Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Reggie WalkerWhy Reggie Walker Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From ReggieMore About the Podcast
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Meet Reggie Walker
Why Reggie Walker Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Reggie
More About the Podcast
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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Reggie Walker spent seven years in the NFL playing for the Cardinals, the Chargers, and the Broncos before deciding to walk away from the game.
Reggie was sexually, emotionally, and physicallyabused during childhood—something he tried to hide for much of his life. And for a while, football became a socially appropriate way for him to mask his anger because he could beaggressiveon the field. .
He’s since pursued acounseling degreeto help others heal from their pain. He started a program for athletes to help them manage their mental health, and he wrote a book called “The Game Within the Game.”
Reggie sought help for his struggles. And whentherapywasn’t enough, he found the courage to go to a residential treatment program. He acknowledges that it was difficult for him to do so and he even asked a friend who had been there to help him work up the courage to go.
Now that Reggie is feeling better, he’s chosen to help other people. And he’s showing people that even a successful person with a tough exterior can struggle to manage their mental health.
How to Heal From Trauma
Just because you are successful in certain areas doesn’t mean you have things all figured out emotionally.
You might look like you’re doing well on the outside, even when you’re fighting a secret internal battle like Reggie was.
Reggie recognized that asking for help was a sign of strength, not weakness. He talks about the basic skills he had to learn to improve his well-being.
Reggie WalkerYour mental health is just as important as your physical health, and it needs to be managed.
Reggie Walker
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health, and it needs to be managed.
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