{"id":2262,"date":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/caroline-guthrie-rugby-players-association\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:52","slug":"caroline-guthrie-rugby-players-association","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/caroline-guthrie-rugby-players-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Performance Podcast: Caroline Guthrie, Rugby Players\u2019 Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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It\u2019s good to talk. That is the premise behind the Rugby Players\u2019 Association\u2019s (RPA) Lift The Weight campaign. Launched in February 2017 to help fight the stigma surrounding mental health issues, Lift The Weight promotes the idea that it is OK to not be OK; that if a player has a mental health problem there is help available \u2013 and it is almost certain that your fellow professionals will have experienced something similar. The campaign is headed up by Caroline Guthrie, Senior Personal Development Manager at the RPA, who talked John Portch through the confidential counselling and various other services available to its membership of 700 players and a further 400 ex-professionals. Topics touched upon include:<\/p>\n

-Lift The Weight\u2019s efforts to cultivate a culture of openness.<\/p>\n

-The importance of using former players to share their experience of mental health issues.<\/p>\n

-The importance of storytelling and providing opportunities for individuals to connect with others.<\/p>\n

-RPA Transition Weekends and the emotional impact of big changes in a player\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

-Educating players to recognise the symptoms and signs of depression or addictive behaviours.<\/p>\n

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