"I am on the BOD of the Go4Graham Foundation whose main mission is to raise awareness, fight stigmas and help break the silence surrounding mental health and depression. One of the many reasons I spend my extra time pursuing this endeavor is because I want to do my part in helping our society make a change and help the millions that struggle every day with depression, anxiety, and other mental health illness’.
I personally have struggled with my own bouts of depression for many years and have always used exercising outdoors as a tool to help fight back those darker days. Cycling doesn’t cure me, but it helps and there is a lot of research suggesting that exercise and social connection play a huge role in the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety. The idea of just starting a conversation and checking in with your friends and family will help us all transform the stigma that surrounds mental heal. These small changes help to reframe the way we look at mental health which will lead to the bigger changes that need to happen in our health care systems, but I think it starts with connections and community.
My goal is to do my part in changing that stigma by having more conversations and wearing my bright purple cycling kit to help spark the question, what is Go4Graham?"
- Taylor
Learn more about Go4Graham at:
https://www.go4graham.org/
Go4Graham Mission Statement:
Our mission is to have a positive impact on those suffering from depression, anxiety, and other brain disorders in honor of our brother, son, and friend Graham Stingley.
Go4Graham is working to raise awareness, fight stigmas, and break the silence surrounding mental health and depression. Join our movement.
Go4Graham is working to raise awareness, fight stigmas, and break the silence surrounding mental health and depression. Join our movement.