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Tennis star\u00a0Naomi Osaka\u00a0rarely uses social media for the sake of her mental health.<\/p>\n
Mental wellness was a major topic during a recent interview that Osaka had with\u00a0People\u00a0<\/em>to promote her Brave Together campaign with\u00a0Maybelline. As a Brave Together ambassador, Osaka’s mission is to uplift those struggling with anxiety and depression with the campaign’s objective to fund free professional support and provide mental health resources.<\/p>\n “I think most people don’t know that mental health is as important as your physical health, and in some ways, it might be more important,” the\u00a0mother-of-one\u00a0told\u00a0People<\/em>.<\/p>\n Osaka, 26, added that she’s “fortunate” to have “been learning about mental health for quite a couple years now,” and she’s become “more prepared” through practices of meditation and having a traveling mental health coach.<\/p>\n While Osaka has spoken up about mental health in past social media posts and a\u00a02021\u00a0TIME<\/em>\u00a0essay, what’s especially helped the four-time Grand Slam singles champion is refraining from social media.<\/p>\n “I would say that I’m not as involved in social media anymore, just because I began to feel like it was very negative, I guess when people started knowing of me more,” she said. “So I kind of disconnected myself from that. I know that social media in a way is a little bit unavoidable, so I think that I’m still learning.”<\/p>\n Last Thursday, Osaka ripped into a fan on Threads for calling her a “fluke” after she withdrew from a China Open match due to a lower back injury. Before then, Osaka had taken an 18-month hiatus from tennis following the birth of her daughter, Shai, whom she shares with rapper\u00a0Cordae.<\/p>\n “I just saw someone call me a fluke. How is it possible to be a fluke with 4\u00a0Grand Slams,<\/u>\u00a0lighting the Olympic torch, beating multiple top 20 opponents and being close to top 50 the year after giving birth?”\u00a0Osaka wrote, reminding followers of her resume.<\/p>\n She continued, “FOH, you couldn\u2019t even touch one of my accomplishments with your fingernail.”<\/p>\n Tennis star\u00a0Naomi Osaka\u00a0rarely uses social media for the sake of her mental health. Mental wellness was a major topic during a recent interview that Osaka had with\u00a0People\u00a0to promote her Brave Together campaign with\u00a0Maybelline. As a Brave Together ambassador, Osaka’s mission is to uplift those struggling with anxiety and depression with the campaign’s objective to fund 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