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Honest reflections on identity, pressure, family, athletics, and recovery.
Explore storiesYouth-led mental health storytelling
Stories make room for support.
Broad Shoulders Initiative helps students feel less alone through honest stories, trusted resources, and community.
Mission
A place to say, “I thought I was the only one.”
Students share what they carry. Readers find perspective, connection, and a starting point for support.
Share
Tell your story in your own words, at a length that feels right.
Start a submissionConnect
Explore trusted resources and youth-led collaborations.
See partnershipsPartnership in action · Kevin Love Fund
Stories can make the unseen feel understood.
Through the Kevin Love Fund Youth Council, BSI founder Jonathan Wang helped support mental health programming at scale and helped create What You Can't See.
Explore the partnership →300K+Students reached through KLF programming
7K+Schools reached through KLF programming
Story Archive
Start with the story that meets you where you are.
Personal stories about what students often feel they must handle alone.
Body Image
Student Pressure
Athlete Identity
Family Change
Recovery
Browse the Archive
Executive Leadership
Meet the Broad Shoulders Team
Student leaders turning lived experience into connection and advocacy.
Origin Story
How Broad Shoulders Started
Jonathan's experience with body image, injury, and athletic identity became the starting point for BSI.
Read Jonathan's Story →Resource Spotlight
Morgan's Message
Resources for athletes navigating pressure, injury, identity, and mental health.
Community in Action
Mental Wellness Fair
On May 21, 2026, student groups and community partners gathered at Del Norte High School to share mental wellness resources and create space for conversation.
Read More About the Fair →
Morgan's Message DNHS ambassadors share student-athlete mental health resources.
Submit a Story
You do not have to turn your story into a lesson before it matters.
Send a short reflection, a fuller essay, a poem, or a note of support. Share only what feels safe.
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