EP 181:More Than the Game: Finding Balance as a Student Athlete
Wins and losses don't define you, but sometimes it can feel that way. Being a student-athlete is about more than practices, games, and championships. It's about balancing school, sports, relationships, and life while taking care of your mental health. Student athletes share honest conversations about handling pressure, preventing burnout, navigating setbacks, and remembering that who you are is bigger than your performance.
For more information and resources, visit: Work2BeWell
For more information and resources, visit: Work2BeWell
Creators and Guests
Host
Dr. Robin Henderson
Dr. Robin Henderson, PsyD, is the Chief Executive, Behavioral Health for Providence Oregon where has direct and matrixed responsibility for acute, specialty and ambulatory behavioral health services in a system serving nearly 100,000 individuals each year. She also serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for Work2BeWell, a youth-lead mental health education, activation and advocacy program that creates clinically vetted curriculum for schools and youth groups. In this role she works with our National Student Advisory Council, our grassroots advocacy campaigns (including the new Oregon law giving students Mental Health Days) and hosts the #Talk2BeWell podcast focusing on youth mental health and well-being. She is also an advisory member of the Providence Community Partnership Mental Health Advisory Group, overseeing investments in mental health and substance use disorders and is a Senior Clinical Advisor to Well Being Trust.
