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Open Heart, Open Mind by Clara Hughes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Open Heart, Open Mind about?

The long-awaited memoir by Canada's most celebrated Olympian and advocate for mental health. From one of Canada's most decorated Olympians comes a raw but life-affirming story of one woman's struggle with depression. In 2006, when Clara Hughes stepped onto the Olympic podium in Torino, Italy, she became the first and only athlete ever to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Games. Four years later, she was proud to carry the Canadian flag at the head of the Canadian team as they participated in the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. But there's another story behind her celebrated career as an athlete, behind her signature billboard smile. While most professional athletes devote their entire lives to training, Clara spent her teenage years using drugs and drinking to escape the stifling home life her alcoholic father had created in Elmwood, Winnipeg. She was headed nowhere fast when, at sixteen, she watched transfixed in her living room as gold medal speed skater Gaétan Boucher effortlessly raced in the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Dreaming of one day competing herself, Clara channeled her anger, frustration, and raw ambition into the endurance sports of spee

Who reads Open Heart, Open Mind?

Author

Clara Hughes

Publisher

New York: Touchstone

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476756998

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.85 / 5 (1,142 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14