00:00Dexter Henry alongside my good friend Roz Gold and Woody. You see her as the color commentary voice of the
00:06New York Liberty, but we are here at the Fountain House for sharing the wealth.
00:10I'm going to get to sharing the wealth and some mental health stuff, but people want to know for you
00:13about the Liberty.
00:14What's going on with the Liberty right now? They've lost three games in a row. What's going on, Roz?
00:18I would urge patience. You know, the Liberty are missing a lot of players for injury reasons, for overseas obligations.
00:28There's also been personal matters. These are key players.
00:30Sabrina Onescu didn't play in the game last night on a back-to-back.
00:34You know, without having Leone Feebush debut yet, that's a huge cog on offense and defense, especially her defensive presence.
00:43And no, but Nigelini Hamilton, for personal reasons, that's also going to help on defense, not to mention Satu Saboli
00:49left the game with illness.
00:51So I just feel like right now it's a great opportunity for other players to get some playing time and
00:56minutes.
00:56But it's hard to know what the team is if they can't get whole.
01:00I would agree. And some fans are not going to relax, but it's going to take – you know that.
01:04There's a fan that's like, okay, girl, whatever.
01:07They're like, I'm not trying to hear that. We want to see them get – do you feel like this
01:11is a team that can, you know, once they get healthy and whole, they will be okay as somebody who
01:14watches them very closely?
01:15There is so much talent on this team, a wealth of talent. So you would hope the answer is yes.
01:20We hope the answer is yes. But we are here for sharing the wealth, something that you started with your
01:25sister.
01:26It is May. It is Mental Health Awareness Month. And I know it's very near and dear to your heart
01:31to talk about this.
01:32How important is this – we're both New Yorkers. How important is this just for New Yorkers and people everywhere
01:36to be aware of their own mental health and the mental health of others?
01:40You know, it's funny. We're talking about sports first. Your mind is like a muscle. The same way that, you
01:46know, athletes will work on their bodies.
01:47I think everyday people, everyone needs to be working on their minds. And you can do that with tools and
01:53strategies around what can help your wellness, your mental health.
01:58We're discussing things like creating safe spaces, making boundaries, what are you fueling, what's coming at you every day from
02:07all of the inputs, whether it's your phone or work or other people, identifying priorities, eating, sleeping.
02:16I mean, and we hear from different leaders of various career fields.
02:22So we've heard from musicians. We've heard from athletes. We've heard from corporate leaders, executives, about what they've learned has
02:29worked and hasn't worked along the way.
02:31We're not interested in your resume or what college you went to. We want to learn what has helped you
02:37navigate this life because it's hard.
02:40And you've got to fight for your mind every day.
02:42No, you absolutely do. And you even know this as a former athlete.
02:45I could say athletes, both of us work in media. How important is it even for athletes working around sports,
02:51right, to really prioritize your mental health?
02:53Because we can get so into this, but how important is it for athletes and athletes even working in media?
02:58It's huge. If you can't show up as the best version of yourself, it's going to be hard for you
03:02to shoot a hoop or run a race, you know.
03:04And so I'm so thankful in 2026 the conversation is getting more safe and comfortable.
03:11And you're actually seeing teams and organizations invest into their mental health staff.
03:17And you've got a number of players who are saying, I need rest. I don't feel good today.
03:21My head's messed up. My confidence is blown.
03:24And that's a long ways away from maybe 10 years ago where you'd be, you know, talked about as weak
03:29or, you know, this guy's a little weird.
03:32And, you know, it's really cool.
03:34We've had a number of guests, but today we're bringing in Metal World Peace, formerly Ron Artest.
03:38And, you know, unlike some of our other guests here, Ron really understands the world of severe mental illness where,
03:48you know, he's had therapy.
03:50He's had family members who are on medicine.
03:53Interestingly enough, we're in Fountain House and he shared with us today that he had a family member who was
03:59a member at Fountain House,
04:00which is a Fountain House serves people living with severe mental illness.
04:05And I found out about it because my sister is a member here.
04:08And so to come full circle, like, you know, you look at somebody like Meadow who's won a championship,
04:13somebody who's been a defensive player of the year, an all-star.
04:16And, you know, there's been ups, extreme ups and extreme downs in his career.
04:21And for him to talk about what it was like navigating it at a time where it wasn't as safe
04:26to talk about mental health and what you needed in sports,
04:30and now where he is now as an advocate for this space, I think it's going to be a beautiful
04:34night.
04:35I think it is going to be a beautiful night.
04:36And it was something I talked to Meadow about that I found so interesting because he was sort of at
04:40the forefront,
04:40if you want to say, of talking about mental health.
04:43Last thing for me, because we care very much about the mental health of New Yorkers.
04:47And we are both New York City kids, you from Queens, me from Brooklyn.
04:51We also know what the Knicks mean to this city.
04:52Go Knicks!
04:54Go Knicks!
04:55There you go.
04:56Let me ask you this.
04:57What would it mean for you personally to see the Knicks win the title?
05:00And also, what do you think it will mean for the mental health of the New York sports fan if
05:04the Knicks are able to win the title?
05:06You know, watching the Knicks win the Eastern Conference Finals and seeing some of the, you know, celebro people crying,
05:12I was like, you know, and tearing up.
05:14And you see what's happening in the streets.
05:15This is a city that loves basketball, that loves sports.
05:18We got a championship with the New York Liberty.
05:21We need to bring another one on the men's side to the New York Knicks.
05:25It would be in the world.
05:26I already know for the finals, I plan on being in the streets.
05:29I want to be with the people.
05:30Every game, I want to feel the energy of it.
05:32I want to be out there.
05:33Growing up, I didn't even know what the Knicks was, but I was wearing, you know, blue and orange.
05:37I had the hats.
05:38I had the gloves.
05:38I had a jacket.
05:40You know, it was just part of your culture.
05:41And so, I'm excited.
05:44No matter who comes out the West, they're going to have their hands full.
05:48But this Knicks team is very special, very inspiring.
05:51Inspiration is good for your mental health.
05:53You heard it from my good friend, Roz Golden.
05:54What a Roz, beautiful thing that you're doing here.
05:57Share the wealth at Fountain House.
05:58Keep up the great work.
05:59Thank you, sister.
06:00Appreciate you.
06:00Thank you so much.
06:01Anytime.
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