Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw
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Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw

How Sports Stars Are Redefining the Conversation Around Mental Health

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eBook - ePub

Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw

How Sports Stars Are Redefining the Conversation Around Mental Health

About this book

Who has the power to spearhead the mental health revolution? Martin Nash believes it's the world's elite athletes.

In Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw, Martin presents the experiences of renowned sports figures and mental health champions, including Tyson Fury, Ben Stokes and Naomi Osaka, and uncovers the often-concealed struggles behind the allure of professional sports, exposing the immense pressure and relentless scrutiny athletes confront. But this book doesn't just identify these challenges – it also examines the strategies, coping mechanisms and support systems vital for thriving in the high-stakes world of elite sports, ones that are easily transferrable to everyone's lives, regardless of their athletic prowess.

All of these stories are interwoven with Martin's interviews with sports psychologists and mental health advocates, as well as the narrative of his own mental health journey. In the end, Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw will show you that athletes' experiences are not only relevant to us all, but have unparalleled power to move the conversation around mental health forward.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: Athletes and the Mental Health Revolution
  7. 1 The Strange Power of Sport – Potential Pioneers
  8. 2 A Tale of Two Trailblazers – Trescothick and Fury
  9. 3 Sport and Mental Health – A Chicken-or-Egg Question
  10. 4 From Past to Present – An Exploration of Progress in Mental Health
  11. 5 Under Pressure – An Inevitable Part of Elite Sport?
  12. 6 Women’s Mental Health in Sport – Breaking Barriers
  13. 7 Injury – … And Its Impact on the Mental Health of Athletes
  14. 8 The Hidden Opponent – The Very Darkest Side of Sport
  15. 9 Retirement – The Only Inevitable for Any Athlete
  16. 10 The Importance of Being Yourself – The Key to Thriving as a Professional Athlete
  17. Conclusion: The Future
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Further Resources
  20. References
  21. Back Cover