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Behind the Mask 3132
by Real Talk Conversations with Chris and Bekah
We are 2 retired athletes having conversations about the struggles that come with being a Christian athlete. These conversations will be centered on scripture and hopefully will help somebody. Can't wait to share with you guys!
Episodes
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Coaches' Mental Health Pt. 1
In the growing conversation about mental health in sport, coaches are often left out. We wanted to change that. In this episode, goalie coach from App State; Azure Fernsler, shared some of her insights on coaches' mental health and some potential solutions to manage those issues. If you take...
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Athlete Mental Health
We're taking a break from talking about worship songs to discuss the very important and ever evolving topic of athlete mental health. We're discussed issues with the current conversation and some solutions we think can be implemented. We hope you continue this conversation with your crew! Follow…
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The Breakdown - Heart of Worship/Nothing Else
We're continuing our series called "The Breakdown" with our good friend, Rob Morales. Have you ever wondered if we actually live our lives in line with the worship song we sing? That's what we're aiming to break down in this series. What do these songs tell us about God and our posture toward…
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The Breakdown - Jireh and This is the Kingdom
We started a new series called "The Breakdown"! Have you ever wondered if we actually live our lives in line with the worship songs we sing? That's what we're aiming to break down in the series. What do these songs tell us about God and our posture toward Him? What makes them challenging to live...
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The Breakdown: Refiner and Echo Holy
We started a new series called "The Breakdown"! Have you ever wondered if we actually live our lives in line with the worship songs we sing? That's what we're aiming to break down in the series. What do these songs tell us about God and our posture toward Him? What makes them challenging to live...
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Necessary Unlearning for Successful Coaches Pt. 2
Check out part 2 of our discussion about unlearning in the transition to coaching from playing. We talk more in this episode about what coaching has taught us about ourselves and why we coach. We hope you all enjoy this episode and continue these conversations with your crew. Follow us on IG...
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Necessary Unlearning for Successful Coaches Pt. 1
In this episode, we unpacked some things we've had to unlearn as we transitioned to coaching. One thing we've all learned is not everything that made us successful athletes will make us successful coaches. We hope you all enjoy this episode and continue these conversations with your crew. Follow…
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Unlearning Linking your Worth with your Athletic Performance
We hope you enjoyed this episode and we encourage you to continue these conversations with your crew. We also want to hear from you so follow us on IG @behindthemask3132, follow Kerry @ker_phillips_, and leave a comment. Scripture references: Romans 13:14 Job 4:3-6
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Unlearning: Toxic Mindsets
Athlete culture is unique. It teaches many life lessons and shapes people to be develop mindsets that allow them to excel in the sports world. We can learn so much from the best in the game; Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, and Simone Biles, on what it takes to make it. The only…
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Unlearning: Unrealistic Expectations for your Body
Ever heard the phrase; "I just want to get back to where I was when I was playing"? So often, we attach the same expectations of our bodies that we had when we were playing to when we retire. Athlete culture is definitely not one that teaches us how to respect our bodies. This is what we aimed to...
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Redefining Athlete Mental Health: Response to "The Weight of Gold"
Throughout the summer Olympics, there was growing controversy surrounding Simone Biles's decision to prioritize her mental health and withdraw from events. Athlete mental health has become more and more publicized both on social media and mainstream media. It seems, for most people, that we are...
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THAT'S A WRAP ON SEASON 1!!!! Let's talk about 2020
2020 was filled with many things, some great and some not so great. One thing that emerged 2020 was this show and this is our anniversary episode. We invited a few of our friends and fan favorites; Tyson, Jordyn and Kasey to debrief about 2020 and what we're taking through the rest of 2021. Thank...
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Unlearning: "Be strong at all costs"
Strength is a concept that is often misconstrued in the world of athletics. Athletes are conditioned to avoid anything that might make them look "weak". That is what we aimed to unpack in this conversation from Dr. Madeline Barlow. Madeline is the founder of Mind-Wise Mentoring LLC and the sport...
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Unlearning: Body Image
This is another long one. But, we're not sorry because it's a super important conversation. Disordered eating and eating disorders are things that plague the athletic community but most athletes suffer in silence. On this episode, we invited our good friend Tori Corsaro to talk about her journey...
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Unlearning: "Life Being Hard Doesn't Equal Productivity"
"No pain, no gain". Is that true all the time? If productivity equals efficiency, are athletes very productive? That's what aimed to unpack with Jordyn in this episode. Follow us on IG @behindthemask3132 and Jordyn @jormpugh
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Unlearning: "As I go, we go"
There's so much that we can learn in sport that translates to the rest of our lives. Much of these things are super positive and helpful but what about the things that are not so helpful? That's what we hope to unpack in this new series called "Unlearning". On this episode, we invited back Pastor...
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Christian Athlete Response to Protest
All year, we've seen athletes use their platform to protest systemic racism in this country. Their protest, by kneeling, has been met with both support and criticism. For this episode, we invited back to the show Portland Thorns' Simone Charley to talk about how she has navigated through her...
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Strength vs Surrender: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Trust Him?
We threw a different format at you guys with this episode. We aimed to unpack the ideas of strength and surrender. We also had our buddy Shea come on to chat about who Jesus is and why He is worth surrendering to. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Follow us on IG @behindthemask3132 and follow…
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How to Call People Out with Grace and Truth
Nowadays, we see two reactions to conflict or disagreement: cancel culture or lack of accountability. This week, we invited back Pastor Barry from Fervent Church and Courtney Grah from WhoUWith Ministries to talk about how to call people out with grace and truth. We also talk about what is needed...
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What is Truth Part 1
We live in a society that views truth as relative. This may seem advantageous, especially when the truth is unpopular or is hard to swallow. But what are the truth ramifications of modern relativism. That's what we aim to breakdown in this conversation. You can follow us on IG @behindthemask3132...
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Godly Reconciliation
In the age of cancel culture, this episode talks about the process of forgiveness and reconciliation that God calls us to do. We invited Kasey Dougherty on the show to unpack her and Chris's beef and how they were able to reconcile and have the relationship they have today. We hope you all find...
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Godly Friendships
Do you glorify God with your friendships? How can we be friends with non-believers? This week, we invited our friend Dan Forry to chat about how to cultivate godly friendships and be a light in our friendships with non-believers. You can follow us on IG @behindthemask3132 and Dan @danfsteeple on...
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Being a Christian in College
This week, we invited our friend Danni on the show to chat about what's it like being a Christian at a Bible college. We contrasted our experiences at secular universities with Danni's experience. As always, you can follow us on IG @behindthemask3132 and Danni @devinneyd17
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Leading Your Team
We've all been taught to "go and make disciples" (Matt. 28:19). This task can be super daunting especially in the context of a team. This week, we invited our friend, Maggie Van Thullenar from Auburn University, on the show to chat about her experience with starting and leading her team's bible...
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Embracing Your Role
There are many roles to play in a team. Not everyone can be the starter nor the captain. What happens when you're placed in a behind-the-scenes role? This week, we invited our friend Lisa Catton from Mainline FCA to chat about what it makes to embrace your role and glorify God even when you're…
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Audience of One Part 2: Perfectionism
We promised to do a part 2 and we did not lie to you guys! Tune in to this super important and powerful conversation about perfectionism in sports. We invited our friends Azure and Becca again to chat about how athlete culture encourages perfectionism and how perfectionism is counter to the…
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Competitive Not Cocky
As Christians, we are supposed to be humble. As athletes, we are supposed to be competitive. On the surface, those concepts don't fit but, in reality, they are more intertwined than you might guess. This week, we invited our friend Billy Bernhard to chat about what it means to practice godly...
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Discipleship: Discipling Adults
This week, we invited Pastor Barry Huver from Fervent Church to finish our discipleship series talking about discipling adults. He gives a really cool team analogy to describe discipleship. Get your notes ready because there are so many truth bombs dropped in this one. As always, leave us your...
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Discipleship: Discipling Young Adults
This week, we were joined by the goat, Heidi Conley, to talk about discipling young adults. Heidi is an area representative on FCA staff in Baltimore County, MD. Bekah and I first met Heidi at Kutztown Camp. She was the best huddle leader coordinator and has continued to be mentor to both of us....
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Discipleship: Being a Huddle Leader
This week, we invited our friends Jordyn and Tyler on the show to talk about their experiences discipling high school and middle school kids. Through FCA, we've all had the privilege to pour into the generation of young believers. In this episode, we chat about some of the struggles associated…
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Being a Believer in Pro Sports
"Shut up and dribble". Athletes are not mindless drones for the entertainment of others. Athletes have a unique platform to be bold for what they believe in. That's exactly what we talked about in this conversation with Taylor and Simone. In a profession where you are judged by your athletic...
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Identity: Doers vs Beings
Throughout our identity series, we have noticed a reoccurring theme: "we have been conditioned to be human doings not human beings". On this episode, Bekah and Chris talk about what it means to be a human being who is made in God's image.
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Identity - Life After Sport
"What's next ?" This is a question that all athletes inevitably have to wrestle with. Val Tysinger, Florida grad and Belmont assistant coach, joined us for this conversation about transitioning to life after sport. You can follow Val on IG @valtysingurr. We hope you guys enjoy this episode!
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Identity: We're Not Invincible
Injuries are an unfortunate reality of sport. We invited our friends Gabby and Cheech on to talk about their how their experiences with injuries affected their athletic identity.
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Identity: Mental Health in Sports
"Get out of your head!" "Don't think just play!" "Stay strong!" In sport, athletes are expected to have it all together. The assumption is that we don't struggle but we do! Join us and our friends Kerry and Mel as we shed light on mental health in sports. You can follow Mel on IG @melissa.meiners...
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Identity: Audience of One
Who do you play for??? Our friends Azure and Becca came on and dropped some truth bombs about rooting your identity in Christ rather than sport.
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Racism is a Gospel Issue!
We invited our friends Tyson and Tyler on the show to talk about the role of Christians in the racism issue. Follow us on IG @behindthemask3132. Follow Tyson @tysonhugee and Tyler @jtsmith_55.
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Defining the Mask
We want to have open dialogue with you guys! Follow us on Instagram @behindthemask3132. We'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Subscribe for more videos to come! Thanks for watching!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are 2 retired athletes having conversations about the struggles that come with being a Christian athlete. These conversations will be centered on scripture and hopefully will help somebody. Can't wait to share with you guys!
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Real Talk Conversations with Chris and Bekah
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