When Calls The Scream🧟‍♀️⚰️🔪

Naomi Osaka for WSJ Magazine by Micaiah Carter

It is extremely inspiring to see women like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles, women currently at the top of their games, take a step back during career defining moments that can give them olympic medals or grand slam titles, for mental health reasons.

These women didn’t get to the top without hours and hours of practice and endless rigorous training. No one can accuse them of not having done enough or worked enough, no one can say ’you’re not pushing hard enough’ or ’maybe you should try harder’. Because they did. They do.

It goes to show that even pushing yourself can only take you so far and if your mental health is taking a hit because of it, then you deserve to rest.

Everyone deserves mental health breaks when they’re struggling to cope.

So to anyone who feels like they’re not doing enough and thinks they should do more, should sacrifice their mental health for a prior obligation… remember, that its okay. You can still be at your best.

A time out. A self care day. Whatever it is that you need to do to cope, you’re allowed to have. It doesn’t make you a failure. It doesn’t make you lesser.

We all deserve to take care of ourselves.

Nail on head. It’s like they couldn’t wait for Osaka to drop out.

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka, the Australian Open Women’s Singles Champion! Make that 4⃣ Grand Slam titles 🏆 (and counting)

Congrats to her!!!

Naomi Osaka + The Butterfly 🦋 - Australian Open 2021

Naomi Osaka after winning the 2020 US Open

Let’s not forget Taylor Townsend as well!