About Jean-Francois:I am a Canadian mental health advocate, public speaker, life coach and alpinist. Four years ago, I created my project, ‘’Overcoming mental illness one summit at a time’’, in order to raise mental health awareness and to help the population understand that no matter our past and our fears, that everyone of our dreams is possible.At the age of 36, after a work injury and a second major depression, I finally had the courage to reach out for help.
For me, it’s the hardest mountain I ever had to climb. With the help of professionals and medication, I was able to climb out of depression.I also recently started a treatment for bipolar type 2 disorder.
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