Unlacing Our Shoes is a podcast focused on humanizing athletes, challenging the listener to think about the psychological aspect of athletics, not just the entertaining end result.

Holden Velasco sits down with Queens College men’s basketball player Jayden Seraphin to discuss the impact of both their mothers passing.

Jayden Seraphin is a captain on the Queens College men’s basketball team, having played on the team for two years. Seraphin has won awards for his performance on the court, but today he’s speaking with Holden Velasco about a life-altering experience that happened to both of them off the court. The passing of their mothers. Seraphin and Velasco exchange their experiences while Seraphin goes into depth about the emotions of being a successful college athlete without a mother.

Music Credit: “Dahlia” and “An Old Shadow of Mine” by Headland.