Category: Authors/Chloe Bellerby/Compassion/Coping Techniques/Depression/Knowing Yourself/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Recovery Football Offered Me a Lifeline — Achieving my Dream Posted On 21st January 201819th January 2018 By 1in4 Don’t ever underestimate the power of sport. It offered me a lifeline when I was under the full grip of depression and to this day, it continues to be my getaway.