THE FOUNDERS
Co-Founder, Toronto ON
Honours BA, Psychology, York University
Certified Peer Support Specialist (Peer Support Canada)
Professional Speaker
Author, The Fourth Person: A Cultural Diagnosis (2027)
Founder & Peer Specialist, Digital Recovery & Mental Health Centre
Kayleigh Robertson
Kayleigh Robertson holds a degree in Psychology from York University (2025) and draws on both her education and lived experience when speaking and writing about the psychological and social impacts of social media. Kayleigh’s journey with mental health began in her teenage years during the rise of social media, experiencing psychosis and hospitalizations in 2016. Her later recovery in 2021 became centred around the role technology plays in our lives. Her lived experience is the key to her advocacy in mental health care, supporting others and changing the way we think about social media.
While she continues to study clinical psychology, Kayleigh supports young people in clinical hospital care experiencing their first episodes of psychosis. She is a mental health advocate, speaker, researcher, and published writer. Her work now sits at the intersection of lived experience, psychology, and digital culture, exploring how social media can shape identity, self-worth, society, and mental health. She is the founder of Canada’s first Digital Recovery & Mental Health Centre, a non-profit designed to support individuals experiencing psychological harm from digital environments. Her book is set for release in 2027.
Kayleigh has been social media free since 2022.
Co-Founder, Toronto ON
Honours BSc, Psychology/Public Health, University of Toronto
Peer Specialist, Myles Ahead
Mental Health Advocate & Change Maker
Rachel Cook
Rachel Cook holds a degree in Psychology and Public health from the University of Toronto (2026) and draws on both her education and lived experience when speaking out against online harms and the dangers of social media. Rachel’s journey with mental health began in her teenage years, and she struggled with hospitalizations and psychosis between the ages of 20-23 when she found herself chronically online during the Covid-19 pandemic.
After her recovery, she wanted to use her lived experience to better the lives of young people and leave a pathway to a better tomorrow for future generations. Rachel currently does this through her work in peer support and mental health advocacy, and her belief that there is hope for the future so long as nefarious actors are held accountable. Rachel is passionate about fostering real-life community and connection, and standing up for the countless lives that are impacted or stolen everyday by online harms.
Rachel has been social media free since 2022.
Rachel & Kayleigh at the Early Psychosis Intervention Provincial Conference
Oakville, Ontario - October, 2026