Despite heightened awareness, the rates of mental health complications, suicides, and overdoses are soaring... Why? Mental health care remains reactive. In physical health, we track ranges in everything from bodyweight to blood pressure to act early. So, why not do the same for mental health?
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This one hurts. In 2018 I did a post about how the movie - “Revenge of the Nerds” was one of the first movies to attack the topic of bullying so creatively.
The “jocks” at Adams College - the “Alpha Betas” spent the movie calling Lewis Skolnick & his frat friends - “nerds” for how they looked/acted. In an uplifting way, the movie flipped the script and made the nerds - the leaders of the campus who made everyone feel welcomed.
At the end of the classic, Lewis, played by Robert Carradine, addressed his whole campus at a rally by saying:
“I’m a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news for the beautiful people. There’s a lot more of us than there are of you. I know there’s alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might’ve been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you’re a nerd or not, why don’t you just come down here and join us. Okay? Come on.”
Even the “cool” cheerleads and the rest of the student body joined them. Message: we are ALL part of the same group at the end of the day. We all get made fun of at times.
Honoring Robert Carradine, here - not just of “Revenge of the Nerds” fame - but also “Lizzie McGuire and other works.
His family’s graceful, selfless sharing of his brave battle with mental health challenges is incredible. It’s how we normalize this topic.
His family is openly sharing to help others feel less alone and remind us that saying the word - and talking through the lens of support - reduces shame and encourages help seeking. You’re never alone in these battles. ❤️
Share this message for those who need it.
Lambda Lambda Lambda forever!
#RobertCarradine #NormalizeTheConversation #RevengeOfTheNerds #MentalHealthMatters #RIPRobertCarradinel
In a divided world (and especially country), sports reminds us - with a highly visual and emotional representation - that we can all on be the same team.
Mike Tirico nailed it: “Our country loves sports and it brings us together unlike anything else.” That’s THE message we needed during the Super Bowl various performances - wherever one chose to watch…and it’s THE message ALL leagues should be sharing during their showcase events.
Watch Team USA’s heartwarming tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and his family here - bringing his jersey and young kids onto the ice after their Olympic gold win.
This is the unification and healing our nation (and even the world) craves right now. Let’s come together for each other and for our collective mental health. ❤️🏒🧠
#JohnnyGaudreau #TeamUSA #WinterOlympics2026 #SameHere🤙 #MentalHealthMatters
Don’t usually post late at night, but this story just dropped, gutted me, and felt the need to get to the screen and share - because we need change.
Building on the wake-up call from Marshawn Kneeland’s tragic loss... now Rondale Moore. Two active NFL players gone in such a short time. Both young, talented, seemingly “thriving”—yet battling unseen pain.
The leagues flash 988 and hold moments of silence - they don’t even mention the formal cause of death because they are afraid of the term being associated with them - that’s not prevention. It’s reaction.
We need proactive, league-wide changes: embedded mental health pros who are trauma-informed, peer programs that provide common language for check-ins and understanding healing tools, culture changing programs that help players see that mental health is beyond labels, confidential support without career risk, addressing TBI/trauma links head-on, and cultures where “Ask 4 Help” isn’t just tape on a wrist—it’s action.
Rest in peace, Rondale. Your light mattered. 💔
If you’re struggling, reach out: Call someone (because people do care) or yes, text 988, but that’s just a beginning. You’re not alone.
Share with someone, or on your own Stories so we can normalize this convo and improve help seeking. We need change - now!
#RondaleMoore #SameHere🤙 #MentalHealthMatters #NFL #SuicidePrevention
The current attacks on Polyvagal Theory are out of control. We’re standing firm with Porges and his team. 💪. He’s part of our STARR (Stress & Trauma Active Release & Rewiring) Gym for the Brain programs.
The Grossman et al. paper called PVT “untenable,” but Dr. Porges’ response exposes the straw-man arguments and misrepresentations. Critics bring no better alternative—just noise riding the wave of PVT’s massive popularity in real healing.
Backed by an alliance of 180+ global mental health pros, we see it every day: teaching nervous system states empowers people in schools, offices, military, ball fields, etc. to track stress buildup, shift from survival to safety, and prevent crises before they hit. The tool has personally transformed my own life and ability to stay in front of future mental health crashes.
This isn’t hype—it’s transformative, proactive mental health that works. Science advances through debate, not dismissal.
Who’s with us? Share how understanding your nervous system - though PVT or otherwise - has changed your life 👇. And share with other practitioners and advocates pushing back on the Grossman critique.
Nothing wrong with asking questions in a collaborative way - but when you don’t provide a better alternative, we have to wonder the motivation
#PolyvagalTheory #SameHere🤙 #NervousSystemRegulation #TraumaHealing #MentalHealthMatters
Even for champions 🥇, “milestone grief” 💔 can hit hard with each new victory.
Mikaela Shiffrin just won Olympic gold in slalom at Milano Cortina 2026—her first since 2018—but the tears show the deeper story: every big moment now carries the ache of doing it without her dad.
Her dad was there for her from the beginning, and in 2018 for her first two golds.
But after losing him to a freak accident (a fall from a roof in 2020) this is the first she has won without him there by her side.
She said: “I don’t want to be in life without my dad.”
Yet, she found a way to accept the silence without him there. Grief doesn’t pause for gold medals. It shows up in the highs too.
If you’ve ever felt joy…and profound sadness - at the same time, you’re not alone. Strength looks like this.
Share support for Mikaela, or share if milestone grief has impacted you. Be there for each other because we all feel very similar things that in the moment - can feel very lonely. They don’t have to be.
#MikaelaShiffrin
#OlympicSkiing
#SameHere🤙
#MikaelaShiffrinSlalom
#OlympicSkiing2026
I remember when Simone Biles needed to pull out of the Olympics, every label under the sun was thrown at her: Depression, Anxiety, Twisties, even Quitter.
No one was talking about her past - what Dr. Larry Nassar had done to take advantage of her and her teammates…how her brother was on trial for triple m^rder. Everyone in the media needed a label instead of going for an understanding of what built inside of her over time.
When trauma lives in your body, it doesn’t wait for a convenient moment. The accumulation can cause a crash at any time—even at the Olympics.
Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God” and heavy favorite, flooded with traumatic memories right before his starting pose:
“The nerves just went… so overwhelming… all the traumatic moments of my life just started flooding my head. I could not handle it.”
He finished 8th. No dedicated mental health coach. No trauma rewiring in training - at least that we were made aware of, given his own interviews and quotes from his agent.
Trauma work (like STARR: Stress & Trauma Active Release & Rewiring) isn’t optional—it’s essential. It needs to be of EVERY regimen - sports and other fields.
Simone Biles showed us. Ilia reminded us.
We’re all human. Normalize healing the body from what has built up over time.
In the past this would be called a “choke” and he would be the center of jokes. Let’s understand it though and teach people how to thrive - whatever the size of the stage. Less finger pointing and name calling and more support. Wouldn’t we all like to see the best go against the best with their top performances?
#MentalHealthMatters #AthleteMentalHealth #SameHere🤙 #FigureSkating #iliamalinin
Anthony Kim’s comeback hits different.
We say “prioritize this pause” with our group…well this was a LONG pause, to get himself well.
Anthony Kim was flashy coming on to the pro golf scene in the 2000s. Flashy game (“the next Tiger”), flashy belt buckles. But then he disappeared. For a long time. Rumors of where he went circulated everywhere.
After 12 years away battling mental health, addiction & even ideations he came back recently - and opened up about it all. Anthony Kim just won LIV Golf Adelaide—his first pro victory in nearly 16 years.
From rock bottom to lifting his daughter, as a champion, on the big stage. His message?
“For anybody that’s struggling, you can get through anything.”
You’re not alone in the fight. Same here. One day, one step at a time.
Drop a 💙 in comments if his journey inspires you. Let us know why stories like this lift you up. Or share with someone who needs this reminder.
#LIVGolf #AnthonyKim #MentalHealthMatters #SameHere🤙 #MentalHealthAwareness
Life’s detours come unannounced—some heartbreaking, some transformative. Sadly the challenging ones hit us ALL - mental health: 5 out of 5 are impacted.
James Van Der Beek reminded us that while challenge arrives on its own, our greatest gift to those we love (especially in his case to his wife Kimberly and their six beautiful children) is showing how to embrace it all: the laughter, the tears, the love, the learning, and the joy hidden even in the unexpected and often difficult paths.
He lived this truth openly, even sharing his own final detour with courage and grace. His words and example live on as a powerful legacy: Feel everything you can. Feeling is a gift. Sadly I personally know what not being able to feel at all, is like.
But even in the tough times, being able to feel anything is a miracle we can learn to appreciate…
Rest in peace, James. Your light continues.
#SameHere🤙 #jamesvanderbeek #dawsonscreek
#varsityblues #90s
True unity isn’t picking sides—it’s making space for EVERY belief, every celebration, and every perspective - even when we disagree strongly with what unity looks like.
In a nation this diverse, disagreement is normal, different ways of coming together are valid, and mental health support belongs to everyone.
I/we don’t write these posts with the expectation of them going “viral” or even getting a large reaction. Why? Because we are TRYING to be unifying and that’s NOT what the algos reward. They reward pandering to a “side” and going into that echochamber and getting reactions from people on that side who are heated about a topic.
Thats fine as a strategy if you want clicks and engagement. It’s not fine if you claim to be charities that are about mental health for ALL. Trying to honor everyone’s opinion may not be what gets the largest online reaction - but it’s absolutely the ONLY chance we have to keep people from choosing teams and pointing emotional fingers and staying stuck and dysregulated.
Hope you’ll join us in holding room for it all and will keep showing up for each other through the noise.
Opinions and even healthy debate are always welcome!👇
#SameHere🤙
#SuperBowlHalftime #BadBunny #KidRock #MentalHealthForAll
There have been some abhorrent things said and posted and even denied by our “leaders” on both sides - not only the last few days, but the last few years, and it’s seeped into mainstream everyday folks. Collectively - it’s destroying our mental heath.
Super Bowl Sunday reminder: Real second chances start with the hardest word we’re forgetting—sorry.
Leaders doubling down instead of owning up? It’s not just politics—it’s seeping into our families, friendships, and kids’ view of what strength really looks like. Gaslighting is exhausting our collective wellness.
What if today we flipped the script? “I was wrong. Sorry.” isn’t showing weakness—it’s the glue that rebuilds trust. This is coming from a stubborn SOB on my end - but when things are said that are IN texts or posts that you were flat out wrong about, it’s time to make amends.
Would you rather the people you love address things head-on than pretend they never happened? Drop it in the comments, your opinions👇. We’d love to hear what you think.
Rooting for team humanity today. 💙 #SameHere🤙
#MentalHealthMatters #Accountability
#Apologize
#Teamhumanity
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