 Simone Biles’ withdrawal from Olympic competition is heartbreaking, but she should be celebrated for standing up for her mental health.
In this great piece, my colleague Lindsay Holmes argues that by putting her mental health first, Biles is busting the myth that mental and physical health aren’t one and the same.
Holmes writes: “Society has certainly made strides in mental health acceptance. However, cases like Biles’ are a clear example of how far we have to go. We urge people to practice self-care and to look after their well-being, but when an athlete does it during a high-stakes moment, we chastise them for it. Do you know what message that sends? It says that we care about mental health, but only under the right circumstances.”
It’s important to pause at this moment and really absorb the lessons here, especially after such a traumatic past year for all of us. Mental health is paramount, and knowing when something is too much isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courage and strength.
All hail the funny women of Twitter 
Kids & anxiety now  Shifting back to “normal” life — whatever that really looks like, whenever that really happens — is hard on all of us. Perhaps it’s worse for kids, who famously thrive on consistency, which has been hard to come by in the past year-plus. So this helpful piece by senior reporter Caroline Bologna looks at the sneaky signs your kid is having “reemergence anxiety,” and what you can do about it.
The more you know... The Celebrity Apology™ is having a moment, with stars like Chrissy Teigen and Billie Eilish sharing their regrets on social media about things they said on social media… to much debate. In this excellent piece, senior reporter Brittany Wong asked etiquette and crisis management experts for tips on issuing a heartfelt, meaningful apology when you say something dumb online. Considering it a primer on social media etiquette.
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