
Karen Howells
Dr Karen Howells is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Chartered Sport Psychologist researching post-Olympic blues and athlete wellbeing.
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Aug 26, 2026
Why Coming Home Can Be the Hardest Part of the Olympics — with Dr Karen Howells
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1:39AlexHOST
You mentioned a little bit, but maybe you want to extend what is the definition, what post-Olympic Blues is?

Karen HowellsGUEST
Okay, so I suppose in the context of your audience at the moment, and obviously the Commonwealth Games is really at the foreground now, the post-Olympic Blues is an expression that's been used in the media and by Olympians to describe their negative experiences after the Games.

Karen HowellsGUEST
A sense of loss, a loss of purpose, no goals, feelings that are akin to depression.

Karen HowellsGUEST
So we're not saying it is depression, but a sense of loss of motivation, not wanting to do anything sad, emotional.
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27:09AlexHOST
It's not about you.