159. Victoria Garrick, Mental Health Advocate & Podcaster
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Excited to welcome Victoria Garrick to the show today, host of Real Pod, former D1 volleyball player at USC, mental health advocate (the list goes on!). Garrick went viral after she gave a Ted Talk as a junior, highlighting the mental struggles many college athletes go through — labeling these as the “hidden opponent." In today's episode, she talks me through how she navigated her mental health journey, at times battling disordered eating, deep depression, and a packed schedule leaving little-to-no time for herself. We also address some helpful resources for anyone struggling to prioritize theirs — including inspiring professionals including psychologists and psychiatrists offering up free tools for the masses — as well as what it was like for Garrick to go on anti-depressants (and then, come off of them). Plus: How she navigates being someone that others look to for advice, and how she squashes negative self-talk.
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| 0:00.0 | Ultimately, if you're going to change the trajectory of your mental health journey, |
| 0:05.0 | you're going to have to make a decision that puts yourself first. And people don't like to put |
| 0:09.6 | themselves first, but sometimes we have to. And the people that really support you and love you |
| 0:15.3 | and want you to flourish in life will be clapping for you as you put yourself first. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey, everyone. Emily, a body here. You are listening to episode 159 of Hurtle. A wellness |
| 0:41.0 | of August podcast, where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about their big wins, |
| 0:45.9 | tough moments, and everything in between. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, |
| 0:51.2 | motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes and CEOs to aspiring entrepreneurs |
| 0:58.0 | on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your best |
| 1:04.8 | self-move with intention and have some fun along the way. Today on the show, I am so, so |
| 1:12.8 | amped to be bringing you my conversation with Victoria Garrick. Victoria is a former D1 volleyball |
| 1:20.8 | player, a Ted Talk speaker, and mental health advocate. She was a four year starter at USC, |
| 1:27.4 | where she won a pack 12 human ship and finished her career with the top five most dings in program |
| 1:33.9 | history. Now, you may know her for a few reasons. One, she's got a awesome podcast called Real Pod. |
| 1:41.9 | Her 2017 TED Talk called the Hidden Opponent has been viewed over 370,000 times. And I mean, |
| 1:48.6 | she's been featured a ton of places from the players Tribune and People Magazine, USA Today College, |
| 1:53.8 | and has over 1 million followers on her social media platforms. Super, super grateful for |
| 2:01.6 | Victoria's time today, where we really dive into the nitty-gritty. We talk about her mental health |
| 2:07.7 | journey and how she really struggled to find balance in college, arguably wondering if that was |
| 2:12.5 | even possible while juggling sports and school and her classes and tutoring and some sort |
| 2:19.8 | of a social life. And we talk a lot about the ins and outs of therapy, her experience with therapy, |
| 2:26.0 | also her experience with going on antidepressants, then going off of antidepressants and what that |
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