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Ani Freedman

Michael Phelps says these 2 parenting tricks are his key to raising mentally healthy kids

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When Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps wakes up in the morning, he asks himself how he can be his best self that day, not only for his own mental health, but also for his wife and kids.

The most decorated Olympian of all-time didn’t always have the best relationship with his mental health. He struggled with substance abuse, depression, and suicidal thoughts before checking himself into an inpatient treatment center in 2014.

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