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MHW 2017 Keynote: Dexter Nyuurnibe

Event Date:
Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 7:30 pm
Location:
W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Room:
McMillan Hall
Noted public speaker and mental health advocate Dexter Nyuurnibe speaks on "The Art of Loving Yourself: Finding Strength in Vulnerability". In a time where technology hides the battles we fear to share, we must relearn that our greatest strength is being vulnerable with ourselves and others. Come join us as for a thought provoking, heartfelt evening as we listen to this engaging, motivational young speaker as he shares with us lessons learned from his own personal journey. Dexter believes that our individual stories are what serve to strengthen us, and as such was one of this year's Bell Let's Talk spokespeople. He is also a former Tedx speaker, he presented at a joint session of the World Bank and WHO just last year, and was chosen as one of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health’s 2016 Faces of Mental Illness. Dexter is a contributor to U.S. based online health blog “The Mighty” and also sits on the board of the Ottawa based non-profit, Voice Found. He loves people, is OBSESSED with pugs and is an avid eater of poutine! Click here for the full MHW 2017 schedule