In The News: Saint John boxer hangs up her gloves, opens up about battle with mental health
Saint John boxer and world champion Charlie Cavanagh is following her intuition and stepping away from the sport. She says the decision to do so was in part due to her mental health challenges. Natalie Durand-Bush, a University of Ottawa sports psychology professor and the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport, weighs in on the courage it takes for athletes to step away from a sport and publicly acknowledge their struggles with mental health.