Can You Ever Be Happy Again After Losing a Child? NFL Super Bowl Champion Robert Bailey Opens Up

Robert Bailey — 2x NCAA Champion, 2x Super Bowl Champion, NFL Record Holder, ESPY Winner, President of Rosenhaus Sports, and President of the Kennedy Kids Foundation — opens up about losing his daughter to suicide and the ongoing fight to find moments of happiness again.In one of our most powerful conversations yet, Robert shares how a simple 1–10 mental health check-in became a way to express what words couldn’t, and why “10 feels blurry” after loss. He talks about therapy, discipline, faith, and the lessons that continue to shape his healing. Misty and Bailey join the conversation to explore grief, guilt, and the ways love and purpose can emerge from unimaginable pain.The hosts also discuss how families can use the daily 1–10 check-in to help kids open up about what they’re really feeling, and why it might be one of the simplest, most life-changing mental health tools there is. They also talk about coping tools and skills that have helped them in their own journeys, and which ones they personally use today. 🎙️ Bailey and Buck Unplugged is hosted by Robert Bailey, Bailey Brooks Mashburn, and Misty Buck in support of the Kennedy Kids Foundation. If you or someone you know is struggling, dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or visit kennedykids.org for resources. 🧡 Follow and subscribe to Bailey and Buck Unplugged on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and all major audio streaming platforms. 🎧 Subscribe, share, and help break the stigma.