As a secondary school educator, former university soccer coach, high level athlete, certified personal training specialist and mom of 2 young children I have been touched by mental health personally and professionally in intimate ways. The individuals I have been connected to through sport, education, fitness, family and friends are varied but one common thread remains.  That is that all human beings encounter, cope with and manage health struggles. I understand mental health as simply nervous system dysregulation and this is an aspect of health that is so near and dear to my heart.  The nervous system becomes unbalanced and...

“ My life has been in chaos. Sometimes I wonder if and how I can juggle everything at once, but then I think back. I think of how I’ve survived worse. I think about how I’d find myself staring into a mirror with music pounding loudly on the other side of the door, people laughing, and looking into my dilated pupils. Doing anything to numb myself, or escape, I’m not really sure there’s a difference. I think back, way back, to the traumas that I suffered. No matter how hard I work on myself and how much I process, they will...