Simone Biles wearing all of her career medals stands in front of the flag of the United States.

How Inside Out Can Teach Adults to Hold Multiple Emotions around Simone Bile’s Withdrawals

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Remember when Pixar’s Inside Out taught children that you can feel multiple things at a time? That a memory can be both happy and sad? That emotions are complicated and not everything is simplicistic?

There are some adults (mostly white men) who need to watch this in regards to Simone Biles.

You can feel both disappointment and pride over Simone Biles’s decisions not to compete in the 2020 Olympics. She can still be the GOAT and need to prioritize her mental and physical health. These are not mutually exclusive.

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