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Yeah. And I have to say, I mean, people understand Simone Biles. I mean, you’re not in a mental space. You can literally break your neck, you can break your back, you could come down one false move and you could kill yourself or get killed. So people understood that. But the fear, I think, with some parents is, “oh, my goodness, this is going to mean… what does this mean for pushing your kids?”
Right.
And you don’t want to push them in a bad way. So this represents, in your mind, a culture shift, a change. We should be having those conversations. I think it’s going to be a ripple effect.
What made the culture shift? What made the culture shift was pop culture, to be honest, in my opinion. You know, we had rappers come out, we had entertainers, we had actors come out and they vocalize what they were going through with their mental health. And also with this generation, social media, … they share what they’re going through. They’ll say, “Oh, I’m depressed.” It’s almost like a pop culture phenomenon that indirectly changed, or it’s removing, the stigma behind mental health.
Ten years ago, if somebody else had said this, do you think the reaction would have been this positive?
No, no, I do not. It’s the culture shift, it’s these millennials, it’s this Gen Z generation. They are unapologetically saying, “No, I need this for myself.” And to be honest, I think we need to take a cue from them.
I wish I had known when I was a young woman at 20, I could have said no. And where do you see this culture shift going?
So many other athletes, gold medal winner athletes, have been saying, “I wish that I could have said that.” A lot of us can see ourselves in her. I think it’s going to be a good thing. And I’m looking forward to people prioritizing their mental health. It’s very, very important.
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