I encourage you to feel your emotions; all of them, in your successes and in your failures and to allow yourself to deal with them in whatever way YOU choose. I smile, laugh and love hard and with my whole heart, it's how I was raised, but I cry way harder. I'm grateful to have had the two who brought me into this world by my side in a moment where I felt the weakest and most defeated in my career. They helped me realize I'm not defined by one bad run, one bad jump or one bad competition. I'm my own hardest critic and I hold myself to a standard only I can achieve - it hurts to lose but I woke up this morning a 2x Paralympian, 3x Gold Medalist, 1x Silver Medalist and 3x World Record Holder. I'm blessed beyond belief and I'll be back to reclaim my crown soon π