Closer Mentality

Episode 73 brought on former Xavier University cross-country athlete Devi Jagadesan.

She worked through the pressure to conform to early sport specialization, getting to a Division I school, sexual assault, developing an eating disorder, feeling threatened on campus, Title IX, and how she used writing as an outlet to help heal her trauma.

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National Sexual Assault Hotline: https://www.rainn.org/resources

End Rape On Campus: https://civicnation.org/our-initiatives/end-rape-on-campus/

Intimate Partner Violence - CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html

Gender-Based Violence: https://www.unfpa.org/gender-based-violence

Women For Women International: https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/series-what-does-mean-gender-based-violence

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LeTourneau University's Hattie Mills joined Closer Mentality for Episode 72!

Mills, a sophomore volleyball player at the Texas DIII school, talked through her recruiting experience, choosing LeTourneau, adjusting to college life, and a season-ending injury that shouldn't have been.

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Let's Talk About That: https://www.letstalkaboutthisbyhattie.com/452248810

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Episode 71 brought on representatives from the non-profit "Morgan's Message".

Named for Duke University women's lacrosse player Morgan Rodgers, who passed in 2019, the initiative aims to debunk athlete mental health stories and share experiences, peer-to-peer.

Today's guests help give context to the nationwide work that Morgan's Message now does. Morgan's twin sister, Aberle, and East Carolina women's lacrosse player, and Morgan's Message ambassador, CeCe Bartley joined the episode today.

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Morgan's Message: https://morgansmessage.org/

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For the 70th episode of Closer Mentality, I welcomed Dr. Stephen Harvey to the podcast.

He's a sport pedagogist and helps teach coaches how to be more effective in their practices. He spoke about coach decision-making, open streams of communication between player and coach, self-aware evaluations, and how to approach mental skills with athletes ranging from elementary school to professional.

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Dr. Harvey's Research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen-Harvey-3

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Episode 69 highlighted the 13-year professional baseball career of catcher Michael McKenry.

McKenry spoke of his journey to Major League lineups, piecing together additional opportunities, the pain and confusion of being traded, how he became "The Fort", the post-sport grieving process, and how through all of the adversity, he maintained his composure.

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Team USA swimmer Zach Harting joined Closer Mentality to tell his story on Episode 68.

Harting detailed his journey to the University of Louisville swim program, finding his sweet spot in the 200m fly, capturing a litany of Cardinal program records, racing Michael Phelps for a spot on Team USA, winning gold medals all over the world, and his trip to Tokyo 2020.

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Happy Mental Health Action Day! Closer Mentality's National Mental Health Awareness Month programming continues with a story straight from College Station, Texas.

Texas A&M 800 m track athlete Jean Jenkins joined Closer Mentality this week to tell the story of getting to Texas A&M University, finding a place in the middle distances, the beginning of her self-image difficulties, being diagnosed with an eating disorder, perfectionism, and the journey to get back into running.

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Jean's Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jeanmarie1/?hl=en

Jean's Photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jpixe.l/?hl=en

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Team New Zealand pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart joined Closer Mentality this week to talk about the gymnast to pole vaulter pipeline, breaking the U-17 national record, snapping four poles and the psychological ramifications, missing out on Tokyo 2020, and representing New Zealand at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championship in Serbia.

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Bowling Green State University's women's soccer player Rachel Muller joined Closer Mentality this week. She worked through both of her ACL tears, moving across the country in pursuit of an opportunity to play soccer collegiately, regulating her emotions toward returning to play, and how she took control of her shifting roles within BGSU WSOC's hierarchy.

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"From Broken Wings to Shiny Rings": https://twitter.com/BGathletics/status/1507027909914988550

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Episode 64 welcomed MindReady and More Than Baseball founder Jeremy Wolf. He detailed his journey to DIII baseball, winning a College World Series, getting drafted to the New York Mets and playing for Team Israel, why More Than Baseball is important, and mental skills training.

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