# @theocaa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPpKLMVEtTu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35473634-theocaa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-10T21:03:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (@TheOCAA) — https://gondola.cc/TheOCAA

## Caption

“Sport is my outlet — it keeps me grounded and gives me purpose every day.”

For Cambrian College soccer player Jamie Hopkins, sport has been a source of balance, creativity, and community while navigating life with bipolar disorder.

In honour of World Mental Health Day, Jamie is sharing her story and two articles from the International Bipolar Foundation on how sport and teamwork can support mental health:

🔗 Bipolar Disorder & College Sports:
https://ibpf.org/bipolar-disorder-college-sports/

🔗 Learning from the Sidelines:
https://ibpf.org/learning-from-the-sidelines/

💚

#WorldMentalHealthDay #OCAA #AthleteWellness #YouAreNotAlone

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youarenotalone, ocaa, athletewellness, worldmentalhealthday

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