MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY

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Having lived through the suicide deaths of two close family members and mental health diagnoses of other family members, I found my voice as a mental health advocate.

 

In 2015 I created the first Canal Pursuit for Mental Health, a 785 km run ending on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as a mental health fundraiser and awareness event. Since then I have built on the momentum of that event by developing it into an annual relay run, and creating Canal Pursuit Productions which hosts other running events and podcasts connecting fitness and mental health.

 

I am honoured to serve as a member of the board of directors of The Mood Disorders Society of Canada. 

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The Mood Disorders Society of Canada is one of Canada's best-connected mental health Non-Governmental Organizations with a demonstrated track record for forging and maintaining meaningful and sustained partnerships with the public, private, voluntary, and non-profit sectors throughout Canada. I am honoured to serve on the Board of Directors.

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I am available to deliver keynotes on the topic of mental health advocacy and awareness. Please contact me for details.

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Speaking Topics

 

Canal Pursuit for Mental Health

Turning passion for a sport into a mental health advocacy powerhouse. Running Canada’s longest annual relay run has enabled me to help runners speak out for themselves and others.

 

The Monarch Ultra

Go ahead and make big plans. Planning and running the world’s longest international relay has shown me that large projects can be broken into manageable pieces.

 

Bruce Trail end-to-end

Finding “it”; the thing that will keep you going when everything else says “Stop”. Spending 215 hours hiking over 900 km on the Bruce trail has allowed me time to analyze what “it” is for me.

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