{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Athlete Mindset","title":"Suicide Prevention, NIL Pressures, and the Future of Athlete Mental Health | Dr. Kweku Amoasi, PsyD, CMPC","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2429,"description":"In this episode of Athlete Mindset, host Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC, sits down again with Dr. Kweku Amoasi, PsyD, CMPC — licensed psychologist, Certified Mental Performance Consultant®, USOPC psychological services provider, and Chief Wellness Officer for Blaquesmith Consulting.\nThis conversation explores the rising mental health challenges athletes face: suicide prevention, stigma, high-pressure environments, financial realities tied to NIL, and what it actually takes to support athletes across college and pro sports. Dr. Amoasi also reflects on his keynote at the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports Annual Conference and the powerful role social workers play across the sport ecosystem.\nLisa brings her dual lens as a clinical social worker and Certified Mental Performance Consultant® — as well as her identity as a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the author of The AthMindset® Workbook: Training Your Mind for Optimal Mental Health in Sport and in Life. Dr. Amoasi brings the energy and brotherhood of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.\n\nBoth Lisa and Dr. Amoasi are proud members of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Their ongoing dialogue centers on serving the whole athlete — and supporting the caregivers who support them.\nEpisode Chapters\n\n0:00 — SportsEpreneur & Athlete Mindset\n1:22 — Welcome + why this part two matters\n1:33 — Dr. Amoasi’s background & roles\n2:35 — Fraternity pride + community as healthy grounding\n3:18 — Athletes as “superhuman” & stigma of vulnerability\n4:50 — Why athletes choose silence\n6:52 — Medication vs self-medication in sport\n8:22 — “Mental spotters” + invisible weight\n9:24 — What parents and coaches can do early\n10:14 — Mental Health First Aid in athletic settings\n11:40 — Early intervention & normalizing tough conversations\n12:33 — The evolution of sport psychology (NBA, NCAA, USOPC)\n14:55 — Embedded counseling vs traditional campus services\n16:30 — Psychology becoming as normal as the training room...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aRyzCH8w6ZPkPaTp7vgZHiF1GyqUT2DXSZcHuEJcD40/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZDhj/N2ZhOTM4YTc0YjBk/MDQzMDhmOWMwNTk3/ZjE2MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}