About this episode
The episode discusses the mental health challenges faced by soccer players and their interactions with psychologists, featuring the story of Sam Winnall.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com 'Sam, what's going on?’ Four fairly innocuous words that changed the course of Sam Winnall's career. The ex-Derby County striker was speaking to the club's doctor about symptoms that had seen him feeling low and withdrawing from friends and family, when the question came. The conversation that followed would end with a referral to mental health therapy. …
People in this episode
Host: John Nassoori
Guest: Sam Winnall
Topics covered
- mental health
- sports psychology
- soccer
- player well-being
- therapy
Keywords
- mental health
- soccer
- psychology
- therapy
- Sam Winnall
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Derby County, themindroom.substack.com
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