Taking off the mask

....I was wearing a mask, and it was exhausting. When I opened up, my life changed for the better. To be honest, when I decided to share my mental illness experiences, I thought it would close some doors. I was adjusting to life after centralization — the full-time training environment for the Canadian women’s 7s rugby team. I had returned to school to finish my undergraduate degree, and wasn’t entirely sure whether my national rugby career was over or not.....   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: Another story from the north of us. It`s important to know that you can take your mask off. You can feel how your feel and do not need to apologize for it.