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Sue is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience in helping to bring positive change in the lives of those she works with. Sue enjoys working with people across a range of presenting issues, be they in the area of personal wellbeing, or optimal performance. 

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Dr. Sue Jackson was one of the first academic researchers to investigate the state of flow in high performance settings. Flow is that feeling of losing yourself in a task where you do your best work, or produce your optimal performance.  Sue has dedicated her career to firstly researching, and now working as a consultant with others, to foster understanding of this optimal state, with the aim of helping individuals and teams to perform at their best.

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Developing performance psychology skills can improve productivity, resilience, and performance. Sue is experienced in providing targeted trainings designed to help participants experience optimal mental states in their work. 

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Sue speaks passionately on positive psychology, flow state, mindfulness, and values-driven perspectives. Sue runs tailor-made training programs for organisations and individuals interested in developing mindfulness, awareness, and flow.

Dr Sue Jackson

Brisbane Psychologist | Expert in Flow & Performance

Dr. Sue Jackson is a Brisbane Psychologist recognized internationally as an expert in flow state research in performance, co-authoring the foundational book, Flow in Sports: The Keys to Optimal Experiences and Performances’ with flow founder, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Dr. Sue Jackson completed her PhD on flow research at the University of North-Carolina-Greensboro. She is now recognised as an industry expert in flow research and performance psychology. Sue consults for various flow centred organisations and works with individual clients looking to unlock their best performance.

Sue has a strong and diverse background of training, and a real interest in making a positive difference to real-world challenges. Sue guides clients to uncover what they want to achieve, and develop strategies to make it happen.

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    Body and Mind Flow

    3 months ago

    Body and Mind Flow
    Congratulations to Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medallist in 12 years, Jakara Anthony. So impressive to hear Jakara speak after her win about her singular focus on her own performance while competing; an athlete who clearly understands flow from quotes such as this: "In that 30 seconds (of that run) I couldn't hear the crowd. I felt no pressure, I wasn't thinking about the competition. I was just in the moment loving mogul skiing, just like I did as a kid." ... See MoreSee Less

    How Jakara Anthony found her 'flow' to claim a dominant Winter Olympics gold

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    You are Australia's sixth Winter Olympics gold medallist.The mention of that accolade brought another smile to the already beaming face of Jakara Anthony moments after she created history at ...
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    Body and Mind Flow

    4 months ago

    Body and Mind Flow

    Simple Steps to Find Your Joy when Plans Get Canceled

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    Three ways to restore your well-being in the midst of the unexpected.
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    Body and Mind Flow

    7 months ago

    Body and Mind Flow
    Mike, you will be missed. You will always be remembered as the Father of Flow, and the profound impact your work and your life had on my life, and the lives of many, will remain a treasured legacy and a shining light for how to live a good life.We are sorry to announce that on October 20th, 2021 Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has died at the age of 87. He spent his last days at home, surrounded by his family. ___Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was born in Fiume, Italy on September 29, 1934, the son of Hungarian diplomat Alfred Csikszentmihalyi (né Hausenblasz) and Edith Jankovich de Jeszenicze. As a refugee in postwar Rome, he attended the Classical Gymnasium “Torquato Tasso,” and later developed an interest in psychology. He moved to the United States in 1956 to pursue that interest, attending the University of Chicago where he wrote a Ph.D on artistic creativity with Jacob W. Getzels. After spending six years teaching at Lake Forest College, he returned to Chicago to join the faculty in 1971. He remained there for three decades before moving to Claremont Graduate University where founded the Quality of Life Research Center in 2000 and taught until his retirement. Csikszentmihalyi is best known for his work on the concept of “Flow,” used to describe a state of optimal experience where one’s skills match the challenges of a situation, and also for his role as a founder of the subfield of positive psychology. Underlying this work was his groundbreaking use of pagers and questionnaires to produce a database based on people’s self-reports of their ordinary experience. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience became a bestseller in 1990, introducing conclusions based on his experiential database using warm, humanistic prose. The Evolving Self (1993), Creativity (1996), and Good Business (2003) expanded his theories in a variety of directions. Because his method generated a cross-section of daily experience, his psychology paid more attention to positive states like enjoyment and creativity than many of his predecessors, and formed the theoretical background of his collaboration with Martin Seligman on their influential 2000 article in American Psychologist that introduced positive psychology. This work was recognized by appointment as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and his receipt of the 2009 Clifton Strengths Prize and the 2011 Széchenyi Prize.In Chicago, Mihaly met Isabella Selega, a graduate student in Russian history, and they were married in 1961 at Saint Hyacinth’s. She was at her husband’s side when he passed away sixty years later. Their two children, Mark and Christopher, followed him into academics, and currently teach at UC-Berkeley and Cornell University. Mihaly was a loving father-in-law to their respective partners Annie Hope and Gemma Rodrigues, and a caring grandfather to Emily Isabella, Henry Stephen, Kinga Jane, Aschalew, Zofia Rose, and Iris Althea Diana Isabella. Mihaly had a sharp sense of humor, especially his penchant for making absurd or ironic comments in a deliberately impassive manner. His empathetic nature and low-key style of presentation could also take people by surprise, and were one reason for his popularity and long-lasting friendships with students, colleagues and readers. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Center for Biological Diversity (www.biologicaldiversity.org) and Habitat for Humanity. ... See MoreSee Less

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    Body and Mind Flow

    9 months ago

    Body and Mind Flow
    Thanks Insight Timer for featuring my Finding Flow course today, insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/course_sue-jackson-flow-stateFlow is often observed in athletes performing at their peak. What performances at Tokyo 2020 have you witnessed flow in action? #flow #fullfocus #inthezone #floating ... See MoreSee Less

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    Body and Mind Flow

    1 years ago

    Body and Mind Flow
    Thanks to Gary Gute of The Flow Channel for organising and hosting this wonderful conversation on flow and mindfulness. I enjoyed being part of such an interesting and important discussion on these states of mind. ... See MoreSee Less

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