By Emily Klueh, LMSW Growing up as an athlete, I always knew I wanted to achieve success and pushed myself as hard as I could, something my parents instilled in me at a young age. However, I do not remember the possibility of the Olympic Games being attainable until I …
By Emily Klueh, LMSW Over the past seven years there has been a shift in the conversation regarding mental health among the nation’s top athletes. Many athletes have become more open about their own mental health experiences and the conferences and leagues for which they play have begun adopting policies …
Athletes Connected team members Rachel Amity and Abigail Eiler are mentioned in Ian Miskelley Life Legacy Story by University of Michigan’s Intercollegiate Athletic Network. Ian Miskelley: Celebrating His Life and Legacy One Year Later 9/7/2021 By Kyler Ludlow ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The passing of men’s swimming and diving student-athlete …
Finding Motivation Through Injury By Tyler Papa, MSW Intern Hearing news that you are unable to play for the remainder of a season can be very difficult to accept. All of your hard work and preparation for your competitive season comes to a pause. JD Carroll of the University of Michigan Men’s …
Athletes Connected program coordinator Rachel Amity appeared on Michigan Radio’s Stateside program to discuss how this year’s Olympics changed the conversation around athletes’ mental health. By Stateside Staff Today on Stateside (Friday, August 13, 2021), what the latest census data means for Michigan’s redistricting process. Also, how this year’s Olympics …
