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Considering Ronda Rousey’s Suicidal Thoughts

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey

At her lowest immediately after losing the women’s bantamweight UFC title belt, former champ Ronda Rousey considered suicide.

When she explained these feelings on The Ellen Show it breached brave new territory for professional athletes — their mental health.

In the immediate aftermath of Rousey’s revelation it became clear rather quickly there are a lot of people who aren’t yet prepared to address the mental well-being of athletes.

Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.

To read the full story click here.

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Robert Downey Jr., Wing Chun And Addiction

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Anyone old enough to remember him pre-Iron Man knows actor Robert Downey Jr. had a troubled past.

For Downey, the routine, focus and discipline of the martial art wing chun helped him battle his addiction issues.

Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.

To read the full story click here.

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How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Some resolution affirmation

Some resolution affirmation

We’re officially entering that deep January period when people traditionally give up on their New Year’s resolutions.

Even though you may have already started to backslide all hope is not lost.

Sarah wrote about how to maintain that resolve for Asian World of Martial Arts.

To read the full story go here.

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SickKids Family Stories: Anisa’s Family

Anisa

Anisa

SickKids hospital has been putting on a campaign to illustrate how a seriously ill child can impact an entire family.

I helped put a couple of these family stories together for Huffington Post.

One of these stories involved Anisa, a girl with a rare disorder called Larsen syndrome. She’s had to undergo frequent painful surgeries to combat the disease’s effects on her body.

To read the story of Anisa and her family head over to Huffington Post here.

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Christmas Gifts For Ninjas

A boxing glove wreath

A boxing glove wreath

Everyone knows ninjas are notoriously difficult to buy for.

Their throwing stars need to be the right weight, their footwear needs to be that perfect combination of utilitarian and cool, their swords need to have a certain taper…

It’s a good thing Sarah has these secretive people covered as she wrote up a very related gift guide over at Asian World Of Martial Arts.

You can read about it by clicking here.

 

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