Pilar is a 3rd Year Brock University student, a multi-sport athlete, kickboxing coach as well as the 2018 Pan Am gold medalist in kickboxing. I had the opportunity to chat with Pilar earlier this year in the Brock Mental Health series and it was a pleasure to have her on again. This conversation felt very honest and open from the get go, delving into different realms of mental health, Pilar’s kickboxing career, experiences with eating disorders along with so much more.

Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger that felt like the Universe was trying to tell you something? This happened to me a couple weeks ago, and during this episode I dive into this experience and why it was so powerful for me. Sometimes we get so caught up on the next thing we’re trying to accomplish or work through that we don’t get a chance to step back and allow ourselves to flow. To see the big picture, and to see how we’ve progressed. Sometimes it takes a stranger to see that in us and remind us. 

Mario Gibbs is a Muay Thai coach from Belleville, ON. He is a former National level powerlifter and is a passionate bread maker and photographer. It’s amazing to me when I get the opportunity to talk with someone I’ve never talked with before, because often times those conversations are truly incredible. That’s what this episode felt like with Mario because it felt like someone I had talked with daily for years and almost forgot we were recording even. This conversation was full of everything from looking back on powerlifting, spiritual aspects of Muay Thai, understanding your shadow self, and even psychedelic lessons we’ve learned. 

It was a true pleasure to sit down with Maddi after almost a year after her first episode on here, and I was thrilled to hear all the adventures she’s been on! Whether it was traveling through BC, learning about culture on the West coat, navigating challenges in a new city, dealing with Covid, or female programming as an athlete, there was so much to share and learn in these few hours. 

If you get some goodies from this, get a smile on your face listening or you just enjoy the homies then please give us a rating, follow, share and all that good stuff. Really honoured to be doing this and help impact others. Happy listening y’all!

I was super excited to get one of the kindest humans I’ve met, Malcolm Sanderson, on the podcast. It’s always great to sit down with friends that you’ve known for years and reflect. Being able to share these spaces and chats with people like Malcolm is something I’m so grateful for, and I had such a blast sitting down to do this! On this week’s episode, Malc and I got into: 

• Powerlifting coaching and growth, 
• Communication and values in relationships, 
• And putting yourself in uncomfortable environments for growth

I’m so excited for y’all to hear this gem with Malcolm! Happy listening y'all. 

Chats with Matt | Pt. 3 🍄🤙🏻
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Does anyone else feel lost? Feel like they’re not sure what they’re doing, questioning everything and seeing endless possibilities? During this episode I try to provide some answer to this feeling because that’s what a lot of my mid-20’s has been like so far. Even though we’re still figuring it out, I talk about some methods and thought processes that have helped me ground into purpose, find things that bring gratitude and learn how to enjoy the journey we’re on. 
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Come and hang, listen in and enjoy yourselves. Listen to Pt. 3 now streaming on @spotifypodcasts, Apple Podcasts, and click the link in our bio for more! If y’all like this type of content let me know down below! And as always, happy listening homies. 🤙🏻 

This is the final episode of our 3-part series around Athletes and Mental Health Awareness Week with Lululemon Niagara-on-the-Lake and Brock University. On this episode, I got the opportunity to talk with Meera Sayal (Brock Women's Volleyball), Paige Sharp (Brock Women's Softball), accompanied by Alex Roger (former Brock student and rowing athlete). 

We took a deep dive into mental health support in women's sport, learning to overcome inequality for women in sport, and becoming self aware. Please join us during this amazing series to talk more on mental health and continue to raise awareness! Much love.