Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 203 episodes
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Presented by Morgan’s Message, The Mental Matchup is a podcast focused on opening up dialogue about athlete mental health. Co-hosts Kat Zempolich and Schuyler DeBree are both former division one athletes who attended Duke University, and are passionate about making sure no one feels alone in their mental health challenges.
Unknown Host hosts The Mental Matchup, a health show with 203 episodes published.
This week on The Mental Matchup, we sit down with Caitlin Walsh, a former Saint Anselm College lacrosse player whose athletic journey was shaped by multiple knee injuries, surgeries, and ultimately the difficult decision
This week on The Mental Matchup, we sit down with Hannah De Groot, licensed therapist and founder of Stride Counseling, to discuss the intersection of sport, eating disorders, OCD, and mental health. In this episode, we
In this episode, Kat is joined by Tiffany Yvonne Gratton, who dives into the mental side of performance and what it really takes to thrive under pressure. Athletes are often told to "be tough" or "stay locked in," but fe
In this powerful episode, Kat chats with Danny O’Connor to discuss the hidden reality of eating disorders in weight-class sports and the devastating impact they can have on athletes behind the scenes. Danny shares the st
This week on The Mental Matchup, we’re joined by Matt Young — former professional footballer, endurance athlete, and performance coach focused on helping people create lasting mental and emotional change. Matt shares how
This week on The Mental Matchup, we’re joined by Trevor Ruhland — former Division I football player and national champion at University of Notre Dame. Trevor opens up about what was happening behind the scenes while comp
This week on The Mental Matchup, we’re joined by Hania Taduran—former Division I beach volleyball athlete and founder of Breaking Barriers, an organization dedicated to advancing mental health support for athletes throug
This week on The Mental Matchup, we’re joined by Tyler Ingle — a former student-athlete and communications professional whose journey through mental health challenges is as raw as it is impactful. Tyler opens up about na
This week on The Mental Matchup, Lisa Fiore shares a deeply personal story about how her mental health journey has shaped the way she shows up — as a parent, leader, and advocate. Lisa opens up about struggling with diso
This week on The Mental Matchup, we sit down with Laura Ollinger, a Teen & Young Adult Well-Being Coach and Founder of Positively Healthy Coaching. Laura works 1:1 with teens to help them navigate stress, anxiety, and se
Ally Irish is back for Part 2 on The Mental Matchup—and this time, we’re diving deeper into her work in athlete mental health research. Building off her experience co-founding The Head Game Project, Ally shares insights
This week on The Mental Matchup, we’re joined by former Division II lacrosse player Allison Irish, who co-founded The Head Game Project, a peer-to-peer mental health advocacy group created to support student-athletes and
What if an athlete doesn’t quit because they stop loving their sport — but because they never learned how to handle the pressure? This week on The Mental Matchup, Coach Bre shares her journey as a former collegiate volle
This week, we’re joined by former Division III lacrosse player and mental health counselor Maddie Meadows. Maddie shares her journey with anxiety — and the pivotal conversation with her mom that led her to begin therapy.
In this episode of The Mental Matchup, Kat chats with Aubrey — a Division I field hockey player at Lehigh University and co-founder of the Live Like Liv Foundation — to talk about what it’s really like to navigate profou
This week on The Mental Matchup, Kat sits down with a true force of nature, Mallory Holloway. Mallory is a Division I runner at Marist University who’s redefining what’s possible while living with cystic fibrosis. From c
In this episode, Kat is joined by the team behind The Keep Going Podcast — a show born from the same mission that started Morgan’s Message: to destigmatize mental health in athletics and remind student-athletes that they
In this deeply personal solo episode, Kat opens up about losing a close friend to suicide — and how grief reshaped every part of her life. She reflects on what it means to live through unimaginable loss, the ways grief s
In this week’s episode of The Mental Matchup, Kat sits down with Erin Devine, a current member of the Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse team, to talk about resilience, identity, and finding yourself beyond the setbacks. After end
This week, Kat sits down with Gabby Pelfrey to talk about the pressures of college athletics, the challenges of graduating, and the journey of rediscovering joy after sport. Gabby shares how she found healing in new rout
Danny O'Connor
former boxer, author of the new book "Weight Class" · Delaware Men's Basketball
1 appearance on this show
Danny O'Connor
author · Delaware Men's Basketball
1 appearance on this show
Matt Young
peak performance mindset coach, global keynote speaker, former professional footballer, ultra-endurance athlete · Finch Research Network
1 appearance on this show
Trevor Ruhland
former offensive lineman · Notre Dame
1 appearance on this show
Laura Ollinger
Teen & Young Adult Well-Being Coach · Positively Healthy Coaching
1 appearance on this show
Morgan
naturopath · ValleyDAO
1 appearance on this show
Kat
Danielle Roberts · Alchemy Ink
1 appearance on this show
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