What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N5BWAG6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 493 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is the author of a memoir, The Reappearing Act, and co-host of the espnW podcast, Free Cookies. Kate lives in Brooklyn, New York with her girlfriend Kathryn Budig, and their two dogs. Kate Fagan is a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN and ESPN The Magazine. She is also a regular panelist on ESPN's Around the Horn and can also b
A labor of love and prevention by Kate Fagan, and Maddy's family and friends."Stephen Fried, best-selling author of Thing of Beauty and with Patrick Kennedy, A Common Struggle"A compassionate and frank look at depression and the social pressure faced by many college students as seen through the eyes of one young woman."Kirkus"Fagan's book is well-researched and the message is timely and important." -Publishers Weekly"It is impossible not to be affected by Holleran's heart-wrenching story. An appropriate (if difficult) read for current and future college athletes, their coaches, and parents." Libra
From noted ESPN commentator and journalist Kate Fagan, the heartbreaking and vital story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose death by suicide rocked the University of Pennsylvania campus and whose life reveals with haunting detail and uncommon understanding the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness todayIf you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people, and college athletes in particular, face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. T