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Filtering Out The Pain: College Students, Mental Health And Social Media

Maddy Holleran seemed to have everything going for her – a place at an Ivy League school, a budding track career and beauty to match the brains. And when she decided to take her own life at 19, the University of Pennsylvania community was stunned. ESPN commentator Kate Fagan joins host Krys Boyd to tell the story of Holleran’s life – a toxic mix of depression and unrelenting pressure to perform. Fagan’s new book is called “What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen” (Little Brown and Co.).