Tom Brady Opens Up on His Mental Health Journey, Worked With Therapists for Last 25 Years

After surviving the toughest of pressure tests on-field for over 20 years as a legendary QB, Tom Brady opened up on the process that led him to be mentally tough enough to lead his team to the Super Bowl 7 times. Brady has brought his healing journey to the limelight several times, advocating for the cause of spreading awareness for mental health. In his recent interview with BetterHelp, Tom Brady gave his fans a glimpse into his mental health journey, one which he has been on for the last 25 years.

“I’ve worked with therapists for over 25 years. I’m always open to therapy, I’m open to psychology, I’m open to therapists. I’m open to anybody who knows more than I know,” Brady admitted in the interview with BetterHelp.

His motive behind it was something that Brady has addressed in his past as well.” I want to be better too. I want to be better for my friends and my family, for my children. My emotions are a very human part of me. And how I can develop emotional maturity. How I can learn from them so that I can quickly grow and adapt and wake up the next day a little bit better, than where I started. Therapy has made such a difference in my life,” Brady proudly admitted in the interview.

This was just one of the many times Brady has been vocal about mental illness. Be it on social media, on talk shows, or podcasts, the legend has never backed away from advocating for the cause. However, traversing through 25 years of his heavily tense sports career has given Brady some ideas about the techniques that work the best for Brady during tough times.

Tom Brady’s newfound therapy

Tom Brady has been associated with therapy for quite a long time. During that time, Brady found the things that worked to soothe his mind during tough times. The first among them are holistic books. Brady took to his Instagram to share his favorite read “Calm Your Mind With Food” by renowned Indian psychiatrist and author Uma Naidoo back in 2023.

“A grеat book, with a grеat approach to mеntal wеllnеss through diеt. Somеthing wе can ALL usе to improvе our livеs,” Brady captioned about the book. Along with this, he also developed the perfect way to tune his physical fitness per his needs through the TB12 method that he developed in collaboration with his former trainer Alеx Guеrrеro.