Keep Going Podcast: Athletes Shining a Light on Mental Health

Today we have our first volley ball guest on the podcast! We are stoked to bring you this interview with Andrea Brigham. AKA, AB. Ab came on the podcast and dropped some mental health tips from the very start of the episode! Pat and I loved listening to AB detail the story of how sports became important to her, how she used them to propel her into a life of success in her career, and how she was a...

Today we bring on a big hitter and another D3 warrior Jeremy Wolf. Jeremy's resume in the Baseball world is not one to scoff at. On top of starting every game at Trinity College and securing a national championship his fourth and final year there, Jeremy went on to get drafted by the New York Mets organization in 2016. After a stint in the Minor Leagues, Jeremy asked himself a question that a...

On episode 17 of the Keep Going Podcast we have Villanova Rugby standout Mike Morris. We appreciate Mike taking his time to come on the podcast and speak on some important moments in his life that have led him to where he is today. Mike touched on when he became a sports fan. It all started with soccer, the beautiful game! Then we spoke about the adjustment Sophomore year of college while playing...

In this episode we welcome on a very special guest in Shannon Legath! It is always an impactful episode when we can get someone on the pod whose career revolves around mental health. Shannon works on the clinical side of mental health and rehabilitation. We were honored to get her expert perspective on a couple different topics, and I have to mention as well, she is another D3 stud from Rockford!...

Nobody circles the wagons like... Brother Bill! This week it was our pleasure to have on the most sane super fan of the NFL, Brother Bill. Brother Bill has been saying Bills By a Billion since he was a baby, and has been running the Brother Bill Instagram page for about 5 years now and has garnered a massive following. We wanted to dive deeper than that though. Besides 43,000 followers on Twitter...

This week we welcome on an avid listener of the podcast and Accountability Partners group chat DK! David Kmiecik works with NCSA currently and has a degree in Sports Broadcasting where he spent many years on the road covering various high school, college, and professional athletes and events. We dig into how DK knew he wasn't meant for college sports, but still wanted to keep them in his life. We...

Pat has a convo with Harper College's head baseball coach!

Today we welcome a member of the AP group chat, where this whole idea came about. People helping other people. And that is what Jacqui is all about. In this episode Jacqui walks us through her early years, high school, and decision to forgo college basketball. Yet, Jacqui did not just give us her story because she is an identical twin. This is the second twin we have had on and we believe that the...

This week we welcome on an amazing guest, Terrance Tarver. Terrance is a Psychology PhD student at The University of Tennessee (Go Vols!), and today he walks us through he life and how he got to this point. A lot like other guests we have interviewed, Terrance spoke about the importance of his family and his support system to help him through some of the lowest points in his life. Which included l...

This week we were honored to have on Zach Gale! As you will see in this episode, and from his content that he produces on his Me2We social media brand, Zach is killing it in so many aspects. Wether that is in his vocation as a special education teacher, his role as a husband, or in the gym. Zach fills us in on his early years and on through college where he learned how to not let the outcome dicta...

This week we welcome on Marco Martusciello and he gives us a heartfelt walk through his life with sports and relationship with his twin brother. Support groups are a topic that we come back to over and over again on this podcast and this week Marco tells us what it was like to go through life with a built in support group from the start! Have a listen to him and how he overcame adversity in his pa...

This week we welcome on Christie Nasypany-Cicero, or better known as CNC (coolest nickname out there), as she walks us through her early life, high school & college recruitment process, and her life after being an athlete. CNC played at Mercyhurst in college where she was a stand out and she has also made appearances for the USA National Hockey squad. She has inspired thousands and will contin...

This week the Keep Going Podcast welcomes on our first group guest! Shauna, Ashton, and Jules join us as the Stony Brook Softball team! They talk to us about their early years with the sport, who inspires them, and they give their younger selves some advice. Listen to these three D1 athletes give their perspectives on competing for a starting spot while still caring about their teammates, self car...

Tonight we talk to an avid basketball fan, coach, and mentor. Brandon Gossett joins us form Kansas City Kansas Community College, which we now know if called KCK for short! Brandon is a friend of Pat's from the Rock Valley days. Ladies and gentleman, please give Goss your attention and play these clips back 3 or 4 times at least. He speaks about where he got his passion for basketball from, his me...

This week we chop it up with Anyssa Iliopolis and add our second National Team Member & second Rutgers Athlete to the podcast family all in one episode! Anyssa breaks down her start in softball, who impacted her throughout her life, and time playing at Rutgers University and with the Greek National Softball Team. Sit back and buckle up for this episode as it is a great one with tons of little...

Episode 5 of the KG Podcast is an absolute banger. We wanted to start the new year off with some heat and did we do it. Today's guest is Adam O'Malley, our co-host Pat's very own younger brother. In this episode we talk about staying present in the moment, the impact of family in our lives, and some shoutouts and look ahead to what you all can expect from us at The KG Podcast in 2023. Big things c...

Tonight's episode may hit just a bit different. Cat Salladin comes in fresh off of hanging up the swim cap after what appeared to be an awesome swim career. Yet, when you get to know Cat during this episode you may find out that sometimes things aren't as they may appear looking from the outside in. Join us as we take a deeper dive (Sorry, I couldn't help myself - Luke) into Cat's career and what...

Following up an inspirational episode with another heavy hitter on and off the field. This week we spoke with Ryan Lidge, a former New York Yankee draft pick who played collegiate ball at Notre Dame. Ryan gave us some insight into his different tools to over come mental challenges while performing at a high level on the field. The perspective Ryan has, coming from someone with a pedigree such as h...

Today we are bringing y'all one of the most inspiring stories you will hear in a long time. Coach Richard Yeargin III joins us to tell his incredible comeback story on the field and also about his inspirations off the field which include his grandma, father, and brother. He is someone we should all aspire to be like everyday in our lives and we hope he empowers you to Keep Going this week.

Episode 1: Our pilot episode that we are super excited to bring to the people! In this episode we detail our reasons for creating the KG Podcast, our own struggles with mental health, and preview some guests and cool events happening in the mental health community.  #KeepGoing #KGPod Much love from Pat and Wheat