The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) mission is to lead and enable a united high performance (HP) system that supports Australian athletes/teams to achieve podium success.
I’m a men's artistic gymnast. The gym has been my constant, my safe place.
I like to think I started gymnastics in my mum's tummy; rolling and tumbling around in there. At the age of five, after participating in toddler gym, I was selected to train at the High Performance Centre in Perth, and have since gone on to proudly represent my club, state, and country.
In early 2016, while living and training at the Australian Institute of Sport, I was officially diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. After learning about how OCD controlled my life, I made it my mission to live a meaningful and purposeful life while managing a complex mental illness.
Starting small, I began conversations with those around me about mental health and now love to engage in advocacy opportunities with the goal of planting seeds of change within society about just how great an impact OCD and mental illnesses can have on the lives of others.
Mental illness can silence people; through the Lifeline Community Custodian program I hope to bring light to those silenced and in need. I have an absolute passion for tearing down the walls of stigma and draw on candid experiences from my sporting career and personal life aimed at helping to empower, motivate, and inspire others.