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Primary Stars Webinar - March 2026
Resources and reports cited from the webinar, are all listed below: The Good Childhood Report, 2025: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/GCR2025%20Summary%20Report.pdf The Children's Society Statistics: Children's Mental Health Statistics | The Children's Society Understanding Drivers in Recent Trends of Young People's Mental Health, 2025: https://youthfuturesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Research-report_Understanding-drivers-of-recent-
heathernaomilewis4
4 days ago1 min read
Premier League Foundation Training Resources
Thank you so much for being such a joy to work with! Here are a heap of resources, which I hope will be useful as you reflect on the course and continue to practice in a trauma informed way. As always, get in touch if you want to ask about anything. Definitions Used: Mental Health - Good mental health doesn’t mean being happy all the time. It means being able to feel and manage a range of emotions. Good mental health is a state of mental wellbeing that enables people to c
heathernaomilewis4
Feb 272 min read
Premier League Foundation - Trauma Informed Relationships Intro Course Resources
Definitions Used: Mental Health - Good mental health doesn’t mean being happy all the time. It means being able to feel and manage a range of emotions. Good mental health is a state of mental wellbeing that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realise their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. Ad apted from the https://www.who.int/ Traumatic Event - "a traumatic event is any pattern of activation of your stress response syste
heathernaomilewis4
Jan 91 min read
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
Nov 14, 20251 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 8, 20251 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 8, 20252 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 8, 20251 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 8, 20252 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 18, 20252 min read
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