Hi, I am Kaitlyn Govea. I play catcher and third base at Siena College, and this is my story. I have always struggled with mental health. Nobody really knew that about me because I was so good at hiding it and putting a smile on my face. I honestly don’t even think my...
I have either played or coached baseball for 34 years of my life. The past 16 I have been a High School baseball coach; the past 10 at Clever HS (MO). What we as a community and team went through this past year put me into a deep and dark place. While I was in High...
My name is Brandynn Clark and this is my story. I’m 27 years old and was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I grew up in a smaller suburb called Macedonia, Ohio which is just outside of the city. I attended Nordonia High School and graduated in 2011. I was a three sport...
Hello my name is Julian Arroyo, I play football and have depression and anxiety. I am a senior at Irvington High School and am committed to Whittier College to get a degree in psychology and further my playing career in football. I have an amazing family and...
When I was fifteen years old, I was blessed with the opportunity to leave my home and pursue elite baseball. This opportunity was afforded to me by my parents who made the decision to uproot their family from their home, and looking back I realize how difficult and...
It was fall of my 6th grade year, so I must have been twelve years old or so when I first realized something was wrong. As I laid in bed trying to go to sleep my chest began to tighten, it started to get hard to breathe, then it felt like I was being stabbed in the...
