People look at a lot of athletes and and assume they have an amazing life, travelling the world and making money. It might seem perfect, but it’s not always like that.

Last year there were two really high-profile suicide cases in my sport - judo - within about six or seven weeks of each other.

One was a guy I idolised who was part of our training group in England. It was so sudden and unexpected, and came as a complete shock to everyone. The other was an American I didn’t know quite as well, but there were a lot of similarities between us that also made that quite confronting.

I’ve started to think a lot more about things, including the way I interact with people, and about what you don’t see.

We spend a lot of time away from home, as well, so it’s just opened my eyes a lot more to the whole issue of mental health and then the stigma surrounding it; people not feeling like they’re able to speak up in case it’s seen as weakness.

It’s not so much that I’ve had any big issues myself, but I think it’s good for people to see athletes who are not afraid to be a little bit vulnerable and open. They may come across as being really successful, but that’s often not the case.