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Naomi Girma

Naomi Girma: ‘We should care about each other as people and not just as athletes’

Naomi Girma at Common Goal’s Create the Space retreat in San Diego
Naomi Girma (centre) at Common Goal's Create the Space retreat in San Diego. Photograph: Common Goal

One year ago, under “what do I want to do this year?” I wrote “start a mental health movement with Common Goal” in my journal. This was nearly a year after losing my best friend and Stanford teammate, Katie Meyer, to suicide in March 2022.

Her death hit hard. Really hard. After she died, I felt called to do something that could have helped a younger Katie. I didn’t want anyone else’s family, friends or communities to have to go through something so tragic.

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