I returned to gymnastics at 41. Five years later, I’m competing nationally.0

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• August 16, 2026

At 41, after years of chronic back pain, postpartum depression, and the consuming demands of motherhood, I did what I thought was impossible: I found my way back to the sport that shaped me. My journey back started with a Google search for “adult gymnastics.” I had no idea that it existed. That was the