Mental Health Miniseries: Kayla McBride

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🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

For Kayla McBride, basketball was never just a game.It was an escape from her childhood traumas and subsequent mental health struggles. But when sports came to a halt during the pandemic, she was forced to face the woman behind the athlete. On the final episode of our three-part mental health miniseries, the WNBA vet takes us on her journey toward healing, starting with the decision to put her story in the public eye. She speaks candidly about the challenges of vulnerability and its sweet wins: a closer bond with her family and a happier relationship with her sport. She also discusses how becoming part of the mental health conversation helped show others — and herself — that athletes are more than a number on a jersey or an end-of-season stat. Listen and learn why letting your guard down, and giving others space to do the same, can lead to a world where mental health takes higher priority.

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0:00.0	Oh hello, welcome to Trained Body and Mind, a podcast exploring the cutting edge of
0:05.7	holistic fitness.
0:06.7	I'm your host Jacqueline Byer.
0:09.1	Each episode I connect with the world's leading experts and athletes to talk about mindset,
0:13.1	movement, nutrition, recovery, and sleep.
0:15.8	What we like to call the five facets of fitness.
0:18.8	This is the final episode in our three-part mini-series on mental health.
0:22.8	So far, we've learned how exercise and food can give our minds a boost.
0:26.8	Few people know that better than athletes.
0:29.5	Just like the rest of us, though, sometimes they tumble into the darkness of depression
0:33.0	and anxiety.
0:34.6	And now we're hearing that for too long, many of our sports heroes have felt like they
0:38.0	needed to keep their pain private.
0:40.6	Not anymore.
0:41.6	A new generation of basketball, gymnastics, swimming, and tennis stars are stepping up,
0:46.4	publicly sharing their challenges with mental health.
0:48.5	They're leading the way to healing and happiness for their fellow athletes.
0:52.7	And for the rest of us, too.
0:56.7	You're not alone.
1:00.2	Everybody's journey is different.
1:02.1	It's okay that you don't feel okay right now, and it's okay to feel great right now.
1:05.9	But constantly trying to fight yourself is the hardest thing that you can do.
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