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The Performance Trap: When a Legal Supplement Becomes an Addiction

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By Justin Kinney
| The Sober Curator
Photo Credit: depositphotos.com – save 20% use code SOBERCURATOR I didn’t start using kratom to get high. I started because I wanted to be better. More energy. More focus. Longer workouts. Better training sessions. Like many athletes, I was always looking for a legal edge. I found it sitting on the shelf of a local gas station. There wasn’t a prescription. There wasn’t a pharmacist. There wasn’t even a dosing guide. Just bags of powder and pills marketed as a natural supplement. I asked doctors about it.
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When Did Alcohol Become Part of Youth Sports?

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By Justin Kinney
| The Sober Curator
Photo by Eduardo Balderas on Unsplash There was a time when youth sporting events felt simpler. Parents packed folding chairs, kids chased foul balls, and weekends revolved around orange slices, Gatorade, and trying to make it to the next game on time. Today, many youth tournaments feel different. Coolers sit beside the dugout. Hard seltzers are passed around between innings. Parents joke about “needing a drink” to survive tournament weekends.
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When the Jersey Comes Off: Identity, Mental Health, and Life After Sports

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By Justin Kinney
| The Sober Curator
Photo Credit: unsplash.com The final whistle blows. The crowd begins to leave. Teammates pull off their pads. The locker room slowly empties. At some point, every athlete experiences a moment few people are prepared for. The jersey comes off. And the question hits harder than any lift in the gym. Who am I now? For many athletes, this moment becomes more than a transition. It becomes the beginning of a deeper shift into a new lifestyle, a new identity, and a search for purpose beyond performance.
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