MOVE - The Sports & Exercise Medicine Centre

21/11/2025

Congratulations to the professionals at MOVE who have received their certification in Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN). This evidence-based training, rooted in the Maudsley Approach, is a vital component in strengthening our Eating Disorder pathway.

Your commitment to continuous professional development ensures that we continue to offer high-quality, systemic, and family-centred care to young people and their families.
Well done to everyone involved, your dedication and ongoing learning make a meaningful difference.

Nigel Camilleri

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

Day 1 of FT-AN Training Completed!

Today was an incredibly insightful start to the FT-AN journey. We covered a lot of ground, and I’m already feeling enriched by the learning and reflections shared throughout the day.

✨ Key learning points:
•⁠ ⁠Personal & Professional Relational Mapping – exploring how our own relational contexts shape our therapeutic stance.
•⁠ ⁠Development of Systemic Practice & Working with Eating Disorders – deepening our understanding of systemic frameworks in ED work.
•⁠ ⁠Overview of the 4 Phases – including Systemic AMTs, externalisation, therapeutic alliance, and engagement approaches.
•⁠ ⁠Relational Mapping & the Influence of the Eating Disorder – understanding how EDs interact within relational systems.
•⁠ ⁠Introduction to MANTRA-FT-BN – a helpful foundation for supporting clients with AN and BN through a systemic lens.
•⁠ ⁠Reflections – ending the day with thoughtful discussions on how this knowledge shapes our practice moving forward.

Feeling grateful for the chance to develop both professionally and personally. Excited for Day 2! 💛✨

20/11/2025

Yesterday, at the Alternative Learning Programme in Paola, Matthew Portelli delivered an impactful talk on emotional hunger and the importance of raising awareness about bullying towards people who are obese.
His session formed part of the Erasmus+ project “Later Is Too Late – Say No to Obesity Now”, taking place between 18th–22nd November 2025, with Malta proudly hosting international students and teachers.

Well done to Matthew for contributing to such a meaningful and relevant initiative! 👏💙

19/11/2025

Every mentally strong athlete builds four key pillars....and coaches can train each one:

⚖️ Control – staying composed under pressure
🔥 Commitment – sticking to goals despite setbacks
⚔️ Challenge – viewing obstacles as opportunities
💪 Confidence – belief built through repetition and trust

Coaching mental toughness isn’t about shouting louder, it’s about teaching focus, recovery, and mindset under stress.

💭 Want a deeper look into the 4Cs model?

THEORY: Mental toughness is important and integral for successful outcomes. Key characteristics of mental toughness relate to consistency, desire, focus, overcoming setbacks, resilience and concentration. PRACTICE: Becoming mentally tough does not occur overnight. To become mentally tough one must e...

17/11/2025

We were very happy to be part of this important discussion

Last Friday we truly felt the power of collaboration, community and conversation. 💛

SHE: Social Hub Entrepreneurs was proud to partner with the European Parliament in Malta / Il-Parlament Ewropew f'Malta for “Level the Playing Field: Women, Talent & Sport”, held at the beautiful Mediterranean College of Sport.

A big thank you to Elaine and Angelo from EPLO Malta for championing this initiative with us and to MCS for welcoming us and putting the spotlight on their amazing student athletes.

Our gratitude goes to President of the EP, hon. Roberta Metsola for the inspiring video message, Joanna Camilleri for expertly moderating the discussion and to our exceptional panelists who brought depth, honesty and inspiration to the room:

🏋️‍♀️ Laura Chetchuti Dimech
⚽ Manuela Tesse
🏫 George Micallef The Mediterranean College of Sport
🧠 Jasmine Borg MOVE - The Sports & Exercise Medicine Centre

And to everyone who joined us, thank you. Your energy, questions and reflections made this event truly special.

Here’s to continuing the work to make talent, opportunity and visibility accessible to all. 💪🏼

📷 by Pamela Painelli Photography
🎥 by Crispy Studio Malta (coming soon!)

14/11/2025

MOVE was honored to join the panel at the “Level the Playing Field: Women, Talent and Sport” event organised by SHE: Social Hub Entrepreneurs and the European Parliament Liaison Office at the The Mediterranean College of Sport

Jasmine Borg, health psychologist and sport psychology practitioner, contributed insightfully to the panel discussions at the “Level the Playing Field: Women, Talent and Sport” event. Key topics included the high dropout rates during O-level sports, the essential need for diversity in sports offerings, and empowering more female athletes and coaches. The panel also addressed concerns about media portrayal of women’s sports and emphasized the importance of female athletes as role models. Importantly, there was growing recognition of sport psychology’s role in supporting athletes’ mental health and reducing stigma.

14/11/2025

A huge congratulations to Matthew Portelli on completing his Master’s in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Staffordshire. We’re so happy to have him begin his professional journey with MOVE.

Matthew joins us as a Sport Psychology Practitioner, and we couldn’t be more excited to have his expertise supporting our athletes and teams.


Matthew Portelli