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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Highlighting experiences, voices in sport

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, this May, ESPN highlights the stories of athletes, coaches and other sports figures who have experienced personal battles with mental health, and who want to use their platforms to openly discuss what happened next, and what helped them.

These stories reflect a broad range of subjects and experiences, including life amid the coronavirus pandemic, living with anxiety, depression, coping with pressure in their respective sports, dealing with addiction, and many more.

'Cricket is a game of failure' - Stuart Meaker on coping with anxiety, divorce and lockdown

When Stuart Meaker went through a divorce two years ago, he started speaking to a therapist.