Biles inspiring other USA athletes to seek mental health help

  • 2 months ago
Team USA coach Chellsie Memmel is delighted athletes are following Simone Biles' example.
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00:00I think they like that they know that that's an option for them and I know you
00:05know some of them also have their own therapists that they work with and that
00:09they've scheduled things you know out once we you know sent out we've got the
00:13formal schedule of our training they were able to go in and and you know make
00:17appointments for them just to be able to check in. I think it's really wonderful
00:22that we're taking that into account for all these athletes. And unfortunately
00:28you know they've had some terrible experiences along the way that they can
00:31kind of warn the newcomers about to be a little bit more cautious and how you
00:37interact on social media and to also remember look we're here to to do
00:43gymnastics you know and go out there and perform and represent Team USA and
00:47that's our main focus right now. So I think you know they're with the
00:52professionals and they're kind of teaching us on how to deal with that.

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