Morgan's Message®

Introducing 🥁🥁🥁… the official Morgan's Message® 🦋 video! This production was truly a labor of love, beautifully captured by our beloved friend Kendra Farn and her incredible team at P Garyn Productions. We are so happy to finally share it with all of you! This video captures not only why we started Morgan's Message but also how far this passion project has come since we launched on July 11, 2020. It beautifully illustrates how we turned our vision into a reality with the unwavering support of our team, ambassadors, and the broader community. Here's to the impactful and inspiring future that lies ahead! ✨

Head to Morgan’s Message 📖 to read, “Change Is Scary” by Camryn Whipple. “I hope you know that you are stronger and more resilient than you believe, and there are so many people who love and care about you." #TheMentalMatchup

🎙 The Mental Matchup Mini Series, Episode #1: Sarah Kovan, MD Sarah Kovan, MD, is a psychiatry resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, specializing in the treatment of individuals with complex behavioral health needs within publicly supported healthcare systems.

Head to The Mental Matchup 📖 to read, "Blades of Resilience: My Journey Through Trauma as an Athlete" by Michelle Deutsch. #TheMentalMatchup #MentalHealth

Head to The Mental Matchup to read, "The Power of Support: Creating a Positive Team Culture for Student Athletes," by Dorothy Wolf. "A positive team culture can lead to uplifting experiences and like any human being, coaches also make mistakes and have set backs. We need to support players in setting realistic goals and celebrating achievements, and encourage them to prioritize their mental well-being and feelings."

Join us at Citi Field from July 25-27 as the New York Mets honor Morgan’s Message as the Charity of the Games! Get your 🎟️’s today using the special link below ⬇️ A portion of the proceeds goes directly to supporting our organization’s mission.

🎙 The Mental Matchup, Episode #140: Vanessa Kara. We chat about overcoming injuries, professional sports careers, and the importance of finding one's inner peace in all areas of life!

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲! 🦋 What an incredible journey it has been! Over the past four years, our Morgan's Message® community has achieved so much, and it’s fantastic to see how far we’ve come. Words cannot fully express our gratitude. We are immensely grateful to have such a wonderful, loving, and dedicated community. Your support has been instrumental in our journey. Today and every day, we send our deepest thanks to all our supporters. We wouldn’t be here without you. Here are some highlights from our fourth year: - 𝟱,𝟰𝟰𝟬 student-athlete ambassadors across 𝟭,𝟴𝟭𝟮 high school and collegiate campuses in the US, UK, Canada, and Germany - Launching our At-Large Ambassador program with 𝟱𝟳𝟮 ambassadors in the US, Canada, UK, and India - Releasing seven seasons of The Mental Matchup (massive shoutout to Kat and Schuyler!) And we’re just getting started. There’s so much more to come from Morgan’s Message! Here’s to many more years of growth and advocating for equal physical and mental health treatment in athletics.

• 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗗. 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 | 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳 - 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 • Milestones and significant life events are never easy after a loss, and today's anniversary is one of the hardest. It has been 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 since our beloved daughter, sister, cousin, niece, friend, and teammate, Morgan Rodgers, tragically took her own life. Not a day goes by without us missing her. For those who never had the chance to meet Morgan, "she was a very selfless person who was always thinking of others," as her twin sister, Aberle, often shares. Her father, Kurt, always talks about Morgan as " a charismatic, all-around rockstar." Despite her radiant smile, Morgan hid a deep pain many of us never saw. We want to remind everyone to 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚. Please comment below if you have a special memory with Morgan or want to share how Morgan's Message® 🦋 has impacted you. These messages always warm our hearts on this difficult day. Morgan, we love you and miss you dearly. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗸𝗶𝗱. You were and still are one hell of a presence.

This Thursday, July 11th, we will be holding our 5th Annual #9for9 Challenge. We invite you to join us as we celebrate Morgan's Message's 4th birthday and the life of Morgan D. Rodgers, who tragically died by suicide on this date in 2019. In true Morgan spirit, we like to encourage our community to get active on this date each year by doing anything in increments of 9, which was Morgan's lacrosse number at Duke University. Whether it be 9 miles, 9 push-ups or 9 minutes of super sick dance moves, we want to see it. Be sure to post a picture or video of your activity - whatever it may be - on your Instagram story, tag @morgansmessage and hashtag #9for9 so we can highlight all the wonderful things the Morgan's Message community is doing to honor Morgan and continue battling the stigma surrounding mental health in athletics.