Olympic swimmer and record-breaking gold medalist Michael Phelps on Monday speaks to Lake City High School students about his mental health journey. He also appeared at Coeur d'Alene High earlier in the day and Sunday evening at the Kroc Center.
May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023 1:08 a.m.
Phelps: ‘If you’re struggling, voice it’
CHS, LCHS students raise mental health awareness with Olympic gold medalist
For years, Michael Phelps didn’t recognize himself. "For a long time I looked in the mirror and saw a swimmer, not a human," Phelps said Monday. About 2004 is when he began experiencing an emotional roller coaster of depression.