Ilona and Joy talk with Derek Schaedig, a senior psychology major and men’s hockey player for Harvard University. Derek discusses his own mental health struggles, and the perseverance it takes to reframe failures and build resilience to hardships.
Key Takeaways:
- How Derek challenged the stigma associated with mental health
- The importance of athletes and peers sharing mental health stories and struggles
- Being a leader and good teammate can also mean showing that you’re struggling
- Who reached out first to encourage Derek to ask for help, and why that mattered
- Shifting perspectives on failure and redefining success
- The three words on Derek’s wall that he looks at every day
- You can always handle more than you think you can
- Down but Not Out by Derek Schaedig
