And I think we all do that to some degree.
And yet, when she looked at her very close high school friends and what they were projecting on social media, she took it at face value. This was something that Madison dealt with constantly, was that she knew that she was projecting an image of herself that was not real, and she articulated that to people. On the compulsion to edit our lives for social media It's a term that those who attended or currently attend Penn used to describe this relentless pursuit of achievement, and when you look around at Penn, you see "Penn Face," which is happy, easy, everything is coming naturally - whereas below the surface, everything is like this furious pedaling.Įducation Schools Fall Behind In Helping Students With Mental Health Issues And that's a hard environment to say, wait a minute, I'm struggling, and I can't put my finger on what it is it's not something physical, it's something mental. But it was hard for her to talk about it with those who were closest to her in college because she was on a competitive track and field team at a Division I school, and the focus there was on athletic performance, and the focus was on overcoming those hurdles to become a better athlete. She did talk about it privately with her parents, not to such a level that I think they thought this was an imminent, desperate problem they needed to solve immediately. On why it was hard for Madison to talk about her struggle Hen you look around at Penn, you see "Penn Face," which is happy, easy, everything is coming naturally - whereas below the surface, everything is like this furious pedaling. And it got Fagan wanting to understand What Made Maddy Run - the title of her new book. The suicide raised a lot of questions about mental health on college campuses. Then, in the middle of her freshman year, Madison ended her life by jumping from a building in the middle of downtown Philadelphia. But inside, she was struggling with anxiety and depression.
"By all accounts, Madison in high school was this young, happy, vibrant, wildly successful human being, who was destined - according to everyone around her - to do amazing things with her life," says sportswriter Kate Fagan.Īnd from the outside, Madison appeared to be thriving in college, too. She was popular and beautiful - and raised in a big, supportive family in a New Jersey suburb. Madison Holleran ran track at the University of Pennsylvania. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title What Made Maddy Run Subtitle The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen Author Kate Fagan
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