The Effects Of Compound Trauma
If I knew how diff my answer to this question in the top pic was – to so many others out there, yrs back, I may have known to get help sooner, & there’s a chance I wouldn’t have ended up in the predicament I did a few yrs ago. When I’ve asked this question […]
The Societal Suicide Epidemic
The recent tragic loss of the 23yr old Olympic medalist in cycling to suicide prompted me to put my feelings on this slide. The news stories printed yesterday all focused on “How big the problem of suicide is in Olympic/Collegiate Athletics.” As a society, as a group of citizens, as governments, as what should […]
International Women's Day
It’s #internationalwomensday2019 and so I decided to reflect back on some of my earliest female influences & the amazing women they were, or have become (I grew up w two brothers and two male cousins, so this was the closest to sisters I ever came). Hard to do a tribute like this without leaving […]
Meeting Global Advocate-Kevin Hines
Right when I first started this journey, more than a year ago now, I went to a mental health first aid course at the school of our board member, Johane Ligonde. One of the videos they used was from one of the world’s top MH advocates, Kevin Hines – someone who’s been talking about this […]
Hilinski's Hope 3for3 Challenge
So excited to be challenged to participate in the Hilinski’s Hope #3for3BurpeeChallenge. We were challenged by the Baltimore Ravens Hayden Hurst, his mom Cathy, & their #HaydenHurstFamilyFoundation. I brought my nieces Kaylee (“almost 9”) & Rebecca (15) to help us participate. We’re big believers that in this space, we are stronger together than we […]
Leaders Can Make It "Okay To Say"
One of the greatest joys of my career in sports, was working in the same office as coach, Steve Kerr. At the time, he wasn’t a coach. He was the GM of the Phoenix Suns when I was overseeing the team’s group sales efforts. Coach or GM, Steve was always a leader. I’ve […]
Big Pharma Bribing Doctors
NBC just released this article. With opioid abuse & suicides on the rise, it’s scary to think about the gross injustices going on here. File this post under that same category of – “reasons why I may end up in a ditch“ one day. But, I cannot believe these sorts of things go on, […]
Surround Yourself With Those On The Same Mission
There’s something about this pic & this line that gets me so psyched up. It was sent to me by Jim Dowd from the New Jersey Devils. Jimmy, one of the best players ever to go to the NHL from Jersey, worked a number of community events on behalf of the team, when I […]
Weaving Culture Into Everything
With many of our #SameHere visits being on college campuses, it’s been fun to take pictures & share with you, the various ways in which these schools have threaded their team cultures throughout their buildings, communication vehicles, & overall programs. The walls of the training facilities, coaches’ offices, recruitment centers all share similar tag […]
What A True Leader Looks Like
In case anyone missed it this past Monday, this here was class personified. Doc Rivers, coach of the LA Clippers called a timeout, at home, up 9 points, with just over 9 seconds to go. The game was over – but he got on the PA system & asked the fans to acknowledge one […]