Serena Williams becomes honest about how she feels.
“I’m not feeling well today. And it’s okay to not be okay. No one is okay every day. If you are not well today, I am with you. There is always tomorrow. I love you,” Williams, 42, wrote via X (formerly Twitter) Tuesday, November 28.
In a later message onWilliams shared a selfie with her three-month-old daughter Adira River, which she shares with her husband Alexis Ohanian, snuggling against her. “This makes me so happy,” she wrote.
This isn’t the first time the tennis legend has spoken out about his mental health. In September 2022, Williams had an honest discussion with Selena Gomez as part of the “Lose You to Love Me” singer’s mental health platform, wonderful spirit.
“For me, mental fitness is really learning to stop,” Williams explained. “You know, I did it years ago, before mental health was a concern for everyone. It was just like, “Alright, I’m shutting down today.” “Unconsciously, it’s something I’ve always done.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion, who retired in September 2022, noted that now that she is aware of the importance of prioritizing herself – “especially mentally” – she has “moments of closure”.
“I have serious boundaries and I don’t let anyone cross them with my time,” she revealed. “And it’s so bad because I’m not really doing anything for myself. I’m horrible at this! I’ve said it many times: “I’m working on it!” “But, more or less, I at least prioritize what I need to do, and when I’m off, I’m off.
In August 2018, Williams revealed that she struggling with “postpartum emotions” after withdrawing from the Rogers Cup for “personal reasons”. (Williams welcomed daughter Alexis Olympia in September 2017 with Ohanian, 40.)
“The last week hasn’t been easy for me,” she wrote via Instagram. “Not only was I coming to terms with difficult personal things, but I was just in a funk. Above all, I felt like I wasn’t a good mother.
In a discussion with Anna Wintour In February 2020, during New York Fashion Week, Williams revealed that she definition of a hero had changed since becoming a mother.
“My heroes are moms because women are superheroes,” Williams said via Time. “Having a baby and then having to go to work two or three weeks later or work 9 to 5… I’m lucky I don’t have to do that.”