COVID has impacted so many of us around the world and it continues to do so. Here, on this World Mental Health Day, rugby playing Ashleigh Rollins shares how it has impacted her mental health and how sport, and in particular, rugby, helped her. Thank you Ashleigh.
Read MoreRuth Fox has a really inspiring story. She has, and continues to, overcome some serious mental health issues. This hasn’t been easy but throughout it all has been football.
Read MoreIt’s Mental Health Awareness week and here at We are Girls in Sport, we wanted to remind you of the importance of exercise and mental health, for all you girls and young women in particular. We know that people bang on about it all the time (!), but we want you to achieve your potential and be the best version of yourself that you can be! Exercise is critical to your well-being, both physical and mental.
Read MoreI was not a sporty girl, despite coming from a sporty family. I was surrounded by sport — both my parents were active, I went to watch my brother play rugby and sport was always on the TV. I did enjoy watching sport but during my formative years, I didn’t play anything, preferring, instead, a good book and nurturing my aspirations of being a sports journalist.
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