WPDSports Press On Podcast
Ever want to know what’s in the minds and hearts of both collegiate student-athletes and veterans athletes alike? Sometimes not much. Other times? To know would blow your mind! Just ask them.
Join educator and sports mentor Dr. Scott McNeal as he, collegiate student-athletes, and veteran athletes engage in personal, somewhat unscripted monthly conversations about life and faith at the intersection of soul and sport.
Copyright. 2024. Dr. Scott McNeal. WPDSports.
WPDSports Press On Podcast
“Stenny” - M. Stenbeck. The Counselor - Part 3 - “They Saved My Life”
Sports Veteran Spotlight!
Dr. Scott McNeal (Dr. M.) concludes his talk with veteran athlete and coach Mark “Stenny” Stenbeck. Runner. Coach. Mental health worker. Aspiring author. In this episode, Mark reflects on mental health challenges common within the student-athlete ranks and on what a coach can do to mitigate issues.
Mark candidly reflects on his context-driven mental health challenges amid a winning coaching season and on the "saving" value of his close community amid several critical life changes.
Season 1 Episodes 18 and 19 set the stage, in part, for this episode.
Article Referenced in Episode: Rod Baumeister, “Suicide as Escape from the Self,” Psychological Review, 1990.
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