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Hi, I am Kaitlyn Govea. I play catcher and third base at Siena College, and this is my story. I have always struggled with mental health. Nobody really knew that about me because I was so good at [...]

I have either played or coached baseball for 34 years of my life. The past 16 I have been a High School baseball coach; the past 10 at Clever HS (MO).  What we as a community and team went [...]

My name is Brandynn Clark and this is my story. I’m 27 years old and was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I grew up in a smaller suburb called Macedonia, Ohio which is just outside of the city.  I [...]

Hello my name is Julian Arroyo, I play football and have depression and anxiety. I am a senior at Irvington High School and am committed to Whittier College to get a degree in psychology and [...]

#Truth: pre-race nerves plague many runners. #Truth: running can be an effective antidote to anxiety. Also #truth, yet rarely uttered aloud: there are those of us who run with anxiety. This type [...]

Dear Athlete, If you’re reading this, that means that you are most likely a baseball player. Your mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, great uncle Steve etc. most likely received this email on your [...]

When I was fifteen years old, I was blessed with the opportunity to leave my home and pursue elite baseball. This opportunity was afforded to me by my parents who made the decision to uproot [...]

Absenteeism is one of the most noticeable symptoms of people who deal with mental health problems while holding down a job. But there’s also presenteeism, when people show up for work yet are [...]

It was fall of my 6th grade year, so I must have been twelve years old or so when I first realized something was wrong. As I laid in bed trying to go to sleep my chest began to tighten, it [...]