My name is Andrew Clark and I currently play collegiate baseball. Despite the highs of having the opportunity to play collegiate baseball, you’ll have to overcome the lows which is the hardest part of the game. Not just the game of baseball but the game of life. The...
When people see me, they see a hard-working undergraduate student and athlete. Many think that I have it all together because I’m on a team and/or have above-average grades. What they do not know is the mental battle I have endured as an undergraduate student....
My name is Jonathan Cumpston, and I’m a 33-year old Player Development baseball coach and Scout from Norfolk, Virginia. My story is no different, or greater than any one else who battles and lives with mental health conditions. I too struggle with my own battles being...
In the summer after fifth grade, I was in the car with my family driving up to Niagara Falls. All of a sudden, I felt my throat clench up and I couldn’t eat, drink, or even swallow. The lump in my throat was overwhelming and soon I began to lose my breath. I had never...
I am a retired NCAA D1 pitcher and my brain was the toughest hitter I ever faced. When playing competitive baseball as a teenager in a sport that promises failure, my teenage brain struggled to handle the pressure. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and depression...
Many have said they can’t imagine ever being so down as to want to kill themselves. Others of you understand all too well what depression in its severest forms can do to your thinking. The self-hatred, the loss of hope, the inability to find joy and happiness in...
