Host Katie Mares met Olympic medalist and Executive coach Elizabeth Manley a few weeks before this episode was recorded. In honour of May being Mental Health Awareness month, she invites Liz to share her journey from athlete to mental health advocate. The conversation explores the importance of vulnerability, self-care, the impact of mental health on women in abusive situations and the need for self-acceptance.

After spending more the twenty years in the United States performing and coaching, Liz now lives in Collingwood, Ontario. Liz was the Director of Skating for the Granite Club.

Liz is a certified Life/Executive Coach with CTI International and holds a degree with CCPC International Coaching Federation. She is also a Certified Reiki healer.

She focuses on inner well being, emotional traumas and issues while inspiring clients to move forward in life in a more positive way. As she says... “The best project you can work on ...is yourself!”. Clients range from professional athletes to executives. Elizabeth also worked with Expert ADHD Coaching as an Executive Coach. She has also written two autobiographies, Thumbs Up- The Elizabeth Manley Story and Elizabeth Manley - As I am.

Liz was named " Woman of the Year " by Chatelaine magazine in 1988 and Athlete of the Year for Canada in 1988. She has many awards and accolades to her name including recipient of “ The Royal Order of Canada” by the Governor General, the Queens Jubilee Award and honourary degree recipient from Algonquin College.

Liz is a member of the Olympic Hall of Fame, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, Skate Canada Hall of Fame, the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Liz now spends her time with coaching, speaking engagements, charitable work, and producing. She has a rink that the city named after her in Gloucester, Ontario, The Elizabeth Manley International Training Centre and a park named after her in Ottawa, Ontario. Elizabeth runs competitive seminars in Canada and the United States working with hockey camps and multiple teams including Ottawa, Toronto, and Collingwood.

Connect with Elizabeth Manley on Instagram @lizmanley88 or on X @lizmanley88.

Find mental health resources from the Canadian Mental Health Association: https://cmha.ca/

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