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Victoria Garrick Browne: On Mental Health
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Victoria Garrick Browne is a TED Talk speaker, mental health advocate, podcast host, and former Division I Athlete who has amassed 2M+ followers across social media where she's known for her unfiltered campaign, #RealPost.
Victoria first began sharing her story of how she battled and overcame depression & anxiety as a student-athlete in her 2017 TED Talk, "The Hidden Opponent," which has been viewed over 500,000 times. She delivered the talk as a sophomore member of the University of Southern California Women's Volleyball Team, where she was a four year starter, PAC-12 Champion, and finished her career with the top five most digs in program history.
She has been featured in The New York Times', The Players' Tribune, E! News, People, Access Hollywood, and is the Founder & CEO of mental health non-profit, The Hidden Opponent. She also brings her message of authenticity to life daily on her social media platforms as well as her podcast, Real Pod, which has surpassed 3.5M downloads.
Victoria now tours the country speaking at universities in hopes of destigmatizing the conversation around mental health and encouraging all people to be their unfiltered selves.
Many Campus Orgs came together to make this event possible. Thank you to all of our collaborators:
UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
UCSB Athletics
SBCC Athletics
SBCC Counseling Department
UCSB ADP
UCSB Active Minds
UCSB Associated Students Commission on Student Wellbeing (COSWB)
UCSB Associated Students Finance and Business
UCSB Association Students Public Mental Health Commission (PMHC)
UCSB Health and Wellness
UCSB Women's Center
Parking: Parking in lots 12, 14, 16, & 18 is the closest to Campbell Hall. Parking for those coming in from the community or those without a parking pass is $4. Those can be pre-purchased or purchased on site with the ParkMobile app. More information regarding the ParkMobile can be found here, https://www.tps.ucsb.edu/news/arts-lectures-campbell-hall-parking.
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