Talk about mental health

Something I am finally ready to speak on. My experience with gymnast is and mental health.
Never wanted people to see this side of me or the sport but I now see the importance of sharing it.

[@MichellePearson]

You’re going to change so many lives with this video!! A true inspiration on and off the tramp!

[@My.cat.]

I met you back in 2019 at the age of 12, I was instantly captivated by your skills and have looked up to you since, i am now 17 and just won my first elite state championships on all three events. You’re still my biggest idol, thank you.

[@GymCoachLiz]

Thank you for making this video, being vulnerable with our gym community, and showing athletes that so much more goes on behind the scenes than people think. Mental health matters at all stages of the sport and shouldn’t be ignored. 💕

[@dfaldridge]

I am very sad for what you have suffered along the way to get to this point. Thanks for having the courage to share your story and for allowing us to see you as an entire person with both strengths and struggles. For me, mental health support hasn't meant a single solution, but a combination of many. I hope you are able to find the right combination of supporting factors for yourself. There is hope for improvement. If you have not found enough to get to a reasonable place that works for you, keep looking. Respect to and for you.

[@lupecastro4109]

Congratulations Ruben! I can totally understand some of your challenges! You are an inspiration for so many people, athletes and for us Latinos you make us so very proud. ❤❤

[@francisnguyen6349]

Congrats, Ruben Padilla. I'm so proud of you!

[@user-uf7tl1lx2n]

Thank you for sharing this! You always looks so happy so I would never have guessed you deal with depression. My 26 year old daughter deals with depression. She too has lost many friends and I believe that is the thing that affects her the most! So proud of you for sharing and for always trying to be a good role model for others!!!

[@mariaw.3619]

Even though I am nowhere near a pro athlete I can relate to this video so much. Trampolining has always been an escape for me, so much so that not going to practice became almost impossible for me. I feel like today I have a healthier relationship to the sport and I will forever be grateful for what it did for me. Hearing you talk about mental health is so inspiring and important for the gymnastics community and shows that mental health needs to be talked about more. Thanks Ruben, you are a true role model! ❤️

[@jamo_]

You are an inspiration 🫶🏽 even more so sharing this.

[@moises8477]

*promo sm*

[@flipswithgracie]

I am so proud of you for speaking out about this. You are an inspiration to me, other athletes in this sport and also people outside of the sport. You are so strong and capable of so much more than you think you are. 🤍