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1 in 4 young adults lives with a disability.But most never talk about the mental side of adapting.
Amanda lost her leg at seven.But the part that almost broke her wasnāt the injury ā it was becoming the girl who always figured it out.
In this powerful episode of Mental, we meet Amanda ā who lost her left leg in a jet ski accident at age seven. But instead of breaking her, the accident built something most people never learn: resilience through reinvention.
From skateboards to stage props, Amanda didn't just adapt ā she innovated. She didnāt ask āWhy me?ā She asked āHow else?āBut here's what no one talks about: being the āsolution personā comes with its own pressure.Because when you're known for bouncing back, it's hard to admit you're scared of what comes next.
This episode dives deep into the fear of not living up to your own story ā and the mental shift Amanda makes as she enters college, no longer defined by her difference, but quietly wondering: Will it still matter when no one knows?
š Sometimes the hardest thing isnāt being different. Itās not knowing who you are without it.
š§ Tune in now to hear the first part of Amandaās story ā because if you skip this, you might miss the reminder that your hardest moment doesnāt have to be your whole identity.Your future self is already counting on you to learn this now.
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If you think vulnerability makes you weak, youāve been lied to.Amy Ashcraft used to hide her strugglesāuntil they nearly ended her.Now? Sheās 7 years sober, leading with honesty, and proving that healing starts where pretending ends.Because real strength? It doesnāt scream. It opens up.
n this raw and powerful episode, Amy Ashcraft shares how being vulnerable saved her lifeāand how it can save yours, too.
From standout athlete to social worker, from mental health burnout to addiction, Amy opens up about her lowest lows and how she climbed back out. She reveals the difference between coping and numbing, why therapy isn't taboo, and how learning to speak her truth transformed her relationships, her career, and her mindset.
This episode is a masterclass in self-awareness and emotional intelligence for young adults trying to navigate high-pressure friendships, toxic partners, and the silent battles they carry. If youāve ever felt like you have to hold it all in or fake being okayāthis episode is for you.
š Youāll walk away with real tools to manage hard emotions, set boundaries that protect your peace, and finally stop pretending you're fine.
Donāt skip this one. The cost of not listening might be staying stuck in silence one day longer than you need to.š§ Tune into this episode of Mental āyour future self will thank you.
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Ever turned a bad day into a bad identity?Thatās what Alexia did.
She wasnāt just failing a testāshe became a failure in her own mind.She wasnāt just struggling with codeāshe believed she was a bad coder.
But what changed everythingā¦was one text from her brotherāand one sentence from her old coach:
āYou played terribly. Youāre not terrible.ā
š Thatās when it clicked.Alexia had been turning verbs into nouns. Struggles into labels.āI bombed the testā had become āIām not smart.ā
But when she rewired the storyāwhen she started saying āIām struggling,ā not āI suckāāshe didnāt just speak differently.She started living differently.
By the end of the episode, Alexia earns a B+... but more importantly,she earns something bigger:Peace. Clarity. Momentum.
š Because youāre not your outcomes.Youāre the person who creates them.
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Did you know nearly half of high-achieving students say they constantly feel like a fraudāeven when theyāre winning?Thatās the twist: imposter syndrome doesnāt wait for failureā¦ it feeds on success.
Alexia grew up the definition of the winner.State champ. MVP. Recruit magnet. The one her parents called their ālittle champion.āBut when she gave up her full-ride to pursue computer science far from home, something broke.
In Iowa, she was unstoppable.In Arizona, she couldnāt even pass her midterm.
She wasnāt just failing a class.She was failing herselfābecause the girl who always delivered suddenly couldnāt even understand the assignment.And instead of saying āI bombed the test,ā she whispered, āIām not smart enough.ā
Thatās the moment it hit her:Sheād stopped being someone who failed at somethingāand started becoming someone who thought she was a failure.
The power to understand turning verbs into nouns and identities become an unnecessary burden you put on yourself. Join us this Sunday as we unravel the ending to Alexia's story.
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Ever notice how the loudest voices in the room are rarely the most helpful?Jonathan didāafter one freestyle post went viral for all the wrong reasons.His friends mocked him. His dad dismissed him. His self-worth? Fading fast.
To start off season 5, we conclude with the second episode of this two part series.
In this episode, Jonathan doesnāt fight the noiseāhe walks away from it.Because sometimes the bravest move isnāt clapping back.Itās choosing silence where there used to be self-doubt.
š If no one taught you how to be mentally tough, how would you start?Rip up the playbook. Do it your way. Your future self is watching.
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Nearly 70% of young adults say online hate has crushed their mental health. But what happens when that negativity isn't just from random trollsāit's coming from your group chat and your own father?
Meet Jonathan: 19 years old, creative dreamer who posted one freestyle video hoping to share his art with the world šµ. Instead, he went viral for all the wrong reasons. 20,000 views. Thousands of comments tearing him apart. His friends turned it into a roast session. His dad called it embarrassing.
When everyone you trust becomes a critic, how do you keep believing in yourself? Jonathan almost gave up on his dreams until one voice message from his best friend Malik cut through all the noise: "Don't let those who don't mean that much, mean that much." š
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do isn't clap back or prove the haters wrongāit's deciding what YOU believe about yourself. This two-part story follows Jonathan as he learns to turn down the volume on everyone else's opinions and finally starts listening to his own voice again š.
Over 60% of young adults struggle with mental health, but here's the insider secretāyou don't have to just wing it through hard moments. Mental skills are the cheat code to life that nobody's teaching, and your future self will thank you for learning them now āØ
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FACT: 84% of Gen Z believe theyāre expected to leadāyet less than 20% feel emotionally prepared to do it.Now imagine trying to lead... when no one ever raised you to.
Julia is 21. A dancer. A quiet anchor. The one who always shows up early, stays late, and leads without the spotlight.
But behind her calm? A stormy upbringing, an older sister who brought chaos, and a house full of slammed doors.Julia didnāt learn leadership from speechesāshe learned it from watching what broke her familyā¦ and choosing to be different.
Sheās not loud. Sheās not perfect.But sheās consistent. And sheās present.Thatās leadership.
šThis episode is for every young adult who's leading without a title, holding it together behind the scenes, and showing others how to stay grounded when things get messy.
Because the strongest leaders? They donāt always make noise.They lead with who they are.
š§ Listen in. And let Juliaās quiet strength show you what real leadership looks like.
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š¶ FACT: Only 2% of teen dads earn a college degree before 30.Lucas? Heās making sure heās not a part of that stat.
At 19, heās repeating his senior year.Working nights. Raising a 3-month-old.Running on 2 hours of sleep and sheer willpower.But he made one decision most wouldnāt:He stayed. He showed up. He chose to be the father he never had.
When life handed Lucas chaos, he built structure.He dropped the party crowd. Sat in the front row. Stocked shelves by night and studied by day. He didnāt have a planābut he made one.
šThis episode is for anyone facing something you didnāt ask for.No roadmap. No handouts. Just grit, love, and one choice at a time.
Hard isnāt hopeless. And cycles can be brokenāone bottle, one class, one decision at a time.
š§ Listen in. Because second chances arenāt always given.Sometimes, you build them yourself.
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š§ FACT: Nearly 70% of young adults say they feel overwhelmed by the expectation to have it all figured out.But sometimes, the most powerful thing you can doā¦ is start small.
Kyrie was that guyā22, brilliant, calm, systems-driven.He didnāt complain. He solved. Until one phone call cracked everything.
šØ His dadāhis role model, small business owner, and backbone of their familyāwas in the ICU.And suddenly Kyrie, the fixer, felt stuck.
But in a quiet garage, staring at a broken alternator, he found 3 words scribbled in Sharpie:āDonāt rush. Start small.ā
That moment? Changed everything.Kyrie didnāt solve it allābut he did what he could.š¦ Answered emails. Cooked dinner. Checked in on employees.And when his dad opened his eyes, so did Kyrieāto a new mission.
Now, heās building AI tools not for the brandsā¦ but for the people behind them. The ones carrying pressure they never asked for.
šThis episode is for anyone staring at a mess, feeling stuck, or overwhelmed by fixing it all at once.Start small. Breathe. Move forward.
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š³ FACT: 1 in 2 young adults say theyāve never felt truly understood.But maybe being misunderstoodā¦ means youāre on to something deeper.
Meet Steven ā 19, soft-spoken, book-loving, competition-avoiding, and invisible to most of his peers. But in his world of heavy themes and hidden meanings, heās seen more than he says.
š Until one day, a cruel cartoon on his favorite bench nearly silenced him.Not from fear. But from shame for caring so deeply.
Then came a message.Not from the crowdā¦ but from one girl who read his book review and finally felt seen.And that? That was louder than any cheer from the stands.
šMental isnāt just for the loud, the athletic, or the extroverted.Itās for anyone brave enough to show up as they are.
If youāve ever felt like you donāt āfit in,ā this episode is your reminder:You donāt have to fit a mold to be powerful.
š§ Quiet doesnāt mean weak. It means focused.And the world still needs your story, especially the one you think no one wants to hear.
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š„ FACT: Nearly 1 in 3 teens say they feel ānumbā when life hits hard.But feeling numb doesnāt mean youāre done.
Lola was 18, the heartbeat of her high school band, chasing her dream gigā¦ until a crash fractured more than her wrist. It cracked her identity.
But thanks to her brother and one powerful lineāš£ļø "What happens to you isnāt the story. How you respond is."āshe found a new rhythm.
š¶ She couldnāt play drumsā¦ so she wrote lyrics.She couldnāt performā¦ so she led rehearsals.She didnāt breakāshe bent, rebuilt, and took the stage with her story.
šMental isnāt about avoiding pain. Itās about turning it into purpose.Whether youāre off beat, in a cast, or carrying quiet hurtāthis episode is your reminder:The beat goes on. So do you.
š§ Tune in, rebuild, and show upāsticks or no sticks.
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Katie Meyer wasnāt just a national champion.She was a team captain. A fierce competitor. A protective friend.And just two weeks after bravely recording a podcast on mental health with her dadā¦ she was gone.
š§ In a world where over 60% of young adults say they struggle with their mental health, Katieās story is a heartbreaking reminder: even the strongest-looking among us can be silently hurting.
This episode isnāt just about lossāitās about why building mental skills before you need them is no longer optional.
ā Itās about preparing for pressure.ā Naming emotions before they spiral.ā And building a mindset that doesnāt just performābut survives and heals.
Her legacy lives on through Katieās Save and Katieās Lawāensuring no student ever has to face fear alone again. š
š§ Listen in, reflect, and carry this truth with you:Thereās no win worth your silence. No setback that ends your story.Honor Katieānot just by remembering her saves, but by helping others save themselves.
Link to Katie's story via YouTube and ESPN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPbZIg-xYi4
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Teenagers spend over 7 hours a day consuming contentābut less than 5% of that time is spent intentionally building their mindset. Enter Jenna, a 16-year-old gamer flipping that script.
Sheās not quitting Fortnite. Sheās not ditching Valorant.Sheās just making one small decision each night:š§ 15 minutes of mindset fuelābefore bed, when no oneās watching.
šIt didnāt make her perfect. It made her resilient.While her friends spiraled in drama, Jenna stayed steady. Not by chanceāby choice.
Mental isnāt just about motivation. Itās about strategy.š„ You donāt need a 3-hour morning routine.You need 15 minutes where you stop scrolling and start growing.
š§ Tune in, level up, and remember:š§ Your inner game is your greatest upgrade.
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Did you know some species of ā starfish can regrow entire armsā¦ and even their whole body? While most living things see loss as the end, the starfish sees it as a new beginning.
In this episode, we dive into what that means for you ā especially if youāre rebuilding after a setback. Whether itās an injury, a breakup, or a dream that slipped through your hands, this story reminds you:
š” You werenāt designed to stay broken.You were designed to heal. To rebuild. Quietly. Relentlessly.
Just like Ashlynāa college track star whose season-ending injury ended her old pathā¦ and revealed a better one. Now she helps others come back stronger, just like she did.
šMental isnāt just motivationāitās a guide for your bounce back.Because setbacks donāt define youāyour rebuild does.
š§ Tap in. Reflect. Regrow. And remember:Youāre not finished. Youāre just getting started.
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š 1 in 250 young athletes has an undetected heart condition that could turn fatal in a split secondāeven if they look perfectly healthy. This is the story of Nate, a 23-year-old rising star. A kid full of life, energy, and heartāuntil the day his heart just... stopped.
From Waffle House runs to diving catches, Nate lived loud. But nobody ever taught him to listenāto his body, to the warning signs, to what ātoughnessā should mean.
š§ Nearly 50% of mental skills form before 18. Yet we wait until pressure hits to build them. This episode challenges that.
š Mental isnāt just about mindset. Itās about survival.Real strength isnāt pushing through. Itās knowing when to pause.
If youāre an athlete, a coach, a parentāor just someone whoās been told to be unbreakableāthis oneās for you.
š§ Listen. Reflect. Share it forward.Because the world needs more people like Nateāalive and thriving.
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šØ Four seconds. Thatās all a long jumper gets to turn months of work into a moment that counts.
This episode dives into the story of Randall, a 21-year-old long jump specialist from the University of Texas whose mindset was built not on medalsābut on moments most people never see. š§ š„
Raised by a quiet, hardworking dad after losing his mom, Randall learned young:š Hard isnāt a reason to stop. Itās a reason to keep going.
š”Nearly 50% of our mental skills are shaped before 18, but itās never too late to upgrade your mindset.This isnāt just about sports. Itās about showing up, figuring it out, and asking better questionsāespecially when life doesnāt go to plan.
āØ You donāt need a perfect plan. You need a persistent one.š¬ Not āWhy me?āābut āHow can I?ā
š§ Tap in, rate it, share it. Because this one? It sticks.
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Did you know that people who practice daily gratitude are up to 25% happier and more resilient when setbacks hit?
Today, we dive into the emotional story of Mandy, a 17-year-old softball player from Little Rock, Arkansas, who lost her dad young, faced injury, rejection, and self-doubt ā until she found a weathered gratitude journal that changed her mindset, and her future.This episode is a powerful reminder: gratitude doesnāt erase the hard times, it gives you the strength to grow through them.If you're stuck in the "why me?" moments, maybe it's time to shift your focus to "what now?"
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Did you know the average person has over 6,000 thoughts a dayāand 80% of them are negative? Now imagine trying to compete with that mindset. That was Riley, a 19-year-old beach volleyball player in Venice Beach, known more for her attitude than her athleticism.
But everything changed the night she stumbled across one 12-second reel. It didnāt go viralābut it hit home. From her self-talk to her body language, things began to shift. She didnāt overhaul her life overnightāshe just got open to better inputs: better content, better company, better thoughts. And that made all the difference.
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Did you know the average high school student today reports higher stress levels than adults?Now meet Briannaāa 17-year-old in St. Louis who isnāt just handling school and tennis, but raising her little brother, holding a job, and holding her family together.
This episode of Mental is about grit, grace, and the quiet strength it takes to keep showing upāespecially when no oneās clapping. Brianna couldāve quit. She didnāt. Because when something matters enough, we find a way. And when it doesnāt, we find an excuse.
Her story is a reminder that even under pressure, you're more capable than you think. And showing upāconsistently, imperfectly, fullyācan be your biggest win yet.
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Did you know nearly 1 in 5 college students today are raising a child while pursuing their degree?
Now imagine doing that while rowing for your college team in freezing Maine mornings and chasing a STEM degree. Thatās Leviās lifeāand itās anything but average.
In this emotional and empowering episode of Mental, we meet Levi, a 20-year-old forensic science major at Bates College and a full-time solo dad to his 18-month-old son, Jace. From 4:45 AM alarms to late-night study sessions with a baby monitor in hand, Leviās story is a living reminder: we're made to do hard things.
Through one pivotal call with his uncle and the unexpected support of his teammates, Levi learns that doing hard things isn't about perfectionāitās about persistence. This story will leave you humbled, hopeful, and maybe even calling someone you love.
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