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

The author quit gymnastics when she was 14. Courtesy of the author I quit competitive gymnastics at 14 after an injury and abusive coaching. Nearly three decades later, I found an adult gymnastics class and started again. I've since competed nationally and represented the US at the Masters World Cup. 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...