The Grim Drive Podcast explores mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes.
Pro athletes come forward more and more with stories about their mental health journey, what they have endured, and how they managed to push through. This only started recently and reflects a mental health stigma that continues to be reduced.
Pro athletes also leverage mindset to achieve peak performance, as well as representing (and often driving) elements of popular culture through the use of social media, technology, and personal branding. This places athletes front and center as role models for people of all ages, giving them a platform that can reach many to deliver important information.
The mental health stigma, particularly for males, has been significantly diminished in the last few years; A cultural shift at the point of pushing through to the next phase: Awareness. Awareness is emerging after long periods of collective denial and resistance to the topic of Mental Health. The insight will fuel this phase of Awareness and powerful examples, like professional athletes, provide the spark. This insight, with a little helpful push from the athletes that frame it, can be harnessed by our listeners for their own benefits, to continue to push through on their own mental health journey.
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The Grim Drive Podcast explores mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes.
Pro athletes come forward more and more with stories about their mental health journey, what they have endured, and how they managed to push through. This only started recently and reflects a mental health stigma that continues to be reduced.
Pro athletes also leverage mindset to achieve peak performance, as well as representing (and often driving) elements of popular culture through the use of social media, technology, and personal branding. This places athletes front and center as role models for people of all ages, giving them a platform that can reach many to deliver important information.
The mental health stigma, particularly for males, has been significantly diminished in the last few years; A cultural shift at the point of pushing through to the next phase: Awareness. Awareness is emerging after long periods of collective denial and resistance to the topic of Mental Health. The insight will fuel this phase of Awareness and powerful examples, like professional athletes, provide the spark. This insight, with a little helpful push from the athletes that frame it, can be harnessed by our listeners for their own benefits, to continue to push through on their own mental health journey.
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we have the pleasure of interviewing Darius Miller.. Darius MIller (@DMillerKY on Twitter) is an American professional basketball player who played in the (NBA) from 2012-2021 for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Depression, Joy, and the In-Between. Upon doing a Twitter poll a couple months back where we asked what topics people would want us to cover on the podcast, we got a lot […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we had the pleasure of interviewing Pro Wrestler Levi Cooper. Levi is an American Professional Wrestler, best known for his time in the WWE, where he performs under the ring name “Tucker.” He wrestled […]
0:00 (Intros) 10:21 (Outline of the Episode) 22:55 (Mental Health in the Metaverse) 1:15:55 (How to Stay Healthy in Web3) During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss how to stay healthy in the emerging web3 world and we also […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss the SECOND season of Ted Lasso, a show on AppleTV. If you missed the first season episode, it is also on Apple/Spotify and here is the Youtube link: https://youtu.be/onaKgXx5OJk Every 10 episodes […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss the first season of Ted Lasso, a show on AppleTV. Every 10 episodes or so we deviate from the typical episode format and have a little fun. We were a bit overdue […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Confidence. Confidence, or the ability to be self-secure, is a skill that can come in handy in order to maintain overall wellness and balance. In our work with young guys and athletes […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss the Youth Mental Health Epidemic in the United States. Recently Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United States designated the collective mental health of youth in the US an epidemic. With […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Mental Health + Education. The importance of education with regard to self awareness and mental health has been a topic we have returned to in different ways quite a few times. In […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Mental Health + Culture. We have covered the overlap between Sports + Mental Health quite a bit on this podcast, as that is the main mission behind the show. In this episode, […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Dopamine + Culture. There has been more and more talk about “web3” recently, talk which will only continue to grow louder. We haven’t quite delved into how web3 will potentially dovetail with […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss The Chicago Blackhawks + Trauma. In 2010, Kyle Beach was a 20 year old player on the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, brought up for the playoff run towards the end of […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we interview Nathan Baugh of Sideline Sprint. While we focus on looking at Mental Health through the lens of Sports on this podcast, mental health is a concept that exists on a spectrum. Most […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss athlete salaries. Whether it is the twitter-verse filled with fans opining about athletes being overpaid or important discussions at the national level about male v. female National Soccer Team player compensation, the […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and relationships. Dynasties don’t happen very often, and aside from a few select haters out there, everyone can acknowledge that the 20 years and six championships won by […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Ben Simmons. We always admit our Boston sports team allegiance with full transparency, so it goes with that territory to be biased against certain teams. The Philadelphia 76ers are without a doubt […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Gamesmanship. In the most recent Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, a runner in the marathon race reached out to grab a cup of water while running. The second in a line of […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Ime Udoka + New Jobs. Transitions are difficult in any aspect of life. Starting a new job is one of the most common types of transitions people go through, involving adjustment to […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Jackie Mac + Alex Caruso . We already did a previous episode covering Jackie Mac, but when a legend retires it’s important to show some respect and recognition. In this episode, we […]
During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Evander Kane. Evander Kane has been in the news recently due to allegations about gambling on hockey, claims he denies. He has also been dealing with financial hardship recently due to gambling […]
The Grim Drive Podcast explores mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes.
Pro athletes come forward more and more with stories about their mental health journey, what they have endured, and how they managed to push through. This only started recently and reflects a mental health stigma that continues to be reduced.
Pro athletes also leverage mindset to achieve peak performance, as well as representing (and often driving) elements of popular culture through the use of social media, technology, and personal branding. This places athletes front and center as role models for people of all ages, giving them a platform that can reach many to deliver important information.
The mental health stigma, particularly for males, has been significantly diminished in the last few years; A cultural shift at the point of pushing through to the next phase: Awareness. Awareness is emerging after long periods of collective denial and resistance to the topic of Mental Health. The insight will fuel this phase of Awareness and powerful examples, like professional athletes, provide the spark. This insight, with a little helpful push from the athletes that frame it, can be harnessed by our listeners for their own benefits, to continue to push through on their own mental health journey.
