Conversation with the Outgoing Randi-Lee Bowslaugh, Author & Advocate for Mental Health

Randi-Lee is so fun. She is very positive and very passionate about speaking with people about Mental Health. She has written books about mental health and she has a YouTube Channel. Randi-Lee wanted to reach a bigger platform and she is now on Tik Tok to spread her message and truth. Randi-Lee deals with depression and she talks about it with Keepin It Real, she even talks about her son dealing with autism. ALITTLE MORE ABOUT RANDI-LEE: Randi-Lee was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and from a young age she had a passion for helping others. She attended Niagara College and graduated at the top of her class from Community and Justice Services after completing her placement at a recovery house for alcohol and drug addictions. Post-graduation she worked at a Native Friendship Centre for two and a half years while pursuing a university education in psychology. Randi-Lee continued working in social services for another four years as an employment counselor until she left to pursue her other passions. Randi-Lee is an author and outspoken advocate for mental health sharing her true story with honesty. She has spoken at events that promote wellness and compassionately shares her experiences with her own mental health. Recently, she has started a YouTube channel to spread awareness about various mental health and to end the stigma associated with mental health. Another of Randi-Lee’s passions is kickboxing, which she has been doing for about 10 years. She was a Canadian National Champion in kickboxing in 2015, competed at the World’s kickboxing tournament later that year and in 2016 competed at the Pan-Am games where she received silver in her division. In 2020 she was chosen as one of the coaches for the Ontario Winter Games where she inspired and coached young athletes. Randi is a mom to two, her youngest child has autism and grandma to one. Randi encourages and supports her youngest child's entrepreneurial spirit as he follows his dream of being an artist. When she can she incorporates his art into her stories. Currently, she has five published books. Three are non-fiction to raise awareness about mental health and autism. Two are children’s stories. You can contact Randi-Lee on Instagram at Randi-Lee Bowslaugh or RB Writing - Author www.rbwriting.ca Link Tree Write or Die Show - YouTube Tik Tok @writeordieshow 905-341-8411