Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 (Mar 8) with us! This year’s #IWD2021 theme is, “Choose to Challenge” and we want to challenge mental health stigma. Run or walk a 2k, 5k or 8k any time on March 6-7 and then join us on Sunday, March 7, 3pm EST for a special online discussion about mental health stigma with Suicide Prevention Activist Lynn Keane and Registered Psychotherapist Chantée Dardaine. Let’s connect, check in and learn from each other!
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Lynn Keane is a speaker, author, former broadcast journalist and passionate suicide prevention activist. She has spent the last decade educating the public about the devastating reality of people in crisis and suicide.
Lynn is also a lululemon Toronto run ambassador, an Unsinkable Stories community champion and is a member of #ProjectNow (Trillium Health Partners) Youth + Family League whose mission aims to end child and youth suicide in the City of Mississauga and Peel Region. She is a co-founder and race director of Muskoka Rocks Races, raising funds for Camp Oochigeas (a camp for kids living with cancer) and elevating the joy of running.
Chantée Dardaine is from Toronto, ON. She works as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO providing support and emotional growth to individuals from all walks of life. She offers individual services to meet the diverse needs of people utilizing culturally adapted interventions. Chantée founded SELFCARE TO, a wellness organization offering diverse tools, self care products and support on how to take care of your whole-self. Chantée is passionate about helping people learn how to tolerate difficult emotions so that they can enjoy a positive and fulfilling life. Outside of therapy she loves to travel, cook, practice yoga and spend time with her dog!