345: Mental Health

That's What She Said with Sarah Spain

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Sarah explores mental health in sports by having conversations with three experts. First, NYT best-selling author Kate Fagan, whose book What Made Maddy Run covers mental health and suicide. Then Sarah talks to Jessica Bartley, the Senior Director of Psychological Services for the US Olympic and Paralympic committees, about working with elite athletes and how the Ben Simmons situation can inform conversations about mental wellness. Finally, Sarah talks athlete moms and the "motherhood penalty" with Molly Dickens, a PhD, stress physiologist, and co-founder of &Mother, a nonprofit focused on gender equity and working motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.6	in-depth conversations, breaking news reaction, and analysis of the biggest events on the NBA calendar.
0:46.6	That's the WagePod. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:50.1	Welcome to That's What She Said with Sarah Spain, a podcast about,
1:00.1	well, whatever the hell I want, actors and musicians, athletes,
1:03.4	comedians, neuroscientists, wine experts. If I find somebody interesting, I'm bringing them to you.
1:09.1	We'll talk about how they became who they are, how they found success,
1:12.8	battle failures, and how they ended up here, talking to me.
1:16.3	So today's episode is a little bit different.
1:18.6	We're going to talk about mental health in sports,
1:20.8	and I'll warn you that we do touch on sensitive topics, including suicide.
1:24.7	If you or anyone you know is struggling, please talk to someone.
1:28.1	You can always call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK.
1:34.2	I've long hoped to get into this topic on the podcast,
1:36.9	and unfortunately the catalyst to finally do the episode was a tragic string of events
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