{"id":709,"date":"2010-04-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=709"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:26:35","slug":"golf-podcast-helping-young-golfers-accept-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/golf-podcast-helping-young-golfers-accept-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Podcast: Helping Young Golfers Accept Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/helping-perfectionists-cope-and-playing-down-to-the-competition.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-2214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Patrick Cohn, <strong>golf psychology expert<\/strong> and author of the 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