The Line-Up
The Line-Up
Ben Ruvo
A Conversation with, UMBC Baseball Alumni, Ryan Sliwak on PTSD, Depression, Substance Abuse, and Coping Mechanisms.
53 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2020 at 3:00 pm.
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Ryan Sliwak, a UMBC baseball alumni and Ph.D. Psych student at Seton Hall, comes on the show and joins Ben and Max in a candid conversation on his experiences with trauma, depression, and substance abuse. Ryan was just a young boy when his dad passed away due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Little did he know that this event would cause him extreme trauma that he would have to deal with later in life. Baseball was always an outlet for him to shine and excel, but what happens when that outlet starts becoming part of the issue? Hear more about it on this week's episode of The Line-Up!