We want YOU to tell your story.
Tell Your Story
One of the most powerful things you can do for yourself and for others is to Tell Your Story.
“Be The Change!”
– China McCarney
This is what we hope to help facilitate here at AAAD. We want YOU to tell your story. We want you to help us create a functional community where everyone realizes that you CAN live a successful life while fighting a Mental Health battle. It is not a negative. It is just a part of life. Share your story in 500 words or less about how Anxiety and/or Depression has impacted your life and how you continue to push and live life. Submit your story with a photo of yourself and we will post it here on the Tell Your Story page. Encourage others to do the same and comment on stories that you relate to. BE THE CHANGE!
Kaitlyn Govea’s Story
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...
Grief and Leadership
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...
Brandynn Clark’s Story
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...
Julian Arroyo’s Story
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...
Ryan Sweeney’s Story
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...
My Story
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...
Bigger Than the Game
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...
Not perfect
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. What...
My Mental Health Journey To A New Found Hope
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...