Barriers to Breakthroughs
Welcome to Barriers to Breakthroughs! A podcast that discusses important topics in women’s sports and what goes on inside the brain of an athlete. Perfectionism, recovering from injury, and bullying, are just some of the many things that can defeat your spirits and ruin your confidence to perform. Through interviews and solo shows, host Emma Woodhouse, a 2-Time All-American skier and 2020 UNH Female Athlete of the Year, brings these topics to light and shows athletes that they are not alone and that you can overcome those barriers to breakthrough!
Barriers to Breakthroughs
024. Managing Anxiety and Depression as a Student-Athlete & Speaking Up About Mental Health with Emily Dolloff-Holt
Today’s guest is Emily Dolloff-Holt, former Division 1 swimmer from the University of New Hampshire. During her time at UNH, she earned multiple medals at America East Championships and helped the team to 3 All-America East Championship titles! Emily comes on the podcast to share her mental health story and her experiences with anxiety and depression through her younger years and into college. Emily talks openly about the tough moments in her life where she really struggled and how she was able to get through them.
Other topics include;
- Stigmas heard around mental health growing up
- The importance of putting your mental health first
- How she's able to talk openly about her story
- 3 things Emily does every day to cope with her mental health
- What she wishes people knew about anxiety and depression
- The advice she would give to someone struggling right now
Disclaimer- Suicidal thoughts and self-harm are talked about in this episode so if that is triggering for you, this will not be the episode for you!
For those wondering (forgot to clarify in the episode), SAAC = Student Athletic Advisory Committee! :)
If you want to learn more about depression or need to seek help for yourself or others, check out these links:
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - camh.ca
Anxiety & Depression Association of America - adaa.org
Links
Reach out to Emily on Instagram: @emilydolloffholt
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