As the semester comes to an end, I wanted to use my final post to reflect on the future of athlete mental health. During my Continue Reading
Hearing From Current Athletes
This week, I decided to reach out to current athletes and hear some of their feedback around the topic of athlete mental health. I covered Continue Reading
From Illinois to Arena Football
Evan Lewandowski, an Illinois native, is now expanding his football career to the professional level. This past week, I got to sit down and have Continue Reading
Advocating for Awareness
The U.S Center for Mental Health and Sport is an organization that advocated for awareness around athlete mental health. Recently, I got the opportunity to Continue Reading
A Look Behind The Mat
This week I took a look behind the sport with UNI Alumni and Wartburg Wrestling Coach, Eric Keller, as he talks about how mental health Continue Reading
What it Takes to be a Dancer
Hannah Bohn started her dance career as a ballet dancer, training in a very intense ballet studio. Now, she has been coaching at the high Continue Reading
A Coaches Perspective
Coach Jacobson has been coaching the UNI Men’s Basketball program for the last 18 years. This week, I got the opportunity to sit down with Continue Reading
Athlete Mental Health: Hiding in Plain Sight
Athlete mental health has been an up and coming topic throughout the last few years. The topic has primarily spiked up conversation after the global Continue Reading
More Than Just a Basketball Player
Grace Boffeli is more than just a basketball player. Junior on the UNI Women’s Basketball Team, Boffeli talks about her experience being a woman in Continue Reading
The Pressures of College Wrestling
Alex Crawford, a 4th year at Wartburg College, gives his experience and insight into the topic of athlete mental health. Crawford has been wrestling since Continue Reading