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...communicate effectively, have a strong work ethic and can perform well under pressure (e.g., Wylleman, 2019). The value of these skills has been harnessed through the work of several organisations such as Life after Professional Sport (LAPS) who recognise that many of the characteristics that make someone a successful athlete are the same as those that make people...

...communication is automatic and unconscious. The goal of the autonomic nervous system is to maintain homeostasis, and it does so by utilising its two subsystems – the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). If a stress response is triggered, it sends signals to the connected structures between the endocrine and nervous systems:...

...communicate their thoughts and feelings, and why they might have behaved in a certain way. It can also be challenging to know when something is a problem, say if a child is eating much less than they would usually, and determining if this is just natural variation in appetite. I have previously worked in outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and...