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5/21/2023 It’s way too often that the activities which give us our purpose our identity, our strength – are also the activities that mask whatever pain lies beneath

Today’s LIFESaver story is Morgan Rodgers from @morgansmessage the former Duke Lacrosse player. So much of her story parallels mine. Wanted to share… I’ve been in & arnd sports my whole life. First playing as a child & into college yrs – I loved competing: didn’t matter the sport – ice hockey to basketball, football …

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5/17/2023 Joe Burrow pays for mental health expenses at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for 20 families

There are genuine gestures in this space…& then there are actions driven primarily by PR/Advertising/Endorsement Deals. Since about 2017 when athletes/entertainers started talking more openly abt MH we’ve seen examples of one extreme to the other & everywhere in-between. I’ve personally been critical of public figures who share a “reveal” – & in doing so: …

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5/13/2023 One of the trickiest parts about mental health is we often don’t recognize the signs as severe

Abt a yr ago I was doing deadlifts at the gym (not recommended after like college age :))…using terrible form, & popped a back disc. I laid on the floor of the gym…unable to move.  Eventually I got myself up crawling to the bench nearby w my hands, bc using my legs was too painful.  …

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5/12/2023 Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger known for her website Dooce, dies by suicide at 47

We don’t have a veteran suicide issue, alone. Don’t have an athlete suicide issue, alone. Don’t have a doctor suicide issue, alone. Don’t have a musician suicide issue, alone. We have a SOCIETAL suicide issue, period.  Those were the words I shared (➡️slide), not yesterday after Heather Armstrong, a popular mommy blogger (one of the …

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5/10/2023 Mental Health: for far too long this topic has been discussed through the lens of “us” and “them” when in reality it applies to all of us

And the patterns continue to present themselves… I was in Dallas yesterday w the Cowboys front office staff (slide➡️). First session working w this group…a group that understands one session alone, isn’t enough…that ongoing discussion is needed to form culture arnd this topic.  After the session was over, I had a number of great convos …

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5/7/2023 At a time when our system is failing us and the proper help resources are so hard to come by, we need each other and need the power of healing in the community

Commonalities & trends always emerge when we listen. 2 things happened concurrently this time: We had SameHere Citi Field last nt w the Mets. Mike Sweetney threw out the 1st pitch exactly 20yrs after he’d done so as the Knicks 1st Rnd pick in ‘03. That was the last day he saw his dad alive. …

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5/5/2023 Sometimes it’s the brightest stars who are the most susceptible to burning out the fastest

This month, every other night, my team & I are preparing a new share for the LIFE Saver Wall – families who have lost loved ones to suicide who are bravely sharing their stories together – in an effort to prevent future tragedies. Selfless folks who put their pain (but also their learning) out there, …

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5/3/2023 One of the hardest parts about losing people we love is how differently each loss can hit us, how overwhelm and numbness can make us question our grieving process

Got the awful news on Monday that one of the women who was like an office mother figure to me & so many of my teammates/colleagues in my first job at the NBA, Randy Hersh, had passed away, all too young, from cancer. 3 kids all arnd college-age, a husband w a thriving career in …

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