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Mental Performance Articles: Mental Health, Resilience & Wellness

Explore expert-written articles on mental performance for mental health, stress management, emotional resilience, and personal growth. CARESPACE counsellors offer evidence-based insights to help you better understand how counselling supports your emotional well-being and overall wellness.

Athletic Identity – Good or Bad?

Have you ever noticed that when an athlete introduces themselves to someone new, they say their name and their sport in the same breath? Athletic identity is when an individual identifies with their athlete role. That sounds simple, healthy and innocuous, and a strong athletic identity actually has many positive

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Mental Skill Training (MST) – What is it?

The long-winded response to this question is that Mental Skills Training is the learning and implementation of cognitive behavioural techniques to assist sport participants in the development of mental skills to assess, monitor, and adjust their thoughts and feelings to achieve performance success as well as personal well-being. Of course,

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Resilience and Its Importance for Mental Wellness

Resilience is the ability to adapt and bounce back from adversity, stress, or trauma, and it is a critical component of mental wellness. In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world, individuals are constantly confronted with challenges that can affect their mental health, from personal crises to global events. Resilience helps individuals navigate

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