BIOGRAPHY
As a past member of Team Canada’s hockey program, motivational speaker, and firefighter; Kendra shares her personal journey with mental illness and the isolation that cost her the dream of playing in the Olympics. Her ability to invite people into her recovery through vulnerability, authenticity and passion, leaves people understanding our inherent needs for connection and kindness.
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Behind the Shield Podcast
We discuss her childhood mental health struggles, finding solace on the ice, being forced to give up her dream position.
You Can’t Ask That (CBC)
In this You Can't Ask That digital exclusive, participants answer the question: Can you avoid whatever is causing your fears?
Million Reasons Run
During the Month of May, Kendra Fisher will be running in memory of her late son, River
Dr Phil
Kendra Fisher speaks with Dr Phil and Dr Freda Hall Lewis
Sorry Not Sorry with Alyssa Milano
Fighting Youth and Teen Suicide with Kendra Fisher
The Globe and Mail
How to bridge the mental-health gap at work
The Globe and Mail
Turning point: To make her recovery stick, former goalie ends the silence
The Globe and Mail
Part 1: Kendra Fisher: Playing the role of 'normal'
The Globe and Mail
Part 2: Kendra Fisher: Mental illness and a broken dream
The Globe and Mail
Part 3: Kendra Fisher: Finding a future after a mental illness diagnosis
The Players' Tribune
If I Should Die
Rogers Daytime Toronto
Faces of Mental Illness: Kendra Fisher
SB Nation
Kendra Fisher Comes Out
MIAWCanada
Face to Face with Kendra Fisher
CTV News
Suicide prevention phone lines plagued by delays, mental health advocates say
