Sixty-eight teams enter the NCAA Tournament, but only one walks away victorious. With 99% of the field heading home without a trophy, how do athletes and teams cope with defeat? In this episode of the LG Transparent Conversations series, The Next Chapter discusses how the road home from the Big Dance® can be a pivotal, even defining, moment for many student-athletes. Prim Siripipat and the panel explores the letdown athletes experience following the postseason and how the complicated feelings/emotions can influence the return to normal activities.

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This episode The Next Chapter continues the LG Electronics Transparent Conversation series, Prim and LG recorded live from Fan Fest during the Men’s Final Four Championships in Houston, Texas. Joined by LCSW and founder of AthMindset, Lisa Bonta Sumii, Senior Forward for the Indiana Hoosiers, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Houston Cougar Freshman Forward, Jarace Walker to discuss the road to March Madness. The Final Four® is the ultimate stage for college basketball. In this episode of the LG Transparent Conversations series, we talk about the mental roadmap and challenges athletes face as they work their way to the elite stage. Expectations, pressure, media coverage, achieving peak performance, and even coping with injuries – Prim Siripipat and the panelists discuss the intricacies of the postseason and how it can affect the athlete and team in various ways.

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Prim Siripipat sits down with former NBA player and 2007 No. 1 overall pick, Greg Oden, to discuss the highs and lows during his athletic career. Greg discusses his childhood and the influential forces that nudged him toward basketball, including his parent’s divorce, moving from New York to Indiana as a child, and his “uncomfortable” height.

Oden speaks candidly about his seven surgeries, the burden of carrying Portland’s expectations, and how he relied on substance use, including alcohol, to numb all his physical and emotional pain.
The typically soft-spoken and private athlete steps forwards to share his story so younger athletes recognize the value of getting help, which he acknowledges comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Prim is joined this week by former NBA top 10 pick and Stanford standout Josh Childress. She talks to Josh about his upbringing, family life and his experiences through college leading up to his time in the NBA and overseas. Childress discusses his personal battles with anxiety and opens up about how he felt stepping on the court dealing with his internal struggles.

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This week, Prim is joined by volleyball superstar, author, wife, mother, podcast host Gabby Reece to discuss her life in the limelight, how she moved forward following the end of her professional career, athletes struggles with finding their post-career identities and so much more.

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Prim's sits down with Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Champion wide receiver Doug Baldwin. Doug opens up about his injuries, retirement, mental health, family and so much more.

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Prim Siripipat sits down with former UCLA basketball player and 2-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis about his transition from sport and how he found purpose through and beyond basketball. Sitting on the set of SLIC Studios in Los Angeles, California, the two unpack his journey from South Central L.A. to the prestigious Santa Monica Crossroads Preparatory School to his 13-year NBA career. Baron opens up about how he found peace after basketball broke his heart and leaned on his unending curiosity to find happiness and purpose following sport.

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Prim Siripipat sits down with former UCLA basketball player turned NBA Twitter legend Josiah Johnson. The 40-year-old opens up about living in the shadows of his 5-time NBA All-Star father, Marques Johnson, and his trajectory to becoming the "King of NBA Twitter." During this hour-plus-long conversation at the SLIC Studios in Los Angeles, CA, the two discuss how Josiah's childhood, basketball career, and professional experiences in sports media and comedy played a role in becoming one of the most prominent NBA social media personalities.

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Prim Siripipat speaks with former Olympic figure skater and Stanford alum Rachael Flatt about her developing area of expertise: athletes and eating disorders. Currently a Ph.D. clinical psychology student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Rachael has published various articles on body image and eating disorder issues within the athlete population. During this educational interview, the two dispel myths about eating disorders, how the culture of sport plays a role, warning signs, and how parents and coaches can help a struggling athlete. Prim opens up about the body image/eating issues she suffered while competing and offers insight into recovery. 

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