Val Whiting- "Mentally StrongHER
From The He's Just Podcasts by Jules Douge
April 8, 2026 · 51 min · Season 12 · Episode 1
About this episode
Val Whiting discusses her journey as a former elite athlete and the importance of mental resilience for female athletes through her organization MentallyStrongHer.
Val Whiting, two-time NCAA Champion and former elite WNBA athlete. Val starred all four years at Stanford, she ranks 6th all-time in scoring (2,077 points) and 6th in rebounds (1,134). Val holds a Master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology and is currently a certified Mental Health Coach. On paper, her career was a success. Mentally, it was a different story. Despite her championships and her accolades, Val struggled with pressure, self-doubt, and emotional overload, challenges no one had trained her to manage. That experience led her to found MentallyStrongHer, an organization dedicated to helping female athletes build mental resilience, emotional stability, and confidence beyond the scoreboard. Through Mentally StrongHer, Val has coached and supported athletes navigating anxiety, identity loss, burnout, and the pressure to perform, issues that don’t end when the game does. Her work bridges the gap between performance and mental health, helping current athletes compete with clarity, former players rediscover purpose after sport, and individuals beyond athletics apply the same mental skills to leadership, career transitions, and everyday life. We walk with Val Whiting as…
People in this episode
Host: Jules Douge
Guest: Val Whiting
Topics covered
- mental health
- female athletes
- resilience
- emotional stability
- performance psychology
- self-doubt
- burnout
Keywords
- mental resilience
- female athletes
- emotional health
- performance
- self-doubt
- burnout
- coaching
- leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MentallyStrongHer, Stanford, WNBA, Sport and Performance Psychology
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