The goalkeeper first switched numbers in 2019 while at Charlton Athletic.
She decided to make the change based on the statistic from the World Health Organisation that year that one person every 40 second lost their life due to suicide.
Startup has been a mental health advocate throughout her career, and explains why she believes having simple conversations can normalise ‘big feelings’.
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY | ANDY’S MAN CLUB
The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is prioritising mental health in the workplace and, in a high pressure environment such as football, the goalkeeper emphasises the important role her team-mates have off the pitch.
She also discusses ‘burn out’, and the steps she takes to prevent it, having considered calling time on her career for a small period of time a few years ago.
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