{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Raising Men","title":"Building High Achieving Resilience with Dr. Carla Caturia","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c35b6200\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1989,"description":"In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with Dr. Carla Caturia, an elite mental performance coach, former educator, and founder of The House of Rise. Together, they explore the hidden mental health struggles facing today’s high-achieving youth—young men and athletes who crush it in academics and sports on the outside, yet wrestle with crippling anxiety, burnout, and self-doubt behind closed doors. Dr. Caturia breaks down why kids put intense pressure on themselves to attach their identity to external achievements and how parents inadvertently reinforce praise-seeking behavior. \nKey Takeaways\nPraise the Process Over the Outcome: Praising results can accidentally teach kids to work for external approval; redirecting focus back to their internal experience builds lasting self-trust.\nEmbrace Productive Struggle: Shielding kids from failure deprives them of essential problem-solving skills, making low-stakes failures in middle school or sports crucial learning opportunities.\nTrain in the Mind Gym: Mental conditioning, emotional regulation, and pattern recognition require daily intentional practice just like physical training.\nRegulate Before You Relate: Parents cannot force motivation onto their sons; instead, parents must manage their own emotional reactions, step back, and observe before correcting.\nMaster the Four Pillars: Sustainable self-worth relies on systematically developing Resiliency, Identity, Self-confidence, and Emotional intelligence.\n00:00:00 - Praising Kids Through Self Reflection\n00:00:23 - Guest Intro Dr. Carla Katuria\n00:02:06 - High Achievement and Youth Anxiety\n00:04:03 - Gender Differences in Athlete Burnout\n00:06:48 - Separating Performance From Self Worth\n00:08:29 - Shifting Mindsets Over External Motivation\n00:11:00 - Allowing Productive Struggle in Youth\n00:13:43 - Risks of Early Sports Specialization\n00:16:48 - The RISE Framework Pillars\n00:20:44 - Pattern Recognition and Mindset Resetting\n00:24:14 - Achieving Flow and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2uuITx2j-lZJp2iIhjw55xbaGtfwoyDcHPS-ELTBlxA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZmQ1/ZGM3MjJkNTdmODY0/MjE0MmYyYWQzMDE0/ZDhiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}