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Mercedas has trained some of the best boxers in the world and now uses her skills to help kids, in the area of suicide prevention and other things, through her Counterpunch methods. She combines psychology and physicality to break down the barriers and communicate. Kind of like personal development while boxing.

 What you will learn in this episode

• Why taking  a new small simple action can change your outlook.
• Why the defenses come down for teens through sport in order to connect.
• How teens can use their passion in order to find their personal power.
• Why women and teenagers can benefit and heal through hitting the pads.
• How teens can develop Confidence, Commitment and Courage through boxing.
• Why schools and medical systems focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right.
• Why it’s important to link a teens values in order to achieve their goals.

About Mercedas

Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper is a registered Psychologist (MSc Clinical Psych, APS), A Sports and Exercise Science graduate (BSc) and International Boxing Coach with over thirty-five years of coaching experience. Born in Coolaney County Sligo, Ireland, Mercedas’s initial involvement in sports was with kickboxing, in which she won both European and World Championships. She’s one of Ireland’s most successful coaches and has worked with boxers who’ve ranked top ten in the world.

Mercedas moved to Australia in late 2006, and developed CounterPunch while completing her Master’s research in Tasmania. Passionate about connecting with and enabling young people to reach their potential, Mercedas moved to the Northern Territory to work as a child and adolescent psychologist. It was there she piloted CounterPunch with the support of the Northern Territory Government (NTG) and the Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education.

Contact Mercedas to find out more about the Counterpunch methodology.

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