Why You Need Community

One athlete that I've worked with. Her name is Deja Young Craddock. She is a Paralympic gold medalist. She's incredibly open about her battles with mental health and how her attempt to commit suicide. And one of the things she talks about was when she felt very off balance. And I think she has really talked about finding her voice and making sure that you do not get to a place where you feel so depleted and so alone that really bad things happen. And I think it really does start on a daily basis having routines. Daija tells me every morning she gets up she has to make her bed, even if that's the only thing she does. That is a grounding practice for her where she's like, okay, that is refueling for me and that is grounding for me. So then I know that whatever happens, whatever comes at me in this crazy world, I'll be able to handle it because I made my bed.