Mental health has become a big part of the national conversation, but many stigmas around the term still exist. In our latest edition of Wondrium Insights, you’ll meet four highly successful individuals who have faced overwhelming mental health challenges. They managed not only to survive, but also to find strength during their struggles.
Wondrium Insights: Finding Strength in Mental Health Struggles
Consider the importance of mental health as you hear the stories of four successful individuals who overcame traumatic events and came out stronger on the other side.
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Sherr15 from
Very informative
I learned a lot by watching the video. The instructor presented it in excellent taste. I was impressed.
Date published: 2023-02-20
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Annandale from
disapointing
You could do better by simply surfing through you tube. You also could take a few books out from the library. This you must pay for but you wont be any more knowledgeable on the subject matter than before you watched..
Date published: 2023-01-16
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pete20 from
Excellent and well worth watching
I have watched all but the last episode of this series and I think it is well worth watching. The series consists primarily of interview with three male athletes and a woman entertainer.
All of them speak very honestly about the traumas that they have experienced and how they were able find help. These interviews contain some pretty heavy material, but as a social worker I found them to be worthwhile on both a personal and professional level.
Date published: 2022-11-11
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Prospero1962 from
Deeply emotional and intimate
These are really a series of interviews with people who have faced their own demons and struggles. Their stories are extremely personal and I think they do a great job in conveying a message of hope. Don't think of this as a clinical class discussion but instead an emotional and intimate view on how people handle adversity.
Date published: 2022-11-04
Overview
About
Kate Fagan is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and the New York Times best-selling author of What Made Maddy Run, which was a semifinalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. She works for Meadowlark Media and cohosts the podcast Off the Looking Glass. She spent seven years as a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine and was a regular panelist on ESPN’s Around the Horn and host of Outside the Lines. She covered the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons and played college basketball at the University of Colorado.
Trailer
01: Dr. Lisa Damour: The Importance of Seeking Help
Meet clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and get a brief overview of her experience and credentials. Discover why there is no such thing as irrational behavior, why digging into the underlying reasons behind behavior is so important, and how crucial it is to reach out for help when you find yourself struggling.
16 min
02: Jay Williams: Finding Grace amid Despair
How can accidents and injuries affect someone mentally? In this conversation with sports analyst Jay Williams, you will hear his story as an up-and-coming sports star who experienced a major life change. With Kate and Dr. Lisa, Jay discusses adjusting to both sudden success and sudden disaster as he tells the story of his promising basketball career and the motorcycle accident that derailed it.
49 min
03: Solomon Thomas: Finding Purpose after a Tragic Loss
Approach the difficult topic of suicide and its mental health connections with help from Dr. Lisa, who considers both the victim and survivor perspectives. Meet professional football player Solomon Thomas and hear how he and his family turned a tragic loss into an opportunity to help others, as you continue to consider the importance of seeking help when you are in distress.
40 min
04: Mary Lambert: The Healing Power of Art
Finding the strength to move past childhood abuse is one of the toughest mental challenges anyone can face. Here, you will see how Mary Lambert managed to find an escape in songwriting and poetry, and how she learned to use her art not only as a source of personal strength, but also to help others who have experienced that pain in their own lives.
44 min
05: Sugar Ray Leonard: Finding the Courage to Face Your Trauma
As you will see in this episode, no matter how glamorous a life can seem from the outside, the truth is always more complicated than it seems. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard discusses his struggle with childhood trauma and abuse, the resulting alcoholism he used to cope with it, and reveals how overcoming the urge to stay silent helped him to process the past and take back control of his life.
29 min
