Episode 146 Resilience with Ayjay Gibson

"She made some food that night. It was time for her to get ready to start heading to bed because she knows she had to wake up early, get me to my summer school at the time."

In this episode I sit down with mental health advocate, and athlete (Olympic Weightlifter) Ayjay Gibson, we dive deep into the death of his mother who was raped and murdered, then set on fire. He has such a inspiring story that you won't want to miss. He came to Canada on his own from the Bahamas as a college student enrolling at St Clair College, he moved to the warmest part of Canada so he thought. You will have to listen to the whole episode to find about this funny story. This episode is filled with him overcoming so much adversity and being so resilient to get to where he is today! Thanks again to Rory Mitchell for setting this connection up!

Here are some of the topics we touch upon in this episode:

• Mental health
• Fitness
• Athlete (Olympic Weightlifting)
• Online gaming
• Death of his mother
• Anger
• Self harm
• Depression

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