Speak Your Mind

Kyle Quincey played in the NHL from 2005–2018 and was a shutdown defenseman. He joined the Speak Your Mind crew to share more about his personal experiences since retirement.

In this episode, the Speak Your Mind crew talks about his time in the NHL, the life changing experience of watching his 1-year-old son battle brain cancer and how it changed his perspective on life, the mental effects of retirement, and the importance of giving back and why he is involved with the Colorado Warriors Hockey Club.

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Speak Your Mind co-hosts Riley Sheahan and Tyler Smith went to Seattle, WA for a live recording of a podcast episode in front of the Premera Health team.

Joining Riley and Tyler on the panel were two Premera employees and Richard Taylor Jr., a former star athlete and now incredible advocate for mental health. The group had a very deep and vulnerable conversation about each other's own personal experiences with mental health and the lessons they learned.

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Colby Armstrong spent 10 seasons in the NHL playing for the Penguins, Thrashers, Leafs and Canadiens. After retiring, he joined the world of sports media as a TV and Radio analyst with Sportsnet and the Penguins.

In today's episode, the group has a fun chat around about his journey in the NHL, the important roles of wives and girlfriends, mental health in hockey and Carey Price's impact on the space. 

He is an all-time character everyone will love, so enjoy! Subscribe to our podcast channel to not miss a new episode and head to TorchPro.com for more all-access content with pro athletes.

Erin Ambrose is an Olympic Gold Medalist for Team Canada's Women's Hockey squad winning in this past 2022 Winter Games. She is a rockstar beyond the ice Speaking Her Mind on the topic of mental health releasing an article called "In My Own Words" where she opened up about her anxiety and depression.

In this episode, the group talks about her time with Team Canada winning Gold, her journey with mental health and physical health and the positive effects of opening up about her struggles.

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Emily Kaplan works for ESPN as a jack of all trades in the world of NHL media with podcasts, writing stories, live TV analysis and reporting between the benches during NHL games.

She is a trailblazer in the space of mental health using her platform to promote change. The group talks about her journey as a female in hockey and the importance of mental health both in sports and in life.

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Dan O'Toole spent over a decade as the host of several TV shows at TSN including the Canadian SportsCentre.

He had a dramatic exit from TV back in 2021 and is open about going down a dark path that was driven by alcohol. Since then, Dan has gotten a handle on his drinking problem and been a really active member in the recovery community going out of his way to help others. The Speak Your Mind squad has a great conversation about Dan's days on TV, his road to recovery and was an extremely inspirational chat!

He is now the host of a podcast called "Boomsies!". Dan is a man with tons of positive energy and is a joy to chat with, hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Dr. Emily Anhalt is a psychologist, emotional fitness consultant, and the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Coa, the gym for mental health.

In this episode we chat about the relationship of mental health and physical health, the business of Coa and its purpose and simply just normalizing the conversation of mental health coming from an expert in the industry.

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Luke Prokop is the first openly gay player to ever be under contract in the NHL. He's a prospect for the Nashville Predators currently playing in the WHL for the Edmonton Oil Kings and came out as gay in June of 2021.

In this episode we chat about Luke's journey in life, the obstacles he faced to overcome his fear of coming out as gay, the reactions and internal feelings he received once coming out and we had to mix in some hockey banter. Luke is an incredible human and a role model to so many people in the world of sports and beyond. Mental health matters.

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JT Brown spent 8 seasons in the NHL playing for the Lightning, Ducks and Wild but recently retired and became the first ever color commentator for the Seattle Kraken. JT was also a part of the first ever all black TV broadcasting team to do an NHL game.

In this episode, we chat about his unique journey to the NHL being a man of color, the adversity he faced once in the league, his transition from hockey to becoming a TV analyst and how he copes with mental health in all aspects of his life.

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Tyler & Braden Handley co-founded Inkbox, a semi-permanent tattoo brand that empowers customers with the ultimate tools for self-expression, which just recently sold to BIC for $65M. They chat about their doubters fueling their drive to succeed, the importance of mental health within the workspace and how their background in sports translated to the world of business.

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