Kicking off Mental Health Month, G&C welcomes Kelsey Griffith to the show. Kelsey is a mental skills specialist at The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention who works with young athletes and teaches about how important mental health is in the context of sports and athletics. Kelsey explains the difference between clinical sports/performance psychology and mental skills specialists and shares the story of her own injury that led her down this path. She discusses clinical versus situational depression and the stigma around mental health. Kelsey focuses a lot on failure and motivation and shares how helpful it is to learn those skills throughout our lives. She gives some of her tips for re-framing failure, easing anxiety, and finding motivation.

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