--- title: Blog | HONE Athletics | Athlete Stories description: Athlete Stories | The HONE blog is written by professional mental health experts on the topics of athlete’s mental health and sports performance. 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It was identity, community, and a connection to home — first in County Cork, Ireland, where she played Gaelic football and camogie for her... [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-through-and-stepping-away-sharon-roberts-on-concussions-courage-and-choosing-herself) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(10).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/pressure-identity-and-reclaiming-performance) [Mental Health](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/mental-health) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) [Athlete Experience](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-experience) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Beyond the Spin: Michelle's story on Pressure, Identity, and Reclaiming Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/pressure-identity-and-reclaiming-performance) February 25, 2026 In baton twirling, everything looks effortless - the smile, the extension, the spin that never wavers. [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/pressure-identity-and-reclaiming-performance) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(9).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-playbook) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) [Athlete Experience](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-experience) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Playing without a Playbook: One Athlete on Confidence, Strategy, and the Mental Side of the Game](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-playbook) February 10, 2026 For many athletes, the hardest battles aren’t against an opponent - they’re against self-doubt, pressure, and the fear of making a mistake. [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-playbook) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(8).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-ego-one-athlete-on-identity-readiness-and-redefining-strength-beyond-sport) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) [Athlete Experience](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-experience) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Playing Without Ego: One Athlete on Identity, Readiness, and Redefining Strength Beyond Sport.](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-ego-one-athlete-on-identity-readiness-and-redefining-strength-beyond-sport) January 28, 2026 In high-performance sport, athletes are trained to win. To push harder. To prove something. [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-ego-one-athlete-on-identity-readiness-and-redefining-strength-beyond-sport) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(7).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-with-purpose-ryan-straz-on-resilience-readiness-and-rising-again) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Mental Health](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/mental-health) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Playing with Purpose: Ryan Straz on Resilience, Readiness and Rising Again](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-with-purpose-ryan-straz-on-resilience-readiness-and-rising-again) January 13, 2026 In sport, we talk a lot about physical toughness. About grit. About pushing through, But true resilience? It starts with the mind. [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-with-purpose-ryan-straz-on-resilience-readiness-and-rising-again) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/U%20of%20T%20Header%20Image%20-%20Case%20Study%20(6).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-free-with-abby-thiessen) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Mental Health](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/mental-health) [Athlete Experience](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-experience) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Playing Free: Abby Thiessen on Fear, Failure, and Finding Mental Readiness](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-free-with-abby-thiessen) December 6, 2025 From Red Deer to the NCAA, and all the way to professional ice in Sweden and Russia, Abby Thiessen’s hockey journey was nothing short of elite. But behind every crisp breakout pass and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-free-with-abby-thiessen) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(6).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-mirror) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Team Culture](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/team-culture) [Mental Health](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/mental-health) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) [Athlete Stories](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories) ##### [Playing Without a Mirror: Caity Kidd on Silent Pressures, Unspoken Demands, and the Fear of Failure](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-mirror) November 25, 2025 “If I Had HONE, I Would’ve Spoken Up Sooner” [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/playing-without-a-mirror) - [PREVIOUS](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories/page/0) - [NEXT](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/athlete-stories/page/0) ### Stay up to date [![Logo_onDark](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo_onDark.png?width=1564&height=808&name=Logo_onDark.png "Logo_onDark")](http://honeathletics.com) © 2020  [Mindful Athletics Inc.](https://mindfulathletics.ca/) All Rights Reserved. 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