Elizabeth Manley shares her story of depression and resilience

[Sylvia]

Article: http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.co...ory-of-depression-and-resilience-in-stratford

After winning that [Olympic] silver medal, she wanted to take on depression by talking about it. But no one was listening.
“I tried to use this platform right after ’88 but mental illness was at its highest in terms of stigma and people did not want to put ‘Canada’s Sweetheart’ and mental illness or depression in the same paragraph and no one wanted to hear me. No one wanted to listen.”
Perhaps it’s the athlete in her but she didn’t quit in the face of adversity.

A December 2013 Elizabeth Manley thread in GSD had an article on the same topic:

It's a bit long, but it tells a pretty detailed history of the struggles that Liz Manley faced in the years leading up to the '88 Olympics!

http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2013/12/12/manley-a-champion-for-mental-health-issues

 

[Aussie Willy]

Thanks for posting

 

[SkateGuard]

Admire Liz so, so much - one of the reasons I started skating.