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NFL Players Using “My Cause My Cleats” as An Opportunity to Advocate for Mental Health

During Week 13 and 14 of the National Football League (NFL) season, players reveal their passions outside of football and “wear their...

Tyler Lewin: Loving the Game Again

TW: eating disorder First was COVID, then came a career-crushing injury, and then came the death of a beloved pet. Then, something I...

Jess Prater: A Letter to my Support System

This year, I began to share my struggles with mental health. Meaningful connections are important, and I knew a strong support system was...

What We Aren't Saying About Ole Miss

Written by Kai McClelland In early 2023, athlete Desanto Rollins was cut from the Ole Miss Football team after not having been to...

We Asked a Sports Dietician About The Condition That’s Ending Female Athlete Careers

Written by Kai McClelland In my freshman year of college cross country, there were eight girls in my recruiting class. Three of us had...

Dr. T’s Five Tips to Survive the Winter

Written by Kai McClelland Today (November 5th, 2023) is the end of daylight savings time for the year, which means that the United States...

How Philly’s Act of Kindness Turned Trea Turner’s Season Around

Written by Anna Intartaglia Entering into the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season after signing an 11-year, $300 million contract,...

Annabelle Young: Shouldering the Mental Load

I have been swimming since I was 5 years old, and it has always been a great stress reliever for me. I moved 8.5 hours away from home to...

Dealing With Performance Anxiety

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Grace Malec: Tragedy as a Force of Redirection

Throughout my life, dance was everything to me. It was therapy, it was my self-expression. I couldn’t picture myself without it. Mental...

Jess Deutsch: Quiet Wisdom for the Fall

Whether you are just establishing yourself on a new campus, or returning to a familiar one, fall brings new routines, new people, new...

Sofie Fella: Femininity and Rugby Can Coexist

Growing up in Shanghai, Sofie Fella was surrounded by unrealistic body standards that conflicted with her love of rugby. “My identity has...