Resolvve
2 years ago

E36 Stress and Mental Health for Student Athletes

Episode Notes

On this week's podcast Noah speaks with Mikaela Brewer about her mental health journey and advocacy.

Content warning: this episode contains talk about suicide.

About: Mikaela is an author, speaker, researcher, mental health advocate and activist. She has played basketball for Team Canada and Stanford University where she graduated with a B.S. in Human Biology and a Notation in Science Communication in 2020. As a multi-disciplinary writer & researcher, Mikaela has published poetry, fiction, neuroscience & sport psychology research, news, features, and op-eds for a variety of platforms, journals, and organizations. Mikaela is passionate about exploring the intersection of science and storytelling as it relates to mental health. She is currently the Head of Content & Research at Timeout and author of the science fiction book The Sifting Project.

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