Grace’s Story Grace is a strong mental health advocate who is Founder of a St. John’s PTSD peer support group, Pathways to Better Days that is now a registered not-for-profit corporation. Grace is a veteran, singer/songwriter and a mom of two. Originally from the west coast of Newfoundland, she now considers Mount Pearl home. She […]Continue readingGrace Shears – That Old Feeling
Chris’s Story Chris is a current military member for 35 years. He started playing guitar years ago and music has become a great tool for his own mental health. Over the past 10 years, he played with a lot of veterans and realized it was an effective way for many of them to communicate, meet […]Continue readingChris Kane – Break the Silence
Chris’s Story Chris was born and raised in Port Colborne, Ontario. As a youth, Chris played in the Sea Cadet marching band and concert band. In high school, Chris continued his interest in music and took music for four years. During that time, Chris played the clarinet and baritone. In 1982, Chris joined the Royal […]Continue readingChris Blackstock – The Corporal
Alf’s Story Alf Dalton was born in Waterville, Nova Scotia in 1940. He went to work when he was about 15 years old, and at 17 joined the Military and spent 24 years moving around to different bases in Canada. Alf played in country and bluegrass bands, his guitar was always with him wherever he […]Continue readingAlf Dalton – The Price of Peace
Colton’s Story: My name is Colton Tasse and I am recovering drug addict. I went through many traumas that aided in my drug use but it’s not my fault I am like this. I was born an addict. Same as my father. My father left when I was 3. That was one of the most damaging […]Continue readingColton Tasse – Losing Myself
Mike’s Story: Mike Oz is a veteran music producer and a trained mental health counselor. “When I was first asked to produce this project, I was on board instantly as it fuses my passion for music and mental health advocacy. The energy around this compilation has been incredible. Living the emotions all these artists brought […]Continue readingMike Oz – studioZ Productions
Frank Williams (singer-songwriter) A finalist in the fifth season of the Quebec television show “La Voix” in 2017, a graduate of the Université de Moncton with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Nursing, Frank has been working as a registered nurse in the mental health field since 2012. Frank has experienced […]Continue readingLes trois mâles – Dépasser l’ennui (L’ennemi) (Overcoming Boredom – The Enemy)
Austin’s story: I was first motivated to write a song after scrolling through social media and coming across a post from an old classmate of mine, who had made the daunting decision to undergo a FTM transition.The person was being incredibly open about their struggle and was being met with fear and misunderstanding, or worse yet, silence.It was through […]Continue readingAustin Eatman – A Better Life
Ron’s Story: Ron Capps is a retired soldier and Foreign Service officer. Most of his 25-year government service was spent overseas and often in conflict zones including ten years spent in Rwanda, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Darfur. Working amid genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and full-scale war, Ron developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He […]Continue readingRon Capps – Trying to Catch Amnesia
Archer’s story: “Moncton area born and raised. Archer is in the purest sense a singer songwriter. A sound that works both with intimate acoustic guitar or full band setting. Always tinkering with the next new song idea and having fun along the way. Men’s mental health has been underplayed for far too long. The negative […]Continue readingArcher Cormier – Boys Don’t Cry