Naomi Osaka is the Self-Care Advocate We Didn’t Even Know We Needed

June 4, 2021

When Naomi Osaka suddenly withdrew from the French Open earlier this week for mental health reasons, she wasn’t trying to make a big statement about the pressures that top athletes face. She wasn’t trying to draw attention to herself. She wasn’t trying to be a badass- even though she already is one on the courts. She was merely preserving her own mental health. She was…

Gila Pfeffer is an American writer and content creator who lives in London with her husband and 4 teenage kids who never flush the toilet. She writes relatable, humorous stories about life with teens on her blog www.the-mom-who-knew-too.much.com and, as a 10-year breast cancer survivor, is a staunch advocate of breast cancer prevention and awareness and laughing through the darkest times.
You can find her work on the parenting websites Grown & Flown, Sammiches & Psych Meds, New York Times Parenting as well as Buzzfeed, Huffpost and Today Parents or connect with her on social media:
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She is working on a memoir about her unbelievable, yet entirely true, breast cancer experience.