
Alex Fitzpatrick & The PGA Tour
Guess who’s back?! Alex Fitzpatrick - now a PGA Tour player (which still feels surreal to say) - joins us again on the pod to talk about the whirlwind month he’s had. We chat about Alex winning the…
Youth Sports & Player Development
This week, we get into youth sports and talent development environments - both very important and debated topics that can play a huge role in an individual’s route to success. This episode is…
Recruiting & College Visits [Pt. 2]
We're back with Part 2 of recruiting and college visits--because there are just too many good stories to tell. We chat about getting ghosted by schools, hosting recruits, and just overall mistakes we…
Recruiting & College Visits [Pt.1]
We've got important updates this week from both collegiate and professional tennis. After that, we discuss the recruiting process--what goes on behind the scenes, how to choose the right program for…
Eligibility & Confidence
This week, we break down major NCAA news, including changes to prize money, agents, and what could be ahead for athlete eligibility. We also dive into confidence—what it is, what it isn’t, and our…
Juniors & Drama
In this episode, we're sharing real stories from our junior tennis days. The drama, the cheating, and the moments that really made you question everything. It was a chaotic time, but it taught us a…
Olivia Papakyrikos & High Performers
This week, we sat down with Olivia Papakyrikos, LMHC—licensed therapist and mental performance coach—who works at the intersection of mental health and sport performance. She helps athletes and…
Best Moments & Top Tips [Ep 5-9]
We've got another bonus episode this week for those of you that are new here or accidentally missed a few of our episodes. We've wrapped episodes 5-9 into one quick listen featuring the funniest…
Best Moments & Top Tips [Ep 1-4]
If you’re new here or accidentally missed a few of our episodes… no worries! This week, we’ve wrapped our first four episodes into one quick listen—featuring the funniest moments, helpful ideas...and…
Team Culture & Cohesion
Sometimes it’s hard to get a group of individuals on the same page. So, this week, we get into what makes a good team culture: communication, role clarity, shared goals, and much more. We also…
Injuries & Setbacks
This episode is for athletes who are going through or have gone through injuries and setbacks during their careers. Not making a lineup, getting benched, or dealing with long-term (or even…
Lauren Walsh & The LPGA
Our guest this week is Lauren Walsh, a professional golfer now competing on the LPGA tour! Lauren represented Ireland in numerous international competitions prior to university. During her career at…
Kate Earnhardt & Pickleball
What’s the fastest growing sport in the U.S.? That’s right — pickleball! Our guest, Kate Earnhardt, is a former D1 college tennis player who has transitioned into pickleball as a competitive outlet.…
Serves & Stereotypes (ft. Emma Hall)
We’ve got lots of fun topics this week - tennis films, slang, stereotypes, and of course, the drama at the Australian Open. AND we get to hear from Emma Hall, a former pro player and now head coach,…
Profit & Player Well-Being
Within sports, many people are asking: is there an inverse relationship between profit and player well-being? To help understand this question, we look at life on the road across different leagues…
Alex Fitzpatrick & Life on Tour
This week, we welcome our first guest, Alex Fitzpatrick, to Yips & Giggles! Alex currently competes on the DP World Tour and has had great success since turning pro in 2022, including a tie for…
Student & Athlete
As we relive the glory days, we wanted to give our listeners a look into the life of a student-athlete - hectic schedules, academic responsibilities, and finding time to be a normal college student…
S1E1 Yips & Anxiety
You've probably heard of the "yips" before, but what does it really mean when athletes suddenly lose the ability to perform? We do a deep dive into this phenomenon - what it is, why it might happen,…
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Yips and Giggles has published 20 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
Yips and Giggles is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 51m.
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