The Save of My Life, Corey Hirsch
The Save of My Life, Corey Hirsch
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The Save of My Life
My Journey Out of the Dark

Author: Corey Hirsch, Sean Patrick Conboy

Narrator: Rex Anderson

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Collins

Published: 10/11/2022


Synopsis

A riveting look behind the mask of an NHL goalie, The Save of My Life offers understanding and hope to anyone living with mental illnessBy 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.” 

About Corey Hirsch

In 1994, COREY HIRSCH won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers, as well as a silver medal at the Olympics. Born in Medicine Hat and raised in Calgary, Hirsch was drafted by the New York Rangers and played for many seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. Also a former NHL goalie coach and analyst with Sportsnet, Corey Hirsch is now a sought-after speaker, a mental health advocate and a co-host of the Players’ Tribune podcast Blindsided.

About Sean Patrick Conboy

SEAN PATRICK CONBOY is the editor-in-chief of the Players’ Tribune. He has worked hand in hand on award-winning essays with some of the world’s top athletes, including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Love, Allen Iverson, Russell Wilson, Damian Lillard, A’ja Wilson and Megan Rapinoe. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by William on December 03, 2022

Heard about this book and placed a request for it at my library. Read it in about 3 hours. Easy read. Raw and he holds back nothing. Quite a story.......more

Goodreads review by Janelle on January 16, 2024

It is very rare for me to give a book a 5 star rating. I can count on one hand, the amount of books I felt worthy of 5 stars in my life. This book deserves that plus more. Corey Hirsch, a man I have never met who played a sport I never cared for, built a personal and powerful relationship with me th......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on December 27, 2022

Listened to this book and found it fascinating. I appreciate Corey’s raw and real account of his mental illness and struggle to survive. A must-read for anyone trying to understand mental illness. My only complaint is the narrator has obviously never watched a hockey game, the mispronunciation of st......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on January 27, 2023

Wow. What a book. I am a huge hockey fan and I also struggle with mental illness so this book hits home. I praise Corey's ability to share what his intrusive thoughts were like. To think that he wouldn't be here if it weren't for some luck. It's amazing the ways the universe can put things strategic......more

Goodreads review by Costa on July 09, 2023

Such a well-written, descriptive, bare-all exposure of the dark journey mental illness can inflict on people and their family and loved ones. Watching these athletes perform presents them as immune to the ills of everyday life but clearly they often end up suffering in silence. Thanks Corey for your......more