Simone Biles credited her return to the Olympics this year primarily to being “in a really good spot mentally.” She described her devotion to weekly therapy as “kinda religious.”
Her athletic performances at the Paris Olympics this month were thrilling, earning her three gold medals and one silver medal. But what I really admire is her commitment to keeping her mental health in the limelight right alongside her gymnastics accomplishments.
That’s something we can all do. While Biles maintains her Therapy Thursdays, I observe my Sushi Tuesdays.
Tuesdays became my sacred day for self-care 17 years ago, after my husband died by suicide, leaving me and our two young children shocked, confused and devastated. The demands of grief and life overwhelmed me as a young widow, just 39 years old, and newly single parent. My kids were 6 and 8 years old.
