Press Release | April 5, 2022
Road 2 Recovery Announces Guest Speaker David Pingree for the April Mental Health Initiative Anonymous Zoom Peer Group Meeting
This is a press release from Road 2 Recovery…
Encinitas, CA (April 4, 2022) – The Road 2 Recovery Foundation is excited to announce David Pingree as April’s Guest Speaker for the R2R Mental Health Initiative Anonymous Zoom Peer Group Meeting. Join us on April 5, 2022, starting at 5:30 PM PST, to hear David’s story on ending his professional racing career and the role mental health played. He will also go into detail on this month’s topic; When Reality Sets In- Goal Setting and Learning to Fall Forward.
The second installment of Inside the Helmet: R2R Mental Health Initiative Video- EP 2: David Pingree is now live. Keeping to the meeting topic for April, When Reality Sets In, David discusses his expectation and struggles with retirement from his professional racing career and how mental health played a role.
The full video is available to watch below, on the R2R website (here) or on the YouTube page. On the first Tuesday of every month, R2R will release the next installment’s teaser video with the full edit available the Monday before the R2R Mental Health Initiative Anonymous Zoom Peer Group Meeting. These impactful videos give you a glimpse into the mental health struggles of professional athletes like Rick Johnson, Trey Canard, Jeff Emig, Broc Glover and many more.
VIDEO | Inside the Helmet
R2R Mental Health Initiative Video- EP 2: David Pingree
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David has had a successful career both on and off the track but those successes were met with struggles and missteps along the way. He used each setback as a learning experience:
“If we fail to meet goals we’ve set for ourselves, it can take some time to gain a healthier perspective of the shortcomings.” ~ David Pingree.
Hearing his story and perspective on goals, next steps, and mental health will be helpful for all ages and riders or family members; especially those who are looking to make a change or level up.
This meeting will hit multiple mental health topics; participants will be provided tools for coping with the resources needed to support themself and our community that is currently struggling. Questions for David or one of the licensed therapists running the meeting will follow and be open to all joining the Zoom call.
You can join the Zoom Peer Group Meeting by going to https://road2recovery.com/r2r-mental-health-initiative/. The Zoom link will be live this Tuesday at 5 PM PST. Access will be granted for all into the call promptly at 5:30 PM PST. After a quick introduction of the program and topic, David Pingree will start. The link and meeting will be available for all to join anytime during the scheduled period from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM PST. If you can’t make it right at 5:30 PM PST, don’t let that stop you from joining later. More information on how to join the Zoom call anonymously and commonly asked questions about joining the R2R Mental Health Initiative Zoom Peer Group Meeting are detailed on the R2R website at Road2Recovery.com/r2r-mental-health-initiative/.
Attendees have the option to join anonymously online, by phone, or the chat features for this meeting. Licensed and trained therapists and counselors will facilitate every discussion. As a reminder, the meetings are free for anyone to attend. Participation and involvement with the facilitators and guest speakers regarding mental health are encouraged but not required to join.
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