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 …
Yesterday, for Mental Health Action Day, @mikesweetney & I visited the staff w the NY Yankees at The Stadium, in the Bronx (➡️slides). The team was kind enough to give us an hr & a half for this opening session we typically do w schools, colleges, offices, service depts, etc. But…their questions at the end …
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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: …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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, …
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 …
Today starts MH Awareness Month, 2023. It’s a month that MH from ALL angles should be discussed – bc it applies to us ALL. We’ve partnered w 15 Families for an impt month-long campaign of vulnerable story-sharing. Right now in America, if you’re under the age of 50, the # 1 most common reason you …
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