Series 2 - Sliver Of Hope: NCAA Athletes Interrupted. Lauren Wong

02/06/20 • 42 min

Metahab. Designed for Post Traumatic Growth

Lauren is a current student-athlete on the Sacramento State track and field team. Lauren started track and field her freshman year of high school and fell in love with the sport. She is entering her third and final year at Sac State studying Psychology and after graduation in the spring, Lauren will be pursuing a masters degree related to sports psychology. Her goals include pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology to ultimately serve as a clinical sport psychologist. Lauren’s time so far on the track team has been fraught with injuries, yet she speaks to the valuable experiences learned in navigating college both as a student and athlete.

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Series 1 - Sliver of Hope: The beginning. Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn & Dr. Bridget Parsh

Begin a journey of healing. Learn how to get back to better from challenging, even traumatic events, with the help of Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn as she describes her death event, the work and process needed to return to health and the 6 stages realized in her research on rehabilitation that became MetaHab. This is the introduction to subsequent interviews with six remarkable people that represent the respective stages of Metahab and post traumatic growth.

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Series 2 - Sliver Of Hope: NCAA Athletes Interrupted. Sam Hendrix-McCowan

Sam is a former Sacramento State Football student-athlete who received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. He played as a true freshman and also played every season while at Sacramento State. During his time at Sacramento State he experienced various challenges and adversities that contributed to his development as a person beyond being an athlete. Sam is currently working towards his Master’s in School Counseling and formerly worked in the Student Athlete Resource Center as a Mentor. He was able to bring forth his experiences as a former athlete to help the current generation of athletes, both from an academic and student-athlete life perspective. Sam strives to develop youth, student-athletes and the community and to empower, inspire and equip them with necessary tools to thrive.