EP 59 - Mental Health Awareness for Athletes with Mikaela Brewer

Hard Beautiful Journey - Vulnerable Conversations about Grief, Trauma, Addictions and Mental Health

Today I welcome Mikaela Brewer who openly shares her journey as a high-performance athlete and how it brought her immense joy and complex challenges.

**A gentle warning, this episode discusses suicide. If you are feeling vulnerable in this area, please consult with a doctor or mental health professional in your area. Or call one of the Suicide Prevention numbers listed in the resources.**

Mikaela Brewer is a writer, speaker, researcher, mental health advocate, and the author of The Sifting Project, her first novel. She is also a proud Stanford Women's Basketball alumnae and a former member of Team Canada.

Mikaela believes in the voice of change, unique to stories, and the way fiction feels like people's lyrics. These beliefs are braided into the backbone of The Sifting Project, a story that seeks to challenge beliefs, motivate and comfort.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

1. Mikaela discusses the mental health challenges that young athletes face.
2. She shares about her struggles with OCD, depression and her attempted suicide.
3. As a mental health advocate, she discusses the importance of finding the language for young athletes to verbalize their mental health challenges.

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