Shortly after the 2012 Olympics, at the height of his career, Jack Green became severely depressed and suicidal. The pressures to perform, be the “superhero” associated with elite sport, and be a “role model" led to him burn out.
The conversation sheds light on how he realised that mental health stigma exists at the age of 21 and how that exacerbated perfectionism he had battled throughout his life. He talked about the “armour” he wore to protect himself from negativity and failure in all areas of his life. “I was always protecting a part of me.”
He shares his experience of therapy, and how giving voice to feelings and emotions is important. As well as giving yourself permission to feel and accept that being vulnerable is part of being a human being. A very frank, powerful, and organic conversation.
Jack is the Head of Performance at Champion Health, an innovation in the workplace wellbeing space, that puts all employees in control of their wellbeing by using personalised and accessible resources/content. You can also check out OLYWEL for more information about how Jack is supporting organisations with employee wellbeing and performance. @olywell/ @JackgreenOLY on social media
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