Depression almost led her to suicide. Now, this Olympian wants to destigmatize mental health

Since returning from the 2016 Rio Olympics, her mental health had spiraled; sitting at the wheel of her car, her mind was now drawn to a dark place from which there seemed to be no return. As she circled past a drop-off along a Mississippi highway, the urge to veer off the road towards the towering trees below was almost overwhelming. “It was like no one really understood the pain and the challenges I was going through,” Saunders, who placed