The NHL Has A Head Trauma Problem
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
When the game ends but the battle just begins, former NHL player Daniel Carcillo lays bare the hard-hitting truth about sports concussions and the healing journey beyond the rink. Carcillo joins the fellas for a compelling chat surrounding his intense struggle with mental health following repetitive head trauma and the lack of proactive education and support from the NHL and its Players' Association (NHLPA). Delving deeper, he underscores the necessity of informed consent and advocates for the continuation of physical aspects of hockey, albeit with greater transparency about their risks. Carcillo's personal recovery story transitions into an exploration of unconventional therapies, highlighting his transformative experiences with psychedelics, particularly psilocybin, and their integration with talk therapy.
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| 0:21.4 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:28.3 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:33.8 | This week, we have a heated conversation. I mean, not like we don't get heated |
| 0:39.6 | with our guest, but our guest gets heated about the things that he's passionate about, |
| 0:44.5 | which is mental health and a mental health advocacy, in particular head trauma advocacy. |
| 0:53.6 | Our guest this week is former NHL player Daniel Carbom Carcillo. |
| 0:59.9 | And if you are an NHL fan, you probably know who this man is. |
| 1:04.2 | He was a badass enforcer in the NHL. |
| 1:07.8 | And he is now a head trauma and concussion advocate who speaks out about the awful state |
| 1:17.9 | of player support and player awareness surrounding head trauma in the NHL. |
| 1:26.4 | And when I said it got heated, what I mean by that is that |
| 1:29.1 | Daniel has some choice words for the NHLPA. And it made for an absolute fascinating |
| 1:36.4 | conversation. We also dive into his advocacy work for alternative therapies like |
| 1:43.9 | psilocybin, which if you've been listening to this podcast |
| 1:46.9 | for any amount of time, you know that we are big fans of. So please enjoy this beautiful |
| 1:52.4 | conversation with our friend Daniel Carcillo. Oh, and by the way, before I throw to it, |
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| 2:10.8 | into the story of my experience with CF, but also looking into the future of CF for patients living with the disease when there is now |
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