Going Upstairs Podcast
1) Staying mentally healthy in cricket with Kate Cross
Kate offers her insight on how she proactively considers her mental health in the demanding world of international cricket.Support the show
2) Dealing with change with Ethan Bamber & Tom Alsop
Change can be exciting, it can be daunting. Ethan and Tom share their reflections on their experiences of transitions such as moving clubs, new roles and fluctuations in form.Support the show
3) One season, two national finals
We're glad to have our one hundredth episode on the pleasure of playing cricket. In the case of our guest Chris Laker, this happens to have been at the top of the club game in England. The positives d...Show More
4) Put the phone down
Cricket gives us a vital chance to take time away from our screens and properly connect with others. Mark gives his view on this increasingly important issue in this episode.---------Jonathan Haidt wa...Show More
5) Supportive Team Environments #2
The second episode on this theme has Opening Up Cricket trustee & Sunday Times Football Correspondent Jon Northcroft sharing from another sport. We hear a range from Fergie to Guardiola on how wellbei...Show More
6) Supportive Team Enivronments #1
This pre season, we have a focus on how team environments can best support their members. To start with, Ethan Bamber draws on his experiences in the professional games, as we aim to find the ways we ...Show More
7) Out of season with Ethan Bamber & Tom Alsop
Ethan and Tom shared their reflections on how the close season changes how they see themselves. This was recorded just before their return to pre season training at Middlesex and Sussex.Support the sh...Show More
8) Inside Club Cricket #2
Henry returns with his second guest, Matty Jackson of Liverpool CC, for a chat focused on captaincy in the club game.Support the show
9) Inside Club Cricket #1
Thanks to Henry Eccles of Southport & Birkdale CC for this chat with his club's former overseas player Will Affleck, reflecting on the realities and pressures that can feature in the weekend game...Show More
10) Clevedon's Case Study with Dan Van Grudgings
Clevedon CC in Somerset have seen success with their own scheme to promote mental wellbeing through cricket at their club.Dan, the lead for this, joined Mark to share the background and strategies us...Show More