Olympian Michael Phelps Expecting Baby No. 4 With Wife Nicole – E! Online

“For 15 years, Nicole has seen me go up and down,” the athlete told Today in May 2022. “There’s no other person that would be able to support me like she has. She’s the glue that holds all of us together.”

This includes being there when the 38-year-old’s mental health shifts, sometimes suddenly. 

“One day I can wake up and I can feel like I’m on top of the world,” Michael explained, “and I can do absolutely anything and everything and the next day I can wake up and not want to get out of bed.”

The couple also doesn’t shy away from being candid with their sons about their dad’s struggles with anxiety and depression. 

As Nicole explained, “”I’m very vocal and making sure that the kids are aware that maybe Michael’s having a rough day and that [they] didn’t do something that made daddy feel this way. It’s daddy having his own stuff.”

When it comes to her husband, Nicole makes it clear that at the end of the day, she is his no. 1 fan in and out of the pool.

“I keep reminding Michael that I’m not here to judge him,” she added. “I’m here to support him. I’m here to love him. I’m not going to shame him. I’m not going to say you can’t feel that way. But just making sure I’m there.”