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LGBTIQ athletes

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

ABC Grandstand on athlete welfare

Depression in sport (VIDEO)

AUDIO: Athletes and Drug Addiction

ABC Aus Radio Interview

The Panel – Off the Ball

Eating disorders and athletes

Amateur AFL player speaks out on homophobia

VIDEO: New documentary on Gay athletes released

ABC Radio – The Ticket with Tracey Holmes

Australian athletes retirement advice

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Changing lanes and using “failure”

When the dust settles on a sporting career there’s a personal legacy that needs to be dealt with.

Transition

Missing out on goals? Some tips on handling it.

Many Winter Olympic athletes who had the dream of making the top step in their chosen sports but didn’t quite make it.

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LGBTIQ athletes

The sporting arena still remains one of the most difficult environments for people to be themselves

Athlete Voices

Anonymous: dealing with demons past and present

Biggest challenge you faced in retirement? Trying to determine what to do next. To find that new passion/ goal/ desire- I’m still not sure if I’ve found it.

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20 September, 2019

"Depression is often triggered by major life changes and finishing a sporting career can be one of those, particularly the loss of identity that comes with it. We feel great when we are playing, and someone. We can feel worthless when it stops, and no one."

RIP Danny Frawley. ... See MoreSee Less

From highest highs to lowest lows, sports stars must start talking

The tragic case of Danny Frawley is another example of a footballer struggling badly later in life.

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19 September, 2019

We are hosting Crossing the Line Fundraising Dinner on October 11th at UTS Haberfield Club. All proceeds raised from the night will go back into the organisation to work with athletes throughout all stages of their careers.

Help us make a difference and reduce the prevalence of mental health issues in the sporting community while providing advice and information on well being and transitioning to life after sport.

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17 September, 2019

One of the most important things to do as a recently retired athlete is to process your career and reconcile it as soon as you can, so that you can gain perspective on what you have achieved. This post shows that athletes can carry the baggage of perceived failure for many years. After 19 years, Susie O'Neill watches her last race for the first time, the raw emotion is palpable and it's like she only raced yesterday. 19 years is a long time to carry that pain and it is very normal for athletes to do so, but it doesn't have to be that way. ... See MoreSee Less

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Monday, September 16th, 2019 at 4:38am
"You wouldn’t try to solve a problem alone during a game, so it doesn’t make sense that blokes think they have to do that in the real world."
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Friday, September 13th, 2019 at 12:13pm
Final day of the @AUSOlympicTeam Wellbeing Week. We heard from @resilienceproj_ on bringing life back to basics and #MentalHealthAwareness. Great event, great week, looking forward to next year #championyourself #olympics @worldolympians https://t.co/XPr3pjodSy

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Thursday, September 12th, 2019 at 2:33pm
Another tragic loss to the sporting community. Vale to AFL legend Danny 'Spud' Frawley.

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Crossing the Line @CTL_sport

Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 at 5:05am
“Mentally, it’s unbelievably challenging, physically you probably get better at dealing with it, but you do have to keep asking yourself why you’re doing this." #mentalhealth #sport

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Crossing the Line @CTL_sport

Thursday, September 5th, 2019 at 4:46am
"We've come a long way in sport from the amateurism days to the professionalism we have today. Part of that professionalism is helping athletes prepare and adjust for when their sporting life ends"
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Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 at 5:19am
“It’s so much better than hiding and holding it in and just kind of repressing myself,” Russell said by phone. “I think the N.F.L. is definitely ready to accept an openly L.G.B.T.Q. player.”
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