Mental

You ever meet someone who uses their diagnosis as a personality trait? Derek did. ADD became his excuse… until it nearly cost him everything. His sister, his girl, his goals. This isn’t a “fix yourself” episode. It’s a “stop hiding behind your potential” wake-up call. Because being different? That’s your power — not your permission to quit.

Derek’s been using ADD as his safety net since middle school — skipping deadlines, ghostin...

She was strong. Until strength became silence. Part 2 of Kylee’s story isn’t a glow-up. It’s a gut-punch. No happy ending. No viral recovery. Just a reminder that some of the strongest people you know… are carrying the loudest pain. And no one’s listening.

Kylee was that friend. The dependable one. The strong one. The one who always showed up. But her silence? It was never peace. It was pain. And no one saw it—until it was too la...

You ever check on the strong friend? The one who always shows up, leads the group, lifts everyone else? What if I told you they're drowning… and nobody sees it? This one’s for the ones who never ask for help because they think they’re not allowed to.

Kylee’s the rock—captain of her team, mentor to the crew, always grinding in silence. She’s also deaf. But that’s never been the weight. The real battle? Pretending strength doesn’t ...

You’re not broken — you’ve just outgrown your shell 🦞

If your “always say yes” phase is turning into burnout, this one's for you. That perfectionist armor that once kept you safe? It might be holding you back now. Growth hurts. But not growing hurts more.

Perfectionism, people-pleasing, coping skills from your teen years — they got you here. But are they the reason you feel stuck now?

This episode breaks open a wild lobster metaph...

You’ve been told to fix your flaws. But what if that’s the reason you’re stuck? This isn’t about being well-rounded. This is about being dangerous. Jackson figured out the secret: Stand out—or stay average.

Most athletes train to fit in. Jackson trained to stand out. At 17, this Colorado mountain biker ditched the checklist mentality and went all-in on what made him unstoppable—his downhill flow. This episode is your reminder: You ...

What if you’re not broken… just aiming at the wrong target? 🎯 You’ve been told your whole life to “fix your weaknesses.” But what if that mindset is the very thing holding you back?

Jackson’s 17. A smooth mountain biker with flow that couldn’t be coached. But all he kept hearing? “Fix your flaws.” So he tried. He trained harder. Pushed more. But got more stuck.

Until one late-night scroll changed everything. A coach on TikTok drop...

Ever caught yourself rooting against your own teammates just to feel better about where you're at?

Sabrina did—until one mindset shift turned her season (and confidence) around. Because the real glow-up? It happens when you stop competing against people and start leveling up with them. 🧠💪

Sabrina used to see her teammates as rivals. Their wins felt like her losses. But a midnight doom scroll changed everything. In this episode, w...

You ever go from “main character” to “background extra” overnight? Sabrina did. Star athlete turned self-doubting freshman. But maybe she wasn’t falling off—she was just measuring the wrong stuff. This ep hits different if you’ve ever compared yourself to the people you used to outshine.

Sabrina went from AAU MVP to doubting if she even belonged on the court. This episode unpacks what happens when comparison creeps in—and how to ...

You can’t do it… yet. That one word changed everything for Abby. From leading warmups when no one else would… to choosing a future in firefighting because no one else saw it coming. This episode? It’s proof that initiative isn’t about being the loudest — it’s about being the one who starts.

Abby didn’t wait for someone to tell her how to lead. She took initiative — whether it was fixing team energy, staying ready during the off-s...

Weston thought being an adult meant doing whatever he wanted. Turns out? It means knowing what to do when everything falls apart. This is the story of how one “I got this” turned into “I’m drowning”… and how asking for help didn’t make him weaker — it made him finally grow up.

On the outside, Weston had finally moved out and was “living the dream.” On the inside? He was overdrafted, maxed out, and spiraling. At 27, he realized so...

Weston had it all… except a clue. Never paid a bill. Never did laundry. Never had to. At 27, he finally moved out. Cue the ✨$7,700 broker fee✨ and the $300 coffee maker he couldn’t afford.

At first, it felt like freedom. Then the bills hit. And suddenly, independence wasn’t aesthetic — it was overdraft fees and frozen pizza.

📍 “This time felt like failure… dressed up as independence.” Oof. That line hits.

This episode of Mental is...

Most people go to college to learn problem-solving. Amanda showed up already fluent. She didn’t have all the answers — but she never waited to start. Her secret? She wasn’t afraid to fail. She was afraid of not trying.

Amanda pulled up to Boston University thinking, “What if all my hacks don’t work here?” But plot twist — she wasn’t just built different… she built different thinkers.

Her group? Stressed. Frozen. Trying to Google th...

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 wasn’t the injury — it was becoming the girl who always figured it out.

In this powerful episode of Mental, we meet Amanda — 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: resi...

If you think vulnerability makes you weak, you’ve been lied to. Amy Ashcraft used to hide her struggles—until they nearly ended her. Now? She’s 7 years sober, leading with honesty, and proving that healing starts where pretending ends. Because real strength? It doesn’t scream. It opens up.

n this raw and powerful episode, Amy Ashcraft shares how being vulnerable saved her life—and how it can save yours, too.

From standout athlete...

Ever turned a bad day into a bad identity? That’s what Alexia did.

She wasn’t just failing a test—she became a failure in her own mind. She wasn’t just struggling with code—she believed she was a bad coder.

But what changed everything… was one text from her brother—and one sentence from her old coach:

“You played terribly. You’re not terrible.”

📍 That’s when it clicked. Alexia had been turning verbs into nouns. Struggles into labe...

Did you know nearly half of high-achieving students say they constantly feel like a fraud—even when they’re winning? That’s the twist: imposter syndrome doesn’t wait for failure… it feeds on success.

Alexia grew up the definition of the winner. State champ. MVP. Recruit magnet. The one her parents called their “little champion.” But when she gave up her full-ride to pursue computer science far from home, something broke.

In Iowa, s...

Ever notice how the loudest voices in the room are rarely the most helpful? Jonathan did—after 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 doesn’t fight the noise—he walks away from it. Because sometimes the bravest move isn’t clapping ...

Nearly 70% of young adults say online hate has crushed their mental health. But what happens when that negativity isn't just from random trolls—it'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 🎵. Instead, he went viral for all the ...

FACT: 84% of Gen Z believe they’re expected to lead—yet 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 didn’t learn leadership from s...