Former NCAA Division I athlete Taylor Crosby stops into the studio to talk about her own mental difficulties through her collegiate career. As a goaltender, Taylor offers a very unique vision of the position and how it has effected not only her playing career but her path to her future with her current job with the Pittsburgh Penguins.Thanks for dropping in Taylor!

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Behind The Mask

Ashley Fletcher joins NGU Radio on air to talk about the passing of her younger sister Alexis after she had lost her battle with depression. Ashley not only tells the heart wrenching story of Alexis's struggle, but talks about the entire journey, grief, and what their family has been doing since to help create a better conversation on Mental Health.

Episode 2.6 - A Light That Never Fades (Ashley Fletcher)

SGT Steven Pechacek a disabled US Veteran joins NGU Radio to talk about his struggles coming back to civilian life. His struggles with mental health and addiction was a major setback; listen to his amazing story to where he is at today. Thanks for coming on air, Steve! 

Episode 2.5 - SGT Steve Pechacek

Justin Goldman, Founder of the "Lift the Mask" initiative joins NGU Radio on air to chat about their initiative which is dedicated to providing mental health support and awareness for the goaltending community. They do this by connecting those suffering from mental illness with professional mental health care providers and therapists while also removing any financial or social barriers.

Episode 2.4 - Justin Goldman

Justin Brock - Professional baseball player in Europe. NCAA all star baseball player perused his professional career overseas and began to see his world of anxieties and depression fall apart on him

Episode 2.3 - Justin Brock

Tyler Kennedy stops in to chat with NGU Radio to shed light on the struggles he suffered from his entire career. Tune in to listen to TK talk about what things are like growing up in the hockey world, and how difficult the NHL career path truly is when it comes to Mental Health. 

Episode 2.2 - Tyler Kennedy

Former NCAA hockey player, Andrew Crawford joins the show to open up about his own struggles of mental health issues after losing his father from a completed suicide attempt. Andrew sheds light on his experiences growing up, raising himself without a father figure and using several different mental health tools to shape his success he has found today.

Episode 2.1 - Andrew Crawford

Tune in to hear your hosts breakdown the first season of Never Give Up Radio. It has been an honor to have all of our guests join us on air and help attack the stigma of mental health. An extended thank you to Taylor Crosby, Brianne Bittle, Alex Rigsby, Kelley Steadman, Conor Riley, Quentin Nichols, Ryan Thyrring, Reilly Pickard, Logan Bittle, and Ian & Diane Cavanagh. Further, thank you to all of our listeners who have helped us gain traction in our goal to erase this stigma of mental health. Stay tuned for more info on Season II of Never Give Up Radio!

NGU-R - Season I Finale

Host Liam Cavanagh has his parents join the show to touch on their point of view as parents with a child suffering from different struggles with mental health. Ian & Diane touch on several key points and have great advice for others who are going through similar situations.

NGU-R Episode 1.9 - Where Did It Go Wrong?

NCAA Divsion I Hockey Coach and former professional hockey player, Logan Bittle joins us on air to talk about his own mental health struggles, motivation to become a coach, and what impact coaches can have on athletes lives. Later Liam & Albee break down the conversation and shed some more light on the hot topics.

NGU-R Episode 1.8 - Coaches Corner

Reilly Pickard of the Sherbrooke Phoenix (CHL) joins us to discuss his unique experience of opening up about his own personal struggles with mental health and the repercussions that followed. Later Liam & Albee break down the conversation and make some elaborate points on the Pickards story.

NGU-R Episode 1.7 - Why Did I Have These Thoughts?

Current engineer Ryan Thyrring sits down with NGU Radio and talks about the doubt that was instilled from several peers through his transition from playing junior hockey, to college lacrosse and then into his current field of work in engineering. Later Liam and Albee break down the conversation and the role that motivation plays in self doubt.

NGU-R Episode 1.6 - Doubt, Doubt and More Doubt

Catching up with co hosts Liam & Albee as they answer some Q&A's from listeners and also chat about the first couple episodes. Later in the show they discuss what is coming in the future for Never Give Up Radio!

NGU-R Episode 1.5 - A Step In The Right Direction

Sports nutritionist and health coach Quentin Nichols joins us on air to chat about the importance of what you eat and the effect it can have on not just your body, but your mental state as well. Liam and Albee break down the conversation and talk about the key points in Part II.

NGU-R Episode 1.4 - You Are What You Eat

Conor Riley sits down with NGU-R to chat about the stigma associated with mental health inside the locker room at the professional level. Tune in to get Conor's interesting take on the stigma that exists at the peak level of sports.

NGU-R Epsiode 1.3 - In the Locker Room

NGU-R was created to help students & athletes to both learn and cope with mental health. You have ZERO reason to suffer but ALL the reason to get help

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