Keep Going Podcast: Athletes Shining a Light on Mental Health

Thank you all for joining another episode of the Keep Going Podcast. Shout out to Caylin for joining us open this Sunday afternoon! Caylin brought the energy from question 1 and just kept on bringing it! Thank you to our listeners for being with us for over 40 episodes. We appreciate every one of y’all! Caylin's Contact: Insta: Caylinhauptmann

We are joined today by one of the hardest workers the Keep Going Podcast crew knows! Matt Roberts from Community Co. joins us to discuss his life, faith, and how he developed the skills of grit and determination through skateboarding. Matt works with the youth at YMCA and is also the owner and founder of Community Co. which is all about mind, spirit, and body. Listen to him detail how that helps h...

Today we have one of the most vulnerable episodes I can remember in Keep Going Podcast history. Dustin Gillum, Crossfit Owner, Instructor, Husband, and Father. He walks us through his journey that started at 320 pounds in August 2012 and at its lowest got to below 150 pounds. Through these extreme weight changes came extreme lifestyle changes. Dustin walked us through his ability to find balance i...

A huge thank you to Ben Munger for coming on the episode. Being vulnerable and candid is difficult, and doing so in the middle of the preseason camp is going to make it even harder. Yet, that didn't stop Ben form making a HUGE impact today by shedding some light on what it is like to coach at one of the best women's soccer teams in the country, University of Texas (the second best UT in th...

This week we had Jason Wilhite join us for an impactful conversation about his time spent impacting the youth, overcoming a tough medical diagnosis, and actively listening to others. Thank you to Jason for being vulnerable today so that he can make a positive impact on the listeners of this podcast. Social: Personal Corner: Pushing through the Pain Charity: Sammie Hot Wheels! Community Co. Shop!

Team we hope you enjoy todays episode as you we bring you McKenna Davidson's awesome and inspiring story of how she overcame a quick diagnose and treatment process for scoliosis that suddenly ended her basketball career. Although, when one door closes, another one opens. McKenna always asked herself what could she do instead of focusing on the negatives in life. Thank you for your time and passion...

Munski joins us to talk about his history with mental health, time at Oswego State, and how that has driven his passion for podcasting now. As we try to better our communities and do all we can for mental health it is important to have a look at our selves first. Munski is a great representation of this! Follow the Make Mental Podcast today!

Zac Baden joins the Keep Going boys for an emotional and inspirational episode today. We appreciate the vulnerability and candidness that Zac displayed today. He is a true testament to the Keep Going motto. If you never listen to another Keep Going episode, make sure that you tune into this one. Thank you to everyone who is supporting currently. Social: https://twitter.com/ryantclarke/status/16773...

We always want to bring you all guests that are challenging themselves to get better and be the best they can be. Nicky K is no exception to this rule of thumb! He is an Elmhurst Lacrosse alumnus (D3 baby, for the love of the game!) and proves that you can do anything with a willingness to listen and openness to change. Nicky K started playing lacrosse when he was a freshman in high school and pla...

The KG boys sit down with Antenella Ibrahim, author of The Mount of the Elite, to discuss mental health in sports and finding yourself outside of sports. Pat says it multiple times in this episode, and he is right, the future of mental health is in good hands. At 19, Antenella has an amazing perspective on what life should be and what failure means versus failing. We were amazed at her maturity on...

Sarah Pausch joins the Keep Going boys in the booth and decided to drop a ton of knowledge on how to live your life the right way. Sarah spoke in depth on multiple trials in her life, the toughest battle being losing her father to cancer her Junior year of High School. Not knowing how to pursue what she wanted to do in life. And how a car crash with a complete stranger has led her down a path of h...

Clay Duffy joins Pat O'Malley for a conversation on Mental Health. We appreciate Clay taking important time out of his Father's day celebration and shining a light on mental health!

Today, Casey Hintz join the Keep Going podcast! Thank you to Casey for being an inspiration to athletes out there and modeling the behavior we want to see! It only takes one person to make an impact. Next week we re back to a regularly scheduled podcast with Pat being joined again by Luke!

Today, Jess Henn sat down with Pat and Rich to discuss her experience with mental health. We appreciate Jess taking her time and being open and vulnerable which is the only way to end the stigma! Keep Going

This week the crew is split up as co-host Luke is headed down under to Australia, so we had a not so new face to the program join. Thank you to Rich Yeargin for pinch hitting and adding quality to our regularly scheduled programming. Pat welcomed on Michael Sean to the episode and discussed his history of mental health. Thank you to Michael for taking his time and impacting lives!

Pat O'malley joins Alexa Ben to discuss her mental health throughout the years while competing at some of the highest levels in women's soccer.

This week the boys jump on with Bryce and we could not be more grateful for the candid & raw representation of mental health that Bryce explained to us during this episode. He explained a lot about athletes struggle but specifically hit on what the coach's burden is as well. His struggle with anxiety and depression are not what define him, his battle against it and working every day for a...

Even in the face of adversity the Keep Going pod did what it does best! We got Ep. 24 in despite a mix up in schedules and the boys touched on some crucial topic’s. What to do when you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, social media and charity shout out, and staying present while keeping the bigger picture in mind.

This week due to some weather complications we are bringing you episode 23 on a hump day! We appreciate Gannon Ruckman and him making the time for us while we chopped it up late one night after some crazy playoff baseball threw off his schedule. Everyone in the sports world knows how flexible you have to be and this week was no different! We want to thank Gannon for coming on and talking about the...

This week for our baseball series, Pat jumps on with Brandon Soat!

This week the KG boys welcomed an awesome guest in Honorarium. We had on the Founder Dan and his partner Stephen and, man, did we make a ton of impact today. Honorarium isn't focused on making deals for the elite college players, but spreading the love to those that are impacting their community. They give people a great way to keep college sports equitable. Stephen is especially passionate ab...

Today the Keep Going Group welcomed on Petar Arbov, and we switched up the format a little bit as well! We jump into it right from the get go with Petar about his life story. From moving to the USA from Bulgaria at 15 to playing baseball at Concordia, a top 25 school in the country at the time, Petar has gone through his fair share of trials and tribulations to get to where he is today. Not being...

Cole Jepsen joins our very own Pat O'Malley for an interview on mental health! Cole's socials: insta: @cjepsen6

On today's episode we are joined by Zack Jones. Zack is the Phillies FCL Hitting Initiatives coach currently working out of Clearwater, FL. Off days are few and far between for the pros and we are blessed that Zack decided to join it with us. It shows how important this topic is to him and the sports community at large. While speaking we touched on quite a few different topics, trusting the pr...

Episode 19 is one Pat and I have been stoked on for a while now. Cam Robinson is a relief pitcher for #18 University of Louisville Baseball. They just finished a sweep of Boston College and a pretty long road stint, so we are grateful to get Cam to take time on his off day to chop it up with the boys. We dig into a lot in this episode, favorite NWA song, favorite character from The Office, but mor...