Blake Palmquist is a former collegiate and professional soccer player, whose 22-year career also contained years of anxiety, stress, depression, and other obstacles that would ultimately cause him to shorten his lifelong dream of playing professionally.

Blake then created his own blog, Intra, focusing on mental health in athletics, creating space for him and others to share their stories. He joined Athletes for Hope, a non-profit that supports athletes with guidance and resources to make a difference in their communities. Blake became the co-chair of their newly formed Athlete Mental Health Advisory Committee, furthering his goal to spark change, provide support, and instill hope and reassurance to others that it is ok to share how you feel and to not be afraid of what others may think.

Join Intra here: https://www.intratogether.com/

Work with Joy: ⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the Hahnacity Spotify playlist.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠http://comictiming.net⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity