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Emotional skills development for student-athletes 🖤 Workshops for parents & coaches.
Every Play Counts, Every Emotion Matters!

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What's blocking you? Name it. Then watch us destroy it. 🖤

Strength Beyond the Game: Destroying Blocker Series is coming to the University of New Haven.

Self-doubt. Overthinking. Comparison. Burnout. We name them. We break through them.

Featuring Bianca Pendleton and our founder, Lisa Leonard.

📍 Bergami Center for Science & Technology, Room 203
🗓 Friday, Oct 23 | 6:30–8:00 PM
All student-athletes invited.

What's the one blocker you're ready to destroy?

@profoundpurpose @biancapendleton @mindyourgameseries
#StrengthBeyondTheGame #DestroyYourBlockers #EmotionalIntelligence #StudentAthlete #CompetitiveEdgeEQ

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October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, and I thought it was incredibly important to broach this subject with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Craig Hodges.

Mental health is a topic that is far too often overlooked in activism.

As we continue discussing Colin Kaepernick and inspiring young athletes to have the courage to stand on their convictions, no matter what weapons are formed against them, we also have to talk about the emotional and psychological toll that comes with taking that stand.

With the alarming rates of suicide among student-athletes and media personalities continuing to mock, ridicule, and demean athletes who publicly discuss their mental health struggles, this conversation is more important than ever.

We tell young athletes to be courageous. To stand tall. To sacrifice. To speak truth to power. But are we also teaching them how to protect their peace, safeguard their mental health, and survive the backlash that comes with that courage?

That’s why I wanted to ask Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Craig Hodges how they managed to keep their mental health intact while the NBA and much of the country treated them like Public Enemy #1 simply for standing on their principles.

I’m incredibly thankful for the honesty, wisdom, and vulnerability they both shared in their answers. 🙏🏾

Link to our full discussion is my bio under The Rematch
Also available on YouTube

#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthadvocate

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IT'S TIME TO TALK

Former professional athletes & coaches as well as practitioners and advocates will joined me on the Bowie State University campus on October 8th in the Student Center Ballroom to discuss a multitude of topics including anxiety, depression and techniques to handle crisis. VERY POWERFUL!

📍Bowie State University
Student Center
Wiseman Ballroom

🗓 Thursday | October 8th | 1pm - 2pm

@etanthomas36
@arr2four
@profoundpurpose
@competitiveedgeeq

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Tomorrow at Bowie State University 💙💛

Mental health and emotional wellness deserve conversations that are open, honest and accessible — especially when it comes to athletes, students and the people who support them.

Strength Beyond the Game brings former professional athletes, coaches, mental health professionals and advocates together for a powerful conversation about anxiety, depression, resilience, leadership, navigating crisis and life beyond sports.

And this conversation isn’t just for athletes. Parents, coaches, educators, students and concerned loved ones are encouraged to attend.

📍 Bowie State University | Student Center, Wiseman Ballroom
🗓 Thursday, October 8 | 1–2 PM
🎟️ FREE to attend — RSVP requested for seating

One hour. Real conversations. Information that could make a real difference in someone’s life.

#BowieStateUniversity #MentalHealthAwareness #EmotionalWellness #PrinceGeorgesCounty #StrengthBeyondTheGame

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I promised God that if he ever gave me broadcast journalism platform, I would use it to help and educate people and not just cover events.

"My People Are Destroyed Because Of A Lack Of Knowledge" Hosea 4:6

With October being Emotional Wellness Month and 10/10 being World Mental Health Day, I am hosting a FREE & Powerful program keeping the vital topics of emotional wellness and mental health in the forefront!

Former professional athletes & coaches as well as practitioners and advocates will join me on the @bowiestateuniversity campus on Thursday, October 8th, from 1 - 2pm in the Student Center Ballroom to discuss a multitude of topics including anxiety, depression and techniques to handle crisis.

📍Bowie State University
Student Center
Wiseman Ballroom

🗓 Thursday | October 8th | 1pm - 2pm

I'm on a crusade to potentially save some lives so calling all coaches, parents, educators, concerned loved ones....TELL & BRING whoever needs to hear this life saving conversation!

AGAIN THIS IS A FREE, HOUR LONG PROGRAM!

Reminder: For those in crisis, dial or text 988 to get in touch with someone who can help! YOU ARE NOT ALONE, AND YOU MATTER!

Bowie State University
Dr. Aminta Breaux
Dr. Aquila Mitchell
@profoundpurpose
@competitiveedgeeq
@communitylegacyawards
@etanthomas36
@arr2four

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Way to start the year!

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#NFL Sundays are back! 🏈& so is CBS Sports Host @jbsportscaster

It was an honor to interview him at the @competitiveedgeeq Community Legacy Awards alongside @theclassicvoice ✨

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🧠 Meet the Founder & CEO | Bianca Pendleton

There’s a story behind every vision.
I’m Bianca Pendleton, Founder & CEO of Mind Your Game™ 🧠
As a former Division II women’s basketball student-athlete and captain, current graduate women’s basketball coach, and M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling student, I’ve experienced athletics from multiple perspectives—and one thing has always stood out:
We talk so much about the athlete’s performance that we sometimes forget the person behind it.
The pressure to perform.
The fear of failure.
Identity beyond sports.
Confidence.
Burnout.
Academics.
Relationships.
Mental health.

And figuring out who you are when the game isn’t being played.
That’s why I created Mind Your Game™.
My vision is to create a space where athletes can have honest conversations, feel supported, become empowered, and understand that taking care of their mental health is just as important as taking care of their physical performance.
As I continue my education, pursue my Ph.D., and work toward becoming a sport psychologist, I’m committed to bridging athletics + mental health through education, advocacy, research, and meaningful conversations.

This is bigger than a platform.

It’s a movement to protect the human under the jersey. 🧠🏀
And this is only the beginning.

— Bianca Pendleton
Founder & CEO, Mind Your Game™
Mental Health Is Performance Too.

#MindYourGame #MentalHealthInSports #womeninsports #StudentAthlete #sportspsychology

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I was honored to be recognized alongside other incredible leaders in sports and receive the Strength Beyond the Game Community Legacy Award from @competitiveedgeeq. 🏆

It is truly an honor and a blessing to have my contributions recognized. I remain committed to doing meaningful, impactful work that supports the individuals I serve in achieving wellness, reaching their full potential, and thriving: both in sport and in life.

I thank God for the opportunity to continue doing work that aligns with my purpose. 💛

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So we’re back from vacation and ready to get started. Feeling refreshed and new and ready to kick off this August with a Triple Play 3rd Sunday. We even added a new category so that you guys can ask us questions about the vacation or we can tell y’all stories because we got some good stories. See you there.

9 PM EST at twitch.tv/DJCSharp

See you there.

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Excited to partner with Competitive Edge to help our student-athletes develop emotional intelligence, leadership, and the resilience needed to compete at the highest level on and off the court. @competitiveedgeeq @archbishopcarrolldc @coach_caldwell

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2026 Legacy Awards!
@competitiveedgeeq
#dmvevents #dmvballoondecor

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