Missy Franklin

What happens when you put on a game face and the effort leaves you depressed and desperate for answers? That’s what happened to Missy Franklin, the world’s sweetheart in the swimming pool with five Olympic gold medals to her name. Being unstoppable isn’t about winning all the time. In this emotional podcast, Franklin opens up about her early years as a competitive swimmer, her devastating shoulder injury prior to the 2016 Olympics and how she rose from the depths of depression to fight her way back to the surface. In her journey to push through her fear of not being good enough, Franklin talks about the first time she spoke openly about depression and the healing power of talking about this taboo subject. With the worst now behind her, Franklin reveals her game plan for pushing through the feeling that the world is going on without you. Recently retired from competitive swimming, and married to the love of her life, Franklin talks about her number one priority in life and how to be unstoppable for the rest of your life.

Missy is joined later in the show by Dr. Neill Epperson, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Epperson speaks about the stigma pro athletes face when talking about mental health, the difference between men and women in their susceptibility to mental health issues, the warning signs when someone may be slipping into depression, and why we are mentally unprepared for the unpredictable stress from the coronavirus pandemic.

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