Naomi Osaka opens up to PEOPLE about dealing with negativity on social media after she was announced as Maybelline's first Brave Together ambassador to encourage awareness around mental health.
Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine.Naomi Osaka opens up about social media's impact on her mental health
The four-time Grand Slam champion utilizes meditation and "common practices like that," says Osaka, who travels with a mental health coach when she's competing. "I wouldn't really call her a therapist, but basically she's someone that helps me with tools that I can use on and off the court," she explains.that she had begun seeing a therapist."It kind of took me out of my element," she said at the time.
Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts to defeating Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the first round on Day 2 of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2024 in New York City.Osaka tells PEOPLE she's begun to consider how she'll talk to Shai about mental health as she grows older, and she's proud to partner with Maybelline to encourage others to nurture their own wellness.
Osaka says that kind of transparency from a major brand like Maybelline is "really important" to raise awareness and break the stigma around anxiety and depression. "I think there's a little bit of a negative connotation around it sometimes, and I feel like it's important for people to know that these feelings or just mental health in general is completely normal, and we shouldn't be looking at people like they're weak or they can't discuss these feelings.
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