Special Announcement + Dr. LaKeitha Poole

As The Mental Game presents its 46th episode, I’m thrilled to make a special announcement…

The Mental Game is proud to partner with Never Alone, a multi-dimensional mental health brand spearheaded by Paul Marlow.

Paul, a former Toronto Blue Jays draftee and guest of The Mental Game (listen to his episode here), started Never Alone after a traumatic period in his life during which he lost his father to Parkinson’s and cancer. After pushing back initially, Marlow embraced therapy in his recovery process, and he founded the platform soon after to help others.

Now, Never Alone features blog posts and newsletters focusing on therapy, anxiety and depression, exercise and more.

As The Mental Game joins the Never Alone Network, you’ll hear from Paul at the beginning of each episode, during which he’ll share a helpful piece before that episode’s interview.

As a podcast, The Mental Game will still feature the same dynamic mix of athletes, coaches, doctors and researchers from whom you’ve learned so much over the years. I’m touched that this podcast has moved, entertained and helped so many of you, and I intend to continue that.

Speaking of that, let’s plunge into today’s episode…

Episode 46 of The Mental Game features Dr. LaKeitha Poole, the Director of Student-Athlete Mental Health at LSU.

In Baton Rouge, Dr. Poole consults LSU’s more than 500 student-athletes on all topics related to their mental health and well-being. She comes to her current role after working in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Multicultural Affairs and at the LSU African American Cultural Center.

In this podcast, Dr. Poole dives into:

• What you are getting wrong about student-athletes
• How she preps LSU’s many NFL, NBA and WNBA draft prospects
• Why Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has affected student-athlete mental health
• Much more

Enjoy and remember to be kind to yourself.