Freeing Your Mental Game with Former NBA Guard Reggie Hearn

Episode 50 of The Mental Game features Reggie Hearn, a nine-year professional basketball guard who played for the Detroit Pistons in 2018 and spent the majority of his career in the NBA G League. 

Hearn played his college basketball at Northwestern University, where he grew from a walk-on to the team’s leading scorer and an all-Big Ten honoree as a senior. In 2020, Hearn joined for the second-ever episode of The Mental Game and detailed his harrowing journey through anxiety amidst the peak of his basketball career: an NBA call-up.  

(If you missed Part I with Reggie, click here) 

Now, as a 31-year-old, Hearn and his wife, Gianna, are about to welcome a baby girl. Hearn is considering retirement and looking to the next chapter of his career, geared around coaching, faith and family. 

In his second appearance, Hearn dives into: 

• How his perfectionist nature might impact his parenting 
• Why possibly retiring from basketball helps him to feel mentally free 
• Why therapy has proven so crucial for him 
• Much more 

Enjoy and remember to be kind to yourself. 

The Mental Game is also a proud partner of Laaser's Ladybug Society, which is a designated 501c3 organization combatting the stigmas that surround mental health by actively fundraising to support mental health initiatives and innovations in our school system. The mental health challenges faced by our youth are unprecedented and it is time to get off the bench and get in the game as we fight for the mental wellbeing of the next generation. Learn more and join the fight at LaasersLadybugs.org!

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