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...changing, as we begin to understand more about how different types of support help us in different ways. [A photo of a yellow rotary telephone near a blue sofa.] The humble telephone Telephone help for all manner of emotional needs has been available for a long time. The first ever call answered by Samaritans was on the 2nd November 1953 and ChildLine was launched in...

...changes to his training programme, to win Olympic Gold in the 200m swimming freestyle. But what is it about these athletes that allows them to bounce back, be resilient, and take positives from such adversity into future performances? Personal qualities that support athletes to be resilient The research on Olympic champions by Fletcher and Sarkar (2012) identified five...

...changed course. Moving from tennis back to track and field, we find the inspirational athlete Mary Peters who, in 1972, already Commonwealth champion, became a heroine to British sport when she won the only British gold medal of the Munich games in the Pentathlon. With the Troubles in Northern Ireland at its peak, Peters’ victory was poignant for reasons beyond simply...