Mental Health from a Student Athlete
A story about how I was literally broken down and built back up. I have never been the most graceful person. At three years old I ran into a wooden locker and split my forehead open resulting in multiple stitches, which I eventually yanked out myself, leading to the infamous beautiful scar that now and… Continue reading Broken Little Thing
Breathe in, breathe out. Don’t cry. Repeat. In ten, out ten. Hold it in. Do not cry. Do not cry. Do not… dang it. Here are My Top Ten Rules to Surviving My Senior Year of College: 1.) Stop caring what other people think. 2.) Stop letting a sport dictate your life. 3.) Do what… Continue reading Surviving Monsters
Volleyball. Somewhere in my mind told me that I needed this to breathe and I needed to breathe to survive. I have been playing this sport since the age of five, and competed in who knows how many games in my career. Which is why I was so confused how something that I loved so… Continue reading Brain Glitches
Dear People of Average height or Shorter, No I don't model, and no I can't dunk. Hold on, I can reach that, please don't hurt yourself. The weather up here is the exact same temperature as the weather down there. I have not grown since the last time you've seen me. I realize that I'm… Continue reading A Letter from the Amazons
Hi ya’ll, well here is a completely vague explanation to many peoples questions. Some people are curious, some may not even care, but here is a little look into my brain and the journey I took on my decision to leave. I started writing this in January and since then I’ve been adding bits and pieces of… Continue reading A Jumbled Explanation
As athletes we are taught the difference between two things. Being hurt and being injured. This concept has been forced deep into our minds for years. From a young age we learn how to know a strain from sprain, and fromthen on we condition our bodies and our brains to ignore those strains and keep… Continue reading “Superhuman” Athletes
My name is Ebony Nwanebu. I'm a volleyball player at the University of Southern California. I've had so many opportunities and I've got to go to a ton of cool places because of volleyball and I've decided to create a blog to share these experiences with all of you! I am also a writing major at USC… Continue reading An Average Summer
