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GAMeS International Mental Health & Sport Conference - contact details
Thank you for attending our symposium... ' Rugby Union, from Grassroots to Global Using Lived Experience to Pioneer the Way for Mental Health in Sport.' Dr Araba Chintoh - araba.chintoh@ucalgary.ca Dr Steffan Griffin - steffan.griffin@ed.ac.uk Tito Mafikuyomi - boluwatito.mafikuyomi@mail.utoronto.ca Heather Lewis - heathernaomilewis@gmail.com
heathernaomilewis4
6 days ago1 min read


Publication news – Mental Health and Wellbeing in Rugby Union Players (MAUL study)
It has been a privilege to join as a supporting author on Dr Steffan Griffin’s research publication, providing new insights into the...
heathernaomilewis4
Jul 81 min read


Pre-season, the calm before the storm?
A proactive approach to mental health and wellbeing Whilst pre-season has its intensities, like meeting new people, sprinting up sand...
heathernaomilewis4
Jul 82 min read


Passing on the lived experience from those who have gone before… The Rugby World Cup and Mental Health.
“If this can help just one person…” I had the absolute privilege of interviewing players and backroom staff about their lived experience...
heathernaomilewis4
Jul 81 min read


Top Tips for having meaningful conversations, from those who’ve been there…
“How are you?” “Good, you?”… In my work and research over the last few years I’ve been asking elite athletes and backroom staff, what...
heathernaomilewis4
Jul 82 min read


Coco Gauff, serving the life wisdom
On Tuesday night I headed to Wimbledon, naively armed with blankets, a ground sheet and layers to “camp” overnight in the queue. Turns...
heathernaomilewis4
Jun 182 min read
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