The Performance and Mindset Institute

Send us Fan Mail The holidays can turn even good people into overcommitted people, and the cost is usually paid in stress, resentment, and exhaustion. We dig into how to protect your mental health during the holiday season by keeping your routine steady, setting boundaries early, and getting comfortable with a simple truth: no is a complete sentence. When we stop treating every invitation like an obligation, we create room for rest, workouts, sleep, and the small habits that keep us emotional...

Send us Fan Mail Life can change in a single phone call, a single goodbye, or a single realization that the future you pictured is gone. We sit with that raw “now what?” moment and unpack what it really takes to reinvent yourself after disappointment, loss, job changes, or the quieter upheaval of your kids growing into adults. We talk honestly about identity shifts and why transitions can feel so unsettling when we attach our value to roles. From parenting dynamics that flip as adult c...

Send us Fan Mail Conflict doesn’t only happen at the dinner table or in the group chat. It starts earlier, inside your body and inside your story, when a feeling turns into a conclusion and a conclusion turns into a reaction. We dig into the real intersection of emotional regulation and conflict management, including why “what you perceive” can feel like hard reality even when there’s no actual threat in front of you. We talk about the assumption trap (especially the dangerous habit of think...

Send us Fan Mail We start with a simple truth that sets the tone: “We live in color. Emotional beats. From moment to moment. It can change.” That’s not poetry for poetry’s sake. It’s how real life works, and it’s why we’re back. We’re Dr. Angelia Williams and Dr. Marianne Markey, and The Performance and Mindset Institute Podcast returns after a sabbatical we took for a deeply personal reason. Marianne lost her husband at the end of 2025, and we chose to pause because the health of the people...

Send us Fan Mail We push past the narrow script of Valentine’s Day to explore love as a daily practice across friendship, family, community, pets, and self-care. We share ways to cope with heartache, enjoy solo rituals, support kids fairly in classrooms, and build chosen family that steadies mental health. • widening the meaning of love beyond romance • coping with breakups through reflection and grace • solo dates and the difference between alone and lonely • dopamine from hugs, kindness, a...