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Mind-Body-Spirit with Victoria Garrick Browne
Join us in conversation with Olympic volleyball player and mental health advocate, Victoria Garrick Browne.聽
Victoria Garrick Browne is a TED Talk speaker, mental health advocate, podcast host, and former Division I Athlete who has amassed 2M+ followers across social media where she’s known for her unfiltered campaign, #RealPost.
Victoria first began sharing her story of how she battled and overcame depression & anxiety as a student-athlete in her 2017 TED Talk, The Hidden Opponent, which has been viewed over 500,000 times. She delivered the talk as a sophomore member of the University of Southern California Women’s Volleyball Team, where she was a four-year starter, PAC-12 Champion, and finished her career with the top five most digs in program history.
She has been featured in The New York Times鈥�, The Players鈥� Tribune, E! News, People, Access Hollywood, and is the Founder & CEO of mental health non-profit, The Hidden Opponent, which was recognized as a standout resource for athletes by Kobe Bryant in his novel, Geese Are Never Swans.
She also brings her message of authenticity to life daily on her social media platforms as well as her podcast, Real Pod, which has surpassed 3.5M downloads and featured guests like Katie Couric, Josh Peck, & Kerri Walsh-Jennings.
Victoria now tours the country in hopes of destigmatizing the conversation around mental health and encouraging all people to be their unfiltered selves.
This program is presented in partnership with the Sallie Tiernan Field House and made possible by the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.