What's under the brim matters more than what the world sees.

Honest conversations about mental health, addiction, identity, and resilience — sharing the principles that transformed one life, and have the power to transform others.

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Why We Exist

Mental Health. Mindset. Culture.

Under The Brim exists to change how teams, schools, and communities talk about mental health. Through honest conversations about mental health, addiction, identity, and resilience, we share the principles that transformed one life — and have the power to transform others.

We partner with schools, athletic programs, businesses, and communities to replace:

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IsolationConnection
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In the dugout — where the real conversations happen
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The conversation nobody else is having
What We Believe

True mental performance begins with mental health.

Before we can perform at our highest level — as athletes, students, leaders, employees, or parents — we must first understand ourselves, confront what we're carrying, and build a foundation of emotional well-being.

Confidence, resilience, discipline, and high performance are not created by ignoring our struggles — they're built by working through them.

Because what's happening under the brim is often far more important than what the world sees on the outside. When we have the courage to address what lies beneath the surface, we don't just survive — we unlock our greatest potential to live, lead, and serve others.

Develop the athlete by building the person. — the whole philosophy in one line
The Talks

Honest conversations, not lectures.

Every talk is built on lived experience — real stories, real struggle, and the real principles that made recovery and growth possible. No scripts, no clichés. Just the conversation your team, school, or organization actually needs.

01

Mental Health

Naming what we carry, breaking the silence, and learning that asking for help is a strength — not the opposite of toughness.

02

Addiction

An unfiltered look at addiction and recovery — how it starts, how it hides, and what the road back really looks like.

03

Identity

You are a person who plays a sport — not a sport that happens to be a person. Building a self-worth that survives the box score.

04

Resilience

Failure is information, not identity. Turning setbacks, slumps, and losses into the foundation for durable confidence.

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Who We Serve

We meet people where they are.

Schools

Schools

High schools and universities — reaching students before the pressure becomes a crisis.

Athletic Programs

Athletic Programs

From youth teams to Division I programs and pro organizations — the locker-room talk that changes seasons and lives.

Businesses

Businesses

Leaders and teams perform better when people stop hiding what they're carrying.

Communities

Communities

Community events and organizations ready to replace stigma with understanding.

The Book

More Than The Game™

A mental health & mental performance workbook for the student-athlete who is more than a number on the back of a jersey.

A guided curriculum in twelve sessions — worked one per week over a season, the same way you'd train a swing. Baseball is the classroom. Life is the lesson.

Available as a student-athlete workbook and a coach facilitator manual, so entire programs can run it together.

Pause Breathe Refocus Execute

The signature reset that runs through every chapter — widening the gap between trigger and response so what comes next is a choice, not a reaction.

01 More Than The Jersey
02 Own What You're Carrying
03 Believe Growth Is Possible
04 Control The Controllables
05 Take Inventory
06 Choose Growth
07 Stay Teachable
08 Build Your Dugout
09 Repair & Reconnect
10 Daily Accountability
11 Practice The Pause
12 Leave A Legacy
02 Own What You're Carrying
03 Believe Growth Is Possible
04 Control The Controllables
05 Take Inventory
06 Choose Growth
07 Stay Teachable
08 Build Your Dugout
09 Repair & Reconnect
10 Daily Accountability
11 Practice The Pause
12 Leave A Legacy

The core growth curriculum — twelve sessions, from identity to legacy.

Watch

See it for yourself.

Moments from talks and visits around the country.

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Michigan State
Oakland University
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Blue Jays — 2026
Book a Talk

Bring the conversation to your people.

Tell us about your school, program, business, or community — and we'll build a talk around what your people actually need.

Every engagement starts with a conversation. No obligation, no pressure.

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