The Mental Game by Brandon Saho

The Mental Game by Brandon Saho

A mental health podcast by Brandon Saho, interviewing athletes, musicians and celebrities to help break the stigma. New episode every Tuesday.

Episodes

May 6, 2025 43 mins

Cesar Millan joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Cesar opens up about his journey training dogs, becoming the Dog Whisperer, his mental health struggles, finding self-love, pet psychology, trusting his faith and how he takes the best care of her mental health.

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Saraya joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Saraya opens up about her wrestling career, becoming a WWE Divas champion, battling suicidal thoughts, struggling with addiction, finding sobriety, writing her new book and how she takes the best care of her mental health.

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Joe Petito joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Joe opens up about losing his daughter Gabby, how she's saving millions of lives, raising awareness for domestic violence, changing laws through advocacy, meeting survivors, the Gabby Petito Foundation and how he takes the best care of his mental health.

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Two years sober. I couldn’t go two days sober for 10+ years. Sobriety saved my life. I am crying typing this. I can remember all those lonely drunk walks home where I didn’t want to be here anymore. Alcohol is what I used to numb the pain of my depression and suicidal thoughts. Honestly I wouldn’t be alive if I didn’t get sober. I don’t even recognize that person. But these tears are turning into happy tears. I made the change to s...

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Comedian Chloe Radcliffe joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Chloe opens up about her childhood, being bullied for her birthmark, her mother's support and love, finding stand-up comedy, career struggles, sharing her vulnerability on stage and how she takes the best care of her mental health.

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Former NFL star Vernon Davis joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Vernon opens up about his childhood trauma, his mother's battle with addiction, his football journey, living his dream in the NFL, struggling with suicidal thoughts, breaking the stigma in sports, losing his brother Vontae and how he best takes care of his mental health today.

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UConn head coach Dan Hurley joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Coach Hurley opens up about his basketball career, mental health struggles, battling suicidal thoughts and panic attacks, becoming a coach, winning back-to-back national championships at UConn, breaking the stigma in sports and how he best takes care of his own mental health.

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News anchor Don Lemon joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Don opens up about his childhood, his journalism career, becoming one of America's biggest news anchors, getting fired from CNN, battling depression, starting therapy and how he best takes care of his mental health.

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Existential psychotherapist Dr. Sara Kuburic joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Sara opens up about her childhood trauma, battling anxiety and panic attacks, how to handle self-loss, studying existential psychotherapy, becoming "the millennial therapist" on Instagram, her new book "It's On Me" and how she best takes care of her mental health today.

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Former NFL defensive end R.K. Russell joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. R.K. opens up about his childhood, his football journey, mental health struggles, coming out as bisexual while playing in the NFL, breaking the LGBTQ+ stigma, men's mental health and life after football.

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Comedian Brent Pella joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Brent opens up about stand-up comedy, his career struggles, growing up with a single mother, bonding with his mom over comedy, psychedelic therapy and how he best takes care of his mental health today.

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Saints safety JT Gray joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. JT opens up about his childhood, growing up in Mississippi, his big NFL dreams, playing for the Saints, battling mental health struggles, going to therapy for the first time and how he best takes care of his mental health today.

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Model Emma Brooks joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Emma opens up about her big modeling dreams, growing up in Louisiana, being bullied in high school, becoming a model in LA, battling suicidal thoughts, social media body shaming and how she best takes care of her mental health.

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NFL star Jeffery Simmons joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Jeffery opens up about his childhood, being raised by a single mother, his sadness of not having a dad in his life, chasing his NFL dreams, men's mental health, playing for the Titans and how he best takes care of his mental health.

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Actress Alyson Stoner joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Alyson opens up about her acting career, becoming a Hollywood star as a child, struggling with her eating disorder, checking in to rehab, battling suicidal thoughts, creating her company Movement Genius and how she best takes care of her mental health.

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Actor Jim O'Heir joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Jim opens up about his acting career, getting his dream job as Jerry on Parks and Recreation, struggling with anxiety in Hollywood, battling panic attacks, losing his parents, going to therapy and finding the best ways to take care of his mental health.

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Actor and comedian Joel Kim Booster joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Joel opens up about his childhood, coming out in a religious family, battling suicidal thoughts, finding stand-up comedy, acting in TV and movies, going to therapy and the best ways to take care of his mental health.

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Love Is Blind's Sarah Ann joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Sarah Ann opens up her experience on Love Is Blind, dating in the pods, her relationship with Jeramey, social media bullying, battling suicidal thoughts, trying therapy and taking care of her mental health after the show.
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Sean Fogelson aka "That One Mailman" joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Sean opens up about his rise to fame on TikTok, his job as a mailman, childhood struggles with his dad, mental health, his family life, starting stand-up comedy, Gary Owen's friendship and his love for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit joins The Mental Game to talk mental health with Brandon Saho. Kirk opens up about his football career, his mental health struggles, going to therapy at Ohio State, finding his dream job at College GameDay, his friendship with Lee Corso, breaking the stigma in sports and his best friend Ben.

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