By Kevin Joy — 2016
Fathers of chronically ill children can face certain emotional challenges. Why it’s important to acknowledge them.
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Osaka’s mental health challenges are nothing new in her isolating sport. What is new is the acceptance she’ll face—and the paths back—if she takes a prolonged break.
In the past few weeks, my journey took an unexpected path but one that has taught me so much and helped me grow. I learned a couple of key lessons.
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Through the size of her platform, however, and her decision to choose well-being over pursuit of a Grand Slam title, Osaka offers the promise of bringing mental health awareness—both inside and outside of sports—to an entirely new level.
By withdrawing from competition citing concerns over her mental health, Biles showed that resisting expectations can be more powerful than persisting through them.
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After 40 years of visiting the Barí Indians in Venezuela, anthropologists have discovered a new twist on family values.
Too often, we ignore how much fathers matter to children.