Athletes Talk for Schools – “Mind Gym”
“Shall We Talk” organises “Mind Gym”, a series of talks by athletes for secondary schools, from January to August 2025. Athletes are invited to the schools to share their personal experiences of facing adversities and negative emotions. The aim is to help students learn how to handle stress with a positive attitude and embrace different emotions. At the end of the talks, there will be an interactive game session to help students gain information on mental health, thereby reducing their misunderstanding and discrimination towards people with mental health needs. To learn more about the “Mind Gym”, please refer to the following poster, articles and social media content. The name “Mind Gym” is chosen to emphasise that in addition to training our bodies, adjusting our mindset also contributes to maintaining a balance in our lives. |
*Special thanks to all participating institutions
【「Mind Gym 健心室」運動員校園巡迴講嘉賓——香港跳繩運動員張柏鴻】(Chinese version only)
香港跳繩運動員張柏鴻日前透過「Mind Gym 健心室」運動員校園巡迴講，與同學分享自己的經歷，並勉勵同學要相信自己，接受自己的不完美。
柏鴻由中學開始已經加入校際跳繩隊，從小便參加不同的比賽，更曾勇奪花式跳繩世界冠軍。在席上，柏鴻分享自己多年的心路歷程和看待挑戰的態度，他認為自己一直都十分享受跳繩和比賽的樂趣，甚至一度暫時放下學業，全情投入成為跳繩運動員。後來，柏鴻更設立自己的跳繩會，全力推廣跳繩運動。
被問到如何面對挫折時，柏鴻認為只要相信自己能夠克服挑戰，透過反思失敗，便可以打破自我局限，而身邊的朋友更可給予意見和情緒支援，讓自己找到出口。他勉勵同學面對挫折或壓力時，學習接受自己會有不完美的時候，並透過身邊朋友的意見，讓自己在失敗中突破自我。
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「陪我講Shall We Talk」是由精神健康諮詢委員會自2020年7月起推行的精神健康推廣和公眾教育計劃，旨在提高公眾對心理健康推廣的參與程度及對精神健康的了解、鼓勵市民及早尋求協助及治療和減低公眾對有精神健康需要人士的誤解及歧視。
