Serena Williams discusses with Selena Gomez how she stays mentally in shape

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Serena Williams recently announced her retirement to dedicate more time to her family. However, there is something she has been focusing on for a few years besides tennis.During a conversation with Selena Gomez for her mental health platform, Wondermind, the pair discussed how to stay mentally in shape.“Mental fitness for me is just really learn[ing] to shut down,” Williams said. “And you know I did this years ago before even mental health was a topic among everyone’s mind.”“It was more just like, alright, I’m shutting myself down today.

Just subconsciously, it was something I’ve always done,” she continued. “And so now that I know that it’s so important just to put yourself first, especially mentally, I always have shut down moments.

I have serious boundaries and I don’t let anyone cross those boundaries.”The 40-year-old athlete said she is working on prioritizing herself. “For me, it’s so important to make sure, every day, I have a period of, like ...

it’s so bad because I really don’t do anything for me, I’m terrible at that! And I’ve said it time and time again – I’m working on it.