The Simone Biles Mental health “volcano”

There are millions of Simone Biles.

They are our children, our loved ones, coworkers, and more.

We would show compassion if we knew they hurt.

🔴Our children:
We get medical help when we see, hear or physically see their hurt.

We give them the language to tell us about their “stomach hurts ” “ear hurts.”

Distressing, but that’s not what is responsible for the upshooting curve below😪

It is the complication of that which we cannot see, feel or touch.

We did not know or were too ashamed to let them say the words to tell us: their hurt mental health

The grades are good; why worry?
-on varsity teams, high SAT
They are ok

They fake a smile to make us happy.
Their boiling anger gets them in trouble.
Show fear – called “weak.”
They hide until they can’t bear it.
They resort to what they can get:
“Just say no to drugs.’

Then the unthinkable happens: .too many times.
“We didn’t see it coming.”😪

We have this chance NOW!

Millions of children watched.
They heard the “rolling thunder.”
How dare she say, “I can’t.”

Let’s talk about Mental health facts

Maybe, we can “BEND THAT CURVE.”