"I had the game of my life, scoring two tries to secure our ticket to nationals. When the final whistle blew, the score read 20-10 for Queen’s. Everyone was cheering and crying and bursting with excitement.
But I felt nothing.
In a moment where I would normally be overflowing with emotion — and embarrassingly drowning in a puddle of happy tears — I was numb. This is the most frustrating part about living with a mood disorder like depression."
This week, Dan Valley, head coach of Queen's women's rugby, reads "Mental health matters every day of the year," written by former Queen's women's rugby player, Nadia Popov. After reading Popov's story, Valley sits down with The Journal's Claudia Rupnik to talk about his time coaching Popov, as well as mental health in the sphere of athletics—and specifically how it's played out during COVID-19.
Host: Claudia Rupnik
Producer: Francesca Lim
Executive Producers: Raechel Huizinga & Matt Scace