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Athlete Mental Health - Beyond Awareness

Athlete Mental Health - Beyond Awareness

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Send us Fan MailAthlete mental health cannot be addressed with motivational slogans, one-time awareness campaigns, or instructions to simply “toughen up.” In this special roundtable episode of Talkin’ with the AD, Morgan Sullivan is joined by five professionals with backgrounds in mental health counseling, athletic training, coaching, education, mental performance, and athlete development.The panel discusses the challenges today’s athletes face, including anxiety, depression, perfectionism, emotional regulation, burnout, injuries, recruiting pressure, early specialization, parent expectations, and the loss of identity that can occur when an athlete’s playing career ends. The conversation also explores coaching behaviors that may be well-intentioned but psychologically damaging, including public criticism, indirect communication, unexplained lineup changes, and giving corrective feedback while an athlete is still highly emotional. The panel emphasizes the importance of building relationships, communicating directly, allowing athletes time to process mistakes, and making sure young people know that their value is not determined by their statistics, starting position, or performance.The central message of this episode is simple: The person must always come before the athlete. When adults create environments where athletes feel seen, heard, supported, and valued beyond the scoreboard, they do not weaken competitive sports—they build healthier teams, stronger athletes, and better human beings.Meet the PanelLiza Simrell, LPCC-SLiza is a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervision designation and a certified mental game coach based in Toledo, Ohio. She works with adolescents, adults, athletes, teams, and organizations and brings experience as a collegiate basketball player, varsity coach, college recruiter, basketball official, and competitive golfer.Learn more: Liza Simrell CounselingBill HoopesBill is a Navy veteran, former educator, coach, youth-development professional, and founder of Lead Your Journey. His work focuses on athlete mindset, leadership, recruiting, and strengthening the relationship between athletes and their parents. He also leads Florida Premier Girls Fastpitch and has helped hundreds of softball players pursue collegiate opportunities.Learn more: Lead Your JourneyDanielle Vallas, LMHC, M.Ed.Danielle is a licensed mental health counselor, former school wellness director, coach, educator, graduate-school professor, author, and founder of D&G Wellness Consulting. Her work helps athletes, parents, coaches, schools, and organizations address mental health and wellness through counseling, coaching, workshops, and education.Danielle is also the creator of The Inner Game: A Mental Health Journal for Peak Performance in Sports and the founder of Buffalo Believes.Learn more:D&G Wellness ConsultingDanielle VallasBuffalo BelievesThe Inner Game JournalMeghan Johnson, MA, LAPC, LAT, ATC, NCCMeghan is a licensed associate professional counselor, certified athletic trainer, and mental performance coach with Next Level Mental Performance. A former collegiate softball player, she combines her background in sports medicine, counseling, and performance psychology to support athletes both on and off the field.Learn more: Meghan Johnson at Next Level Mental PerformanceKim Griffin, MHC-PKim is a mental health counselor and former NCAA Division I softball coach. She spent nearly two decades coaching at Canisius University, including 11 seasons as head coach, before transitioning into mental health counseling. Kim works with athletes, families, couples, and individuals on emotional regulation, performance, anxiety, communication, leadership, burnout, and life transitions.Learn more: Kim Griffin at Core Mental Health CounselingMemorable Moments“Put the person first—not the athlete.” — Liza Simrell“You’re not building a softball player. You’re building a strong, powerful woman who can use the game as a vessel.” — Bill Hoopes“It doesn’t take a special certification or a fancy degree to be an active listener.” — Meghan Johnson“Our brains are prediction machines.” — Kim Griffin“I’m noticing…” may be one of the most powerful ways for a coach to begin a conversation.Athletes often do not need coaches to fix the situation; they need coaches to remain present.The qualities that can make someone an elite athlete may also make that athlete more vulnerable to mental health concerns.The person who arrives with 100% can help carry the teammate who arrives with 20%.The growth is not in the immediate emotional reaction; the growth is in the reflection.Coaches should strive to be the thermostat that helps regulate the environment—not the thermometer that simply reflects its temperature.Supporting coach mental health matters because coaches are people, not simply because replacing them is inconvenient.Action Steps for Athletic DirectorsCreate a written mental ...
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