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He sat me down when I was sick and didn't understand it and said that I was sick.

This was like my post-illumbing depression and that it was like having a scratch on your knee,

but it was a scratch on my brain and that our brains could get injured just like any other

and they could also heal just like any other. And I feel like that was the first time

I could visualize what was going on with me, which I think, you know, as athletes, we really

like diagnoses that like we understand in our definitive. So I was like, okay, brain is injured

and it can heal and it's not going to happen overnight just like we wouldn't expect like our broken

leg to heal overnight, but I'm in the process and I can heal.

Hey everybody and welcome to RealPod. I'm Victoria Garrick, former D.O. and athlete and mental

health and body am a jabbit. Every Wednesday I'll be bringing you awesome guests, weekly inspiration

and the realest conversations around everything and anything. Now let's get real.

Welcome back to RealPod everybody. I hope you've been having an amazing start to your week

and a great weekend. I have been a little bit exhausted. I am moving into the new apartment with

Max. Still we moved in last week, but there are always things to be done and also work on top of it.

I've just been feeling stressed and scatterbrained, which is why having this conversation this week

was so important for me to just talk about mental health, the importance of self-care and really

paying attention to how we're feeling because it's so easy to get lost in the commotion of our

everyday lives and stop prioritizing our mental health. Today's guest is an incredible mental

health advocate and I am so honored she is here today to share her story with us. Joining us is

Alexi Papis, a former two-time all-American and Olympic runner. She set a Greek national record,

woohoo shout out Greeks in the 10,000 meters during the Rio Olympic Games and one two NCAA

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