Mental Health Thursdays: Education and Sports

Rhonda Gipson-Willis, a mental health expert and breakthrough coach, joined us on the show to talk through these concerns and to help give us solutions.
By WNDU Staff
Published: Mar. 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - In our Mental Health Thursdays segment, we dive deep into some timely topics and ways you at home can help navigate the mental challenges that come along with them.

A couple topics in mind today have to do with education but also sports.

Rhonda Gipson-Willis, a mental health expert and breakthrough coach, joined us on WNDU 16 News Now at 4 to talk through these concerns and to help give us solutions.

You can watch her full conversation with Lauren Moss and Joshua Short in the video above.

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