Life Beyond The Game...🏀🏋🏾‍♂️

Normalizing Hydration Periods, Your Next Vacation Starts Now ✈️🌴

Ever come back from a vacation and feel that wave of disappointment on the drive home? Yeah. We need to talk about that. This week on Tori Tells, we’re unpacking what I call Hydration Periods, and why you don’t need a flight, a hotel, or a day off to reset your mind. I found a way to take a mini vacation every single day, and it has been changing things for me. Today I’m sharing how you can too. Resources mentioned: A Mindful Year · Shift by Ethan Kross and a sick stat! You'll also get a bonus weekly challenge 📈 If this hits home, save it and share it with someone who needs permission to pause. Want to take a walk, the full video is available on YouTube 🎙️ @ToriTellsThePodCast

Real Talk: Men and Mental Health 🎙️🗣️

Men’s mental health is one of the most important conversations we aren’t having loudly enough. In this episode, I sit down with my guest, to get into the real. Why is it so hard for men to ask for help? Who taught them what it means to be a man? And is the conversation we’re seeing online actually changing anything in real life? We reference names you know, men who carried weight the world could see but never fully understood. And we ask the harder question: what happens when nobody checks on the strong one? This episode is for the man who has been holding it together for everyone else. The one who never learned it was okay to fall apart. The one who was never told he could ask for help, and still be a man. We’re breaking down the door. Come have this conversation with us Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. Everything shared in this episode is based on personal experience and research only. The topics discussed are meant to open conversation and encourage reflection, not to serve as clinical advice or diagnosis of any kind. If you or someone you know is struggling, please seek support from a licensed mental health professional. Links to mental health resources are available in the description below. Thank you for being here and for being open, that already takes courage. Music Disclaimer: Background music audible in this episode is played through a licensed subscription service active at our recording location during regular business hours. All music rights belong to their respective owners. We do not own, claim, or profit from any background music featured. Volume has been minimized out of respect for rights holders. No copyright infringement is intended. Resources: Mental Health Awareness Suggestions: https://www.nami.org [https://www.nami.org] https://openpathcollective.org [https://openpathcollective.org] https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ [https://thelovelandfoundation.org/] https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ [https://therapyforblackgirls.com/] https://beam.community/ [https://beam.community/] https://988lifeline.org/ [https://988lifeline.org/] https://www.callblackline.com/ [https://www.callblackline.com/] Club Shay Shay x Mike Beasley Episode: https://youtu.be/Wo8JNID3vT4?si=_op7Cb4TiiyZnvEK [https://youtu.be/Wo8JNID3vT4?si=_op7Cb4TiiyZnvEK] ToriTellsThePodcast Links: Instagram: toritells_ RSS: https://media.rss.com/toritellsthepodcast/feed.xml [https://media.rss.com/toritellsthepodcast/feed.xml] Again special shout out to cussin's 🎯🌱 for sharing this space! More to come!

The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do When Celebrating? Look Back 👀🎈

Your journey deserves to be witnessed, especially by you. Celebration hits different when you pause long enough to acknowledge how far you’ve actually come. In this episode, we’re diving into why reflection is one of the most powerful tools you can have, how to make it a daily practice, and introducing the Time Capsule Challenge, a simple but powerful way to remind your future self of the why, the growth, and everything you overcame to get there.

Overthinking Again? Turn it Into Your SuperPower

Your mind isn’t broken, it just needs direction. In this episode, we’re flipping the script on overthinking. We get into why it happens, what your brain is actually trying to do, and 3 tools to redirect it into your greatest advantage. Because you’re not thinking too much. You’re thinking deeply. And that’s a superpower.

Life Beyond The Game...🏀🏋🏾‍♂️

Two hoopers tap in for a 1-on-1 — on the court AND on the mic. The conversation got so real we forgot to keep score. We’re talking basketball as an identity, the hard transition into real life, the shift from the court to the fitness world, the state of the NBA & WNBA, and whether we’d change any of it if we could do it all over again. The game and the convo both went crazy — so now it’s on you to decide who won. Drop it in the comments. Listening in? and you want to see the action? Drop in on YouTube! Thank you so much for being here!