Real Talk: Support for Athletes’ Mental Health Featuring Kevin Love

At the start of the 2026-2027 NBA season, five-time All-Star NBA player Kevin Love joins NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. to discuss athlete mental health. Rooted in his personal experiences, Kevin Love explores breaking the silence, moving past stigma, and finding help. Throughout their conversation, the pair talk about what it means to identify as an athlete, the pressure that comes along with athletics, and his advice for student athletes. Coaches, trusted adults, and student athletes will benefit from this open conversation full of Kevin Love’s lived experiences and his thoughts about how to best support young athletes.    Learn more at kevinlovefund.org or sign up to bring “Real Talk: Strength in Seeking Support” to your teams here.  You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at nami.org/podcast. "Hope Starts With Us" is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.  Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.