Checking In w/ Ryan Mundy
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Michelle and Ryan are taking mental health to the field! Ryan talks about the mental and emotional impact of retiring early from his football career due to a back injury. He also goes into his dedication to bringing attention to generational health to the black community. CHECK IN to this episode to hear a journey of finding mental wellness from the perspective of a black man.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to Checking in with Michelle Williams, |
| 0:06.6 | a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:25.4 | Y'all welcome to another episode of checking in. |
| 0:28.7 | I am so excited that you guys are still rocking with us. |
| 0:31.2 | Today's special guest, he's an entrepreneur. |
| 0:39.6 | He is a fellow podcaster as well, an eight-year NFL veteran, including, yes, Super Bowl Championship. |
| 0:44.5 | He was with the Steelers, and they won over the Arizona Cardinals. Sorry for y'all, |
| 0:51.5 | Arizonians. But guess what, y'all? He is a champion for mental health for the community. |
| 0:53.9 | Please welcome Ryan Mundy. Hey, what's going on? Thanks for having me. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm looking forward to this conversation. I am looking forward to the conversation as well. |
| 1:01.2 | As you can see, Ryan, we are seeing more and more athletes speak up and about mental health. |
| 1:07.9 | A lot of people are even saying, hey, I need some time off to kind of just focus |
| 1:12.3 | on my mental health. And you are certainly one of those trailblazers in the area of sports |
| 1:18.1 | that's letting people know it is okay to check in with your mental health. Now, like you, I remember |
| 1:25.0 | I personally was at a place in my life that would be considered very successful. |
| 1:30.6 | I don't know if you know of my journey, but I had to take a moment where I had to go seek out professional help in 2018. |
| 1:38.6 | I've always sought professional help, but this was different help checking into an actual facility. |
| 1:44.6 | Right. And I went public about. help, but this was different help checking into an actual facility. Right? |
| 1:45.9 | And I went to public about it because TMZ found out. |
| 1:50.4 | So I said, wait a minute, y'all not going to tell my story. |
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