--- title: Blog | HONE Athletics | Performance description: Performance | 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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[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) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(5).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/the-mid-season-wall-recognizing-and-responding-to-fatigue-before-it-costs-you-the-season) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Mental Health](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/mental-health) [Coaches](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/coaches) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) ##### [The Mid-Season Wall: Recognizing and Responding to Fatigue Before It Costs You The Season](https://blog.honeathletics.com/the-mid-season-wall-recognizing-and-responding-to-fatigue-before-it-costs-you-the-season) November 13, 2025 At this point in the year, you can feel it. [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/the-mid-season-wall-recognizing-and-responding-to-fatigue-before-it-costs-you-the-season) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HONE%20Blog%20Headers%20(2).png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/if-youre-not-training-the-mind-youre-missing-half-the-athlete) [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) [Coaches](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/coaches) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) ##### [If You’re Not Training the Mind, You’re Missing Half the Athlete](https://blog.honeathletics.com/if-youre-not-training-the-mind-youre-missing-half-the-athlete) October 23, 2025 Why Mental Readiness Must Be a Core Coaching Pillar [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/if-youre-not-training-the-mind-youre-missing-half-the-athlete) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HubSpot%20Blog%20Header(6)-1.png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/durhamcollegeputsmentalhealthinthegame) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) ##### [Durham College puts mental health in the game](https://blog.honeathletics.com/durhamcollegeputsmentalhealthinthegame) January 25, 2024 (2 min read) [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/durhamcollegeputsmentalhealthinthegame) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/HubSpot%20Blog%20Header(6)-1.png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/cognitive-and-emotional-culture) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Culture of Sport](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/culture-of-sport) ##### [Cognitive + Emotional Culture: Do you have both?](https://blog.honeathletics.com/cognitive-and-emotional-culture) February 8, 2023 (5 min read) [Continue Reading](https://blog.honeathletics.com/cognitive-and-emotional-culture) [![](https://blog.honeathletics.com/hubfs/Blog.png)](https://blog.honeathletics.com/the-impact-your-athletes-mental-health-has-on-team-culture) [Performance](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/performance) [Team Culture](https://blog.honeathletics.com/tag/team-culture) ##### [The Impact an Athlete's Mental Health has on Your Team Culture](https://blog.honeathletics.com/the-impact-your-athletes-mental-health-has-on-team-culture) October 27, 2020 Truly embracing culture means not only looking at it from within but also looking at the factors that influence how it develops. 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