The Save of My Life
My Journey Out of the Dark
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Narrated by:
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Rex Anderson
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Written by:
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Corey Hirsch
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Sean Patrick Conboy
About this listen
A riveting look behind the mask of an NHL goalie, The Save of My Life offers understanding and hope to anyone living with mental illness
By the time he was twenty-two years old, goaltender Corey Hirsch had realized his childhood dream of playing in the NHL, won an Olympic medal and drunk from the Stanley Cup. While he excelled on the ice, out of the net Hirsch was plagued by persistent dark thoughts and ceaseless anxiety. On days when he could barely get out of bed, he was able to push aside the endless loop of dark thoughts running inside his brain long enough to win a game. But as soon as he got back home, the agonizing cycle started all over again. And it continued, until finally he was able to confide in a team trainer who helped him get the professional treatment he needed. Diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Hirsch was able to embark on the rocky road to recovery. As one of the first professional athletes to talk openly about mental health, Hirsch wrote about his OCD for the Players’ Tribune. His piece remains one of their most-read articles ever.
As Hirsch says, “I am not insane. I am not a bad person. I am not weak. I have an illness, and there is a treatment.”
©2021 Corey Hirsch and Kevin Shea (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.What listeners say about The Save of My Life
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-07-16
Great content but poor pronunciation
Great content and story!
Please have someone narrate that can pronounce the names correctly.
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- david
- 2022-12-16
Poorly pronounced names all through the book
That was the only frustrating part otherwise it is a really great help to those of us who have had to deal with mental health. Thanks for this book
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- Dan Ransome
- 2022-10-19
Thank You!
The story was well told and full of bravery.
my only critique is that the narrator had several mispronounced words which was distracting
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- DaveE
- 2022-10-24
Brave story, Well written.
A tough story that I mildly share, and it is great to hear the progress Corey made. Caveat: the Narrator really needs to work on pronunciations of so many names and places.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-25
Excellent insights.
the book was great, but the narrator should have brushed up on how to pronounce hockey legends names. thats the only negative and not even bad. just a little annoying for a hockey fanatic
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- Dave Cottenie
- 2023-12-11
Get the names right
Nearly EVERY name in this book is mispronounced. More effort needs to be put into the editing/directing. Unacceptable.
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