Sixty-eight teams enter the NCAA Tournament, but only one walks away victorious. With 99% of the field heading home without a trophy, how do athletes and teams cope with defeat? In this episode of the LG Transparent Conversations series, The Next Chapter discusses how the road home from the Big Dance® can be a pivotal, even defining, moment for many student-athletes. Prim Siripipat and the panel explores the letdown athletes experience following the postseason and how the complicated feelings/emotions can influence the return to normal activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas ..read more

This episode The Next Chapter continues the LG Electronics Transparent Conversation series, Prim and LG recorded live from Fan Fest during the Men’s Final Four Championships in Houston, Texas. Joined by LCSW and founder of AthMindset, Lisa Bonta Sumii, Senior Forward for the Indiana Hoosiers, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Houston Cougar Freshman Forward, Jarace Walker to discuss the road to March Madness. The Final Four® is the ultimate stage for college basketball. In this episode of the LG Transparent Conversations series, we talk about the mental roadmap and challenges athletes face as they work ..read more

Sixty-eight teams enter the NCAA Tournament, but only one walks away victorious. With 99% of the field heading home without a trophy, how do athletes and teams cope with defeat? In this episode of the LG Transparent Conversations series, The Next Chapter discusses how the road home from the Big Dance® can be a pivotal, even defining, moment for many student-athletes. Prim Siripipat and the panel explores the letdown athletes experience following the postseason and how the complicated feelings/emotions can influence the return to normal activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas ..read more

Prim Siripipat sits down with former NBA player and 2007 No. 1 overall pick, Greg Oden, to discuss the highs and lows during his athletic career. Greg discusses his childhood and the influential forces that nudged him toward basketball, including his parent’s divorce, moving from New York to Indiana as a child, and his “uncomfortable” height. Oden speaks candidly about his seven surgeries, the burden of carrying Portland’s expectations, and how he relied on substance use, including alcohol, to numb all his physical and emotional pain. The typically soft-spoken and private athlete steps forward ..read more

Prim is joined this week by former NBA top 10 pick and Stanford standout Josh Childress. She talks to Josh about his upbringing, family life and his experiences through college leading up to his time in the NBA and overseas. Childress discusses his personal battles with anxiety and opens up about how he felt stepping on the court dealing with his internal struggles.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This week, Prim is joined by volleyball superstar, author, wife, mother, podcast host Gabby Reece to discuss her life in the limelight, how she moved forward following the end of her professional career, athletes struggles with finding their post-career identities and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Prim Siripipat speaks with former Olympic figure skater and Stanford alum Rachael Flatt about her developing area of expertise: athletes and eating disorders. Currently a Ph.D. clinical psychology student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Rachael has published various articles on body image and eating disorder issues within the athlete population. During this educational interview, the two dispel myths about eating disorders, how the culture of sport plays a role, warning signs, and how parents and coaches can help a struggling athlete. Prim opens up about the body image/eating issues she suffered while com ..read more

Prim Siripipat wraps up the LG Transparent Conversations nationwide tour. In this final episode, the former Duke tennis player visits Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA to host a discussion on “Student Athlete Mental Health Beyond the College Experience.” Afterward, former UCLA Softball National Champion and LMU Softball Coach Tairia Flowers, and former LMU volleyball player and Olympic hopeful Betsi Flint, and Prim answer submitted by audience members. During this Q&A, the group talks about the challenges athletes face in asking for help, what they wish they would have known a ..read more

Prim Siripipat continues the LG Transparent Conversations nationwide tour and series aimed at addressing student-athlete mental health and well-being. In this episode, the former Duke tennis player visits Columbus, Ohio, to host a discussion on the “Role of Support Systems on Student Athlete Mental Health and Well-Being.” Afterward, former Notre Dame and 3-time Olympic fencer Lee Kiefer, Lee’s mother, Dr. Teresa Kiefer, and Prim answered questions submitted by audience members. During this Q&A, the group discusses who is responsible for student-athlete care and how teams can help strugglin ..read more

Prim Siripipat continues the LG Transparent Conversations nationwide tour and series aimed at addressing student-athlete mental health and well-being. In this episode, the former Duke tennis player visits Columbus, Ohio, to host a discussion on the “Role of Support Systems on Student Athlete Mental Health and Well-Being.” Joining the panel is former Notre Dame fencer and 3-time Olympian Lee Kiefer, Lee’s mother and psychiatrist Dr. Teresa Kiefer, and Notre Dame Head Fencing Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more