As a young Muslim woman with a BAME background, I have a lot of personal experience of the extra struggles that young BAME people face when it comes to mental health and seeking help. BAME individuals are more likely to suffer increased mental health issues. There may be several reasons as to why this is. …
What is sacrificed by athletes who overcome racial and gender discrimination to become the almost god-like machines at the pinnacle of their respective disciplines that we see them as? Our greatest athletes are often praised for ‘keeping their cool’, likened to machines, or hailed as the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ (a ‘GOAT’). This is particularly …
