Experienced Psychologist
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.
Flow Expert
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.
High Performance Coach
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.
Workshops & Classes
Sue speaks passionately on positive psychology, flow state, mindfulness, and values-driven perspectives. Sue currently runs meditation mini-retreats aimed at completely relaxing, gentle yoga & meditation classes, and 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.
Friday Morning 90min Online Meditation Class
Extended meditation practices to calm the mind and relax the body, plus discussion on how to apply meditation and mindfulness into our lives.
Thursday Evening 60min Online Meditation Class
Led meditation practices that focus on calming our mind and nervous system, and letting go of the worrying thoughts that will likely be part of our day-to-day living in this tumultuous time.
From the Blog
With welcoming in another year, you may have found yourself setting some new year’s resolutions and perhaps these involved exercising more? To get off to a great start to exercising in a way that will help you to sustain it in the long term, try unplugging from...
Choose to Believe
Developing the skill of confidence sets the stage for the type of performance that successful performers refer to in terms such as “an unshatterable self-esteem”, or a knowing that you can do no wrong. Having a sense of control over what you are doing is one of the...
How Runners Can Achieve a Natural High
Pip Coates, Deputy Editor of The Australian Financial Review Magazine interviewed Sue about the state of flow for a running blog she writes for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Brisbane Times (Fairfax media). See Pip's story below. There are many ways to...
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When the water is clear at Noosa, it’s really clear. The combination of clear blue sky and clear blue ocean winter days at Noosa is magical.
If you’re interested in some internal clarity and calm, meditation is a great pathway. My Friday morning meditation mini-retreats are starting up again July 31.
If you can make the trip to the Upper Brookfield Sanctuary, home of Celia Roberts Yoga and Meditation Retreats for these once monthly sessions, the combination of a beautiful setting in nature, a small group of like-minded people, and a focus on relaxing meditation practices may help your inner world to flow. #clearwater #clearmind #meditate #flow
Follow this link for more info and bookings: www.bodyandmindflow.com.au/monthly-meditation-mini-retreats/
Destination Meditation Session this Friday, June 19.
If you're in Brisbane, enjoy being out in nature, and have an interest in exploring meditation practice, consider joining us for our upcoming outdoor meditation June 19. See www.bodyandmindflow.com.au/2020-outdoor-meditation-classes/ or contact Sue directly if you'd like to join us. #meditateinnature #brisbanemeditation
Thank you Insight Timer, for featuring one of my tracks among today's staff picks. Grateful to have some of my recorded practices alongside so many wonderful meditations on this awesome meditation app.
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Releasing Tension From The Body Through A Focused Body Scan
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Enjoy a body-focused relaxation practice that encourages the release of physical tension, and letting go of what isn't serving us in the present moment. Listeners are invited to set a personal intention, and also, the theme of 'letting go' is part of the guided body scan. Through letting go of physi...Destination Meditation.
Beautiful morning to be out in nature, practising walking and breath-focused meditations. Today, Gap Creek Reserve; next month? If you live in Brisbane and would like to join us on these new sessions held once a month, please check out info under Friday morning meditations page on my website, www.bodyandmindflow.com.au/2020-outdoor-meditation-classes/
#meditateinnature #walkingmeditation
I was recently interviewed by Trey Downes, who hosts a podcast called Your Superior Self. Trey is down-to-earth and interested in asking big questions, and I found this combination made for a fun interaction. I recommend checking out Trey's work.
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Your Superior Self: Performance Psychology- Dr. Sue Jackson on Apple Podcasts
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Show Your Superior Self, Ep Performance Psychology- Dr. Sue Jackson - May 3, 2020