About Me

 Top 10 featured thought leader endorsed by LA Weekly 

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Hi, I'm Matthew Dickson! I'm a Canadian who helps people in developing countries get access to basic mental health care. I've suffered from mental health problems myself (schizophrenia).

 

My heart goes out to people in impoverished or war-torn countries who have to experience not only the torment of mental illness, but the traumas of poverty or horrors of war as well.

 

I bicycled across Canada when I was 20 in the middle of getting an engineering degree. I wanted to do more fun stuff like that - travel, explore.

 

But at 22 I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It was very difficult, but I want to point out the vast strength we all possess. Navy SEALs are taught that they are capable of 20x more than they think they are.

 

I believe it. I was called to do things that were "seemingly" impossible. But the point is, you can do them. They "seem" impossible, but they're not! Don't give up. Stay hopeful! You might amaze yourself!

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It took awhile, but I successfully recovered from schizophrenia, and in 2023 I bicycled across Canada again, becoming the first person with schizophrenia to do so! Find my best mental health tips here!

 

 Recovery is possible! Now I'm trying to help others going through mental illness, primarily in developing countries, as they have it worse than we do in developed countries.

 

Would you like to help? 

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Would you like to have me put on webinars for you (or anyone you know) for your audience, followers, subscribers, clients, employees, customers, etc., and share my messages of hope and inspiration for mental health?                                                                                                                                                                        

Step 1: You send an email to your email list for my upcoming webinar on the agreed upon date.

 

Step 2: I show up and speak to your group on Zoom/Google Meet/Microsoft Teams on the specified date. You can 1) pay me from your budget, or 2) charge each attendee for a ticket (you could make money for yourself this way if your group is big enough).

 

Easy-peasy!

 

And your audience gets:

- great ways to improve their mental health, mindset, confidence, resilience

- inspiration and hope to keep fighting through their struggles

- how to help people with mental illness in developing countries

- I'll also talk about how I successfully recovered from schizophrenia and became the first person with schizophrenia to bicycle across Canada

 

I would love to talk with your group and share these messages! 

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Hire me to speak to your audience today! Questions? Don't be shy! Email me at: info@mindaid.ca

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Find my best mental health tips here!

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My Linktree links!

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Buy Michelle Hammer's Schizophrenic.NYC clothing!

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