Today’s post comes from the discussions resulting from yesterday’s post abt the how the Spurs released their 2nd yr player, Josh Primo. I’ll get back to that story below. So often – in schools, offices, out in the community, we judge ppl’s behaviors & offer/dole out punitive damages, w/o considering what underlies the behaviors. Before …
For far too long in MH, athletes, entertainers, & the media have focused the on disorder labels & their corresponding fixes. A simple sales formula: I’m so & so w X label, & I’ve used Y to heal. (So if you have X, you should seek out Y to heal as well). When John Wall …
Today’s SameHere Hero Story: Andrew Wilson When I was 13 years old I was raped. I hid and suppressed what happened to me for the next 30 years of my life. My trauma impacted all of my social interactions and personal relationships as well as my personal behavior. The trauma I experienced was extremely confusing …
Short one today, & it feels so good to be able to post a short one – specifically bc – the athlete/celeb is – THEMSELVES sharing the “stuff” & not just the label & treatment. Carey in revealing more as time goes on, lists the “stuff”: losing in the finals (not achieving goals), a surgery/injury, …
This is MH! Maybe it seems like something philosophical at first…but it absolutely impacts our MH. Had a busy wknd. Friend was coming in town. Had a friend from college’s daughter’s bat mitzvah on Saturday (a couple where I went to school w both). Then, I got the call on Thursday that my friend’s mom …
In 2018, we did a SameHere Sit-Down w USC. We had three former pro athletes there w us: @chold1 of Tenessee & WNBA fame, @realtracylmurray of NBA Championship fame, & @randalltelfer who stared as a TE for @usc_athletics & was drafted & played for the Browns, before injuries derailed his career. All three have been …
10/22/2022 Can Working On Our Mental Health Improve Performance? Read More »
This was the news that broke late yesterday: Mississippi State Freshman walk-on (from a HS in Mississippi), Sam Westmoreland, had died suddenly. As is often the case w these sudden passings, the cryptic news we got was: “No foul play was suspected.” Westmoreland was found late in the morn at a church in Starkville, Mississippi, …
10/20/2022 Mississippi State Footballer Dies Just Days Before His 19th Birthday Read More »
For a while now, we’ve been seeing athletes come out abt their MH struggles. But it’s usually been thru the lens of disorder. It started in 2017 w Kevin Love & “Anxiety.” Then it was DeMar DeRozan w “Depression.” The disorders are in quotes bc – these reveals just doubled down on the misconception that …
10/19/2022 Athletes Are Finally Opening Up About Their ‘Stuff’ Read More »
I try to use Sunday posts to catch up on impt news happening in this space. In the case of Molly Russell, a 14 yr old from London who tragically died by suicide, this story is hopefully a wake up call. I’ve combed thru a # of diff articles to share the below…which I hope …
10/16/2022 How A London Teens Suicide Could Reform Social Media For US Kids Read More »
People come into your life for many reasons. Last nt I discovered one of the reasons @egmx & I were meant to cross paths. This quote, I took from my convo w her – someone recently diagnosed w one of the most maligned “labels” in the MH world – is so powerful: for ALL of …
10/12/2022 The Label Isn’t Who I Am: The Label Isn’t Who You Are Read More »
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