

It can be safely said that Naomi Osaka knows the importance of mental well-being more than anyone in the world of tennis. The Japanese tennis player has been candid about her difficulties with mental health for the past few years, raising awareness with her followers. But now that she has taken on a new role in her personal life as a mother, she is ready to write a new chapter. Recently, she took a step to address a rare problem in children with a huge collaboration.
The 25-year-old tennis player has come a long way, from skipping events solely for her mental health to becoming the face of mental health awareness in the sports world. Throughout her journey, she has often emphasized the need to maintain excellent psychological health in one’s life.
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Naomi Osaka takes on a new role to spread mental health awareness
As the four-time Grand Slam champion is currently out of the tennis arena, along with prioritizing her baby, she is now ready to don her activist hat to help empower families, especially children. The former world number one recently had an empowering partnership with modern health to take an initiative regarding building a better environment for children.

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Aug 30, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts against Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic in the first round on day one of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
After this collaboration, in an interview with Forbes, the Japanese tennis player talked about how she wants to create some habits that are good for adults and children in terms of having positive mental health.
She said, “With the rising youth mental health crisis, it is more important than ever to teach our children positive mental health habits. This includes focusing on quality interventions and helping kids build skills to manage ongoing stress at home, school, and around the world.”
As a mother herself, it won’t be wrong to say that the $65,000,000 worth tennis player is trying to create a better environment for her daughter.
A few months ago, when the four-time major champion was pregnant with her daughter, she talked about a serious mental health decision that she wanted to instill in her baby girl.
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When Osaka shared a mental health decision for her daughter
A few months ago, in an interview with Harpers Bazaar, Osaka talked about having her child grow up in a very healthy atmosphere despite the ongoing mental health crisis. While talking about the same, the host asked her when she would like to teach her daughter about mental health.
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To this, she responded that she doesn’t have a specific plan on how she will educate her daughter on this important issue. But she also emphasized the fact that it’s never too late to teach children about mental health. Further, she highlighted how it doesn’t have to be a deep conversation in the beginning, but just a basic underlining of what mental health means.
What is your take on the Japanese tennis player’s new, empowering mental health journey? Write down your thoughts in the comment section below.
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