Athletes Connected continues its resource stories for athletes coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. This story is about dealing with worry, stress and anxiety due to a postponed season. A New Perspective: Adapting to Isolation Athlete’s Guide to Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic Effective Learning Strategies Away from the Classroom How …
NWI.com sports medicine columnist John Doherty wrote a piece about how routine is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke with Athletes Connected’s Will Heininger for this story about the program, his journey, and advice for those seeking a routine. By John Doherty Michigan football fans may remember Will Heininger. …
U-M Athletics Counseling Team director and U-M School of Social Work clinical assistant professor Abigail Eiler, LMSW, was the June guest on The Mental Minute by Michigan Medicine. The Mental Minute is a podcast produced by the U-M Depression Center and hosted by UMDC education and outreach coordinator Will Heininger. …
By Sydney Wetterstrom, Outside Hitter, U-M Volleyball During my time at Michigan I was surrounded by amazing athletes, students and leaders. Some were All-Americans or academic weapons, but most were just really pleasant people you wanted to surround yourself with. Looking back now, that makes sense because the University of …
The Athletes Connected program recognizes the many different entities that factor into student-athlete mental health. As part of our Q&A series, Athletes Connected shares how coaches, administrators, athletic trainers and other athletic staff approach their roles in the lives of student-athlete health. To continue the series, Athletes Connected caught up …
