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Kelly, 32

"I remember playing with makeup as a small child, but began wearing makeup in public at 15. I had bad acne in my teens, and it bothered me so much and hugely affected my confidence. I did some research and learned it was derived from hormonal issues. Once I started hormone replacement therapy, my acne condition improved with time and eventually cleared.

The first beauty product I was obsessed with was mascara. I always envied girls with long, beautiful lashes. I actually wore mascara to school before I transitioned but was told by my teacher to remove it. The next thing I experimented with was grooming my eyebrows. At 15, I began to make them into a more feminine arched shape. These two small experiences were the beginning of my beauty journey now the list of beauty products I love and use goes on forever.

I always wanted to have long hair, and I believe my hair is a big part of my femininity. A moment that really stands out was actually investing in a great curling iron. I was so excited the first time I used it, as Id never seen myself with curly hair before. I felt like me.

Most of my beauty looks have been a process of trial and error. Im mainly self-taught, but had a makeup lesson that covered the very basics of application. I will always remember the first time I wore a smoky eye look. That felt like a real turning point and the opportunity to have fun with makeup began.

I also started my Instagram page with a focus on beauty blogging, trying products, and experimenting with different looks as my own way to feel included in mainstream beauty media. Ive learned so much from social media, like being exposed to the latest beauty trends and new products on the market. Years ago I didnt know what highlighter or contouring was. I think Instagram has been a huge asset to the trans community to both connect and learn.

One of my favorite makeup looks to create is a cat eye with black winged liner. A good foundation is a great investment, too. No ones skin is naturally perfect. At the moment Im using Maybelline.

A brand I think is actively helping the LGBTQ community is Morphe. I feel they not only acknowledge the existence of LGBTQ people, but give us the same level of inclusion as cisgender people. Its been encouraging to see Morphe collaborate with people from the LGBTQ community. It may seem like a small thing, but it demonstrates to us that we are just as valued as everyone else. I personally would not support or buy products from a brand that discriminates against the LGBTQ community in any way.Tarte, Urban Decay, and Marc Jacobs are also doing great work to support the community, and that makes me want to support the brands in return. Marc Jacobs Beauty donated 10% of each of itsEnamored Dazzling Gloss Lip Lacquer Collectionsold last summer during Pride month to SAGE, an organization dedicated to providing advocacy, services, and support to older members of the LGBT community.

For such an affordable brand, Ive been impressed with Revolutions celebration of Pride and support for our cause, too.

To sisters out there who want to start their beauty journey, dont be afraid. Go out and buy your desired beauty products and try them out! Experiment, and understand it may take a while to get things right. Dont be afraid to ask for help from friends or at beauty counters. Book a makeup lesson. Go to beauty salons and the hairdresser's. Seek out professional advice on your skin type and the shape of your features. Little things like this make a huge difference. Eyeshadow application can be different, for example, if you have hooded or non-hooded eyes. Find out what hair length and style suits your face shape and think about the amount of time you want to spend getting ready each day, in terms of maintenance. Most importantly, do what makes you feel beautiful."

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For marginalized people, the tech worlds constant barrage of innovations is getting exhausting. It seems like every week, science and tech pioneers are revealing new projects that pose a clear threat to anyone not white, cisgender, or malewhether its porn deepfakes or algorithms that judge womens boobs.

Enter Harvard Medical School, where researchers are creating a new dating app that matches people based on their DNA. The goal is to create a system that screens out matches that would result in a child with an inherited disease, according to a report aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes.

In other words, its a dating app for eugenicsthe disturbing ideological practice of systematically discriminating against people based on genetic qualities judged to be undesirable or inferior.

The app is being developed by a team of geneticists led by George Church, who, in the same interview, defended accepting money for his lab donated by convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Churchs lab is most famous for its work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, and its researchers are looking at ways to make humans immune to viruses, reverse the effects of aging, and de-extinct animals. Its 7,000 diseases, its about 5 percent of the population, [and] about $1 trillion a year worldwide in medical expenses, Church told 60 Minutes.

But for anyone not white, cis, able-bodied, or male, its obvious where all this is going.

Eugenics has long been a fascination of Nazis and white supremacists, who dream of creating a white and genetically pure master race. Dystopian sci-fi tales like Gattaca have also warned of the horrifying dangers of organizing society based on the perceived desirability (or undesirability) of peoples genetic code.

For people who exist outside mainstream gender norms, these dangers are very real. Last week, Newsweek reported on a team of researchers at the University of Michigan who are attempting to identify regions of the brain associated with gender dysphoriathe discomfort which occurs when a persons gender does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.

Many, but not all transgender people experience gender dysphoria, and it has been used to establish a system of medical gatekeeping that pathologizes trans people and controls access to treatments like hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgeries. But even if scientists identified some hypothetical trait that causes people to be trans, choosing to edit out those traits would be an attempt to effectively erase trans people from existence.

Meanwhile, research into trans medical treatments remains severely underfunded. The federal government is also trying to make it legal for medical providers to refuse to treat trans patientswhether for gender dysphoria or a broken arm.

In other words, these cis researchers, funders, and policymakers seem more interested in curing or erasing trans people than finding better and cheaper ways of treating themor anyone else labeled as falling outside the norm of biologic desirability. Churchs lab, for example, recently received over $100 million for its work on gene-editing.

Church says he is being careful, and claims his lab has appointed a full-time ethicist on its staff to work toward the goal of genetic equitywhere all people have access to genetic technology, regardless of race or economic status.

But for marginalized people suffering under deeply unequal and discriminatory systems of power, that mission seems dangerously naive. If the people who risk being most harmed by these innovations arent intimately involved in their development, maybe its better toyou knownot make them at all?

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Skateboarding, mountain biking, and downhill street luge all pale in comparison to the extreme sport that is trying to change your pad in the stall of a public mens restroom.

Mens room stalls never come equipped with the little metal trash cans they offer in womens restrooms to toss out your used hygiene products, so from the get youre probably executing half of the maneuver one-handed, with the other hand holding your trash. This complicates the other objective of trying to move through this process as silently as possible, lest you alert anyone else in the bathroom that youre committing Gender Deviance but the crinkle of pad packaging being unwrapped in a public restroom booms at about 150 decibels, so you become certain everyone can hear you and knows theres a trans person in the stall.

None of this is great! Compounding this stress by seeing that impossibly loud packaging material dotted with little female symbols, reminding you that no part of this process was designed with you in mind, can make an already unpleasant process borderline unbearable.

And yet, when a mass-market producer of sanitary pads scrapped its hyper-feminized packaging, something felt slightly off. Surely the countdown, until some kind of but was added to the announcement, had begun as seemingly every viral post reveals itself to be sponcon or a milkshake duck, surely every woke marketing move comes with some kind of catch, or is merely an empty gesture. When its enacted by a major company, can marketing inclusivity ever simply just be ... good?

In October, menstrual product brand Always changed the packaging of some of its sanitary pads. The company removed the Venus symbol, also recognized as the female symbol, from their products branding.

A predictable fracas broke out online. An Always spokesperson provided me with examples of some folks who were enthused about the change; other opinions more closely resembled nodding along than wild cheering.

Opponents of the move decried the removal of a pictogram from the wrapper of a mass-produced sanitary napkin as yet another example of society bending to the whims of the sinister transsexual agenda and as an affront to femininity as a whole. Some TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) tweeted and wrote columns about this latest assault on womanhood. Author Sady Doyle, on the other hand, helpfully dismantled the essentialist arguments for indelibly linking menstruation, and by extension, the packaging of menstruation-related products, to womanhood.

(The history of the Venus symbol as associated with femaleness is surprisingly intricate, but is not rooted in any kind of proud feminist history it ultimately traces back to shorthand used by 18th century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in a study of hybrid plants.)

To its credit, Always appears to have made the move to less gendered packaging with trans people in mind, though a statement from a spokesperson for the company didnt mention transgender people explicitly:

For over 35 years Always has championed girls and women, and we will continue to do so. Were also committed to diversity & inclusion and are on a continual journey to understand the needs of all of our consumers. We routinely assess our products, packaging, & designs, taking into account a variety of inputs including in depth consumer research, to ensure we are meeting the needs of everyone who uses our products. The change to our pad wrapper design is consistent with that practice.

Presumably the all of and everyone in Alwayss statement includes transmasculine and non-binary people, many of whom may prefer a more no-frills sanitary product. The change is clearly meaningful for many non-female people who menstruate, Heron Greenesmith, a senior research analyst for LGBTQI justice with Political Research Associates, said. As a non-female person who menstruates, I would much rather use non-gendered period products. My period is a personal experience.

Plenty of smaller brands have preceded Always in recognizing the markets many-gendered customer base. We speak about menstruation in a gender neutral way because not all women have periods, and not all those who have periods are women, said Jane Hope, a spokesperson for the company Lunapads.

Marketing around periods is hyper-feminized, when the reality of our customers is that there are cisgender, transgender, non-binary, and genderqueer individuals who have periods. We want to include them. Id also venture that our products are not gender neutral; they serve folks along the gender spectrum.

Whenever a large corporation does something (ugh) woke, it would be naive to praise the corporate entity without examining the potential motives behind its actions; Chick-fil-As decision to stop donating to anti-LGBT causes likely has more to do with outside pressure and recent competition from Popeyes than a sudden change in values. Examples of corporate responsibility being undercut by a brands own actions arent hard to find in September, The Goods tracked the fallout following the reveal of putatively feminist bra company ThirdLoves male co-CEO allegedly bullying and harassing their largely female staff.

None of this is new to consumers, who approach announcements like the one from Always with skepticism even those who were in favor of the new packaging.

I thought it was a nice gesture. It isnt a brand that I use, but Im always happy to see companies listen to consumers. said e.lee sule, a painter and art director who tweeted her approval shortly after the announcement. I mean, I have little faith that they did it because they thought it was the ethical and compassionate thing, but Ill take it.

Caveats like sules were common among supporters of the change. When I approached Greensmith for comment, they kicked off our discussion by saying, I have no doubt that Always merely looked at where the money lay and decided to do what they thought would create the most profit for them. (Always, which is a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, has not commented on a financial motive for the change, citing instead the companys desire To ensure that anyone who needs to use a period product feels comfortable in doing so with Always.)

No one is suggesting Always sell tampons at a loss, or that it tithe 50% of its profits directly to the countrys trans population (not yet, anyway, but if it adopts that policy I can accept PayPal or Venmo). Few companies go above and beyond to take a stand for transgender equality, excepting perhaps Lushs surprisingly bold 2018 trans rights campaign. That said, Alwayss nod toward its trans customer base does warrant an inquiry into how it treats its LGBTQ employees.

When asked if the company had policies in place to specifically protect trans employees (such as a trans-inclusion policy and employee-sponsored coverage for trans health care like hormone replacement therapy and gender confirmation surgeries), a Procter & Gamble spokesperson would not offer specifics, but replied with the following statement:

P&Gs journey for LGBT+ inclusion started more than 30 years ago. In 1992, P&G was one of the first Fortune 500 companies to include sexual orientation in its diversity statement. We are proud that P&G added gender identity into its diversity statement in 2009. In 2011, P&G began to provide benefits for medical transition procedures. We have been driven by courageous employees, and through work with organizations like GLAAD, Stonewall and the Partnership for Global LGBTI+ Equality, to continue to learn and progress.

Supporting these claims is P&Gs score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaigns Corporate Equality Index, the highest mark a company can receive. The Corporate Equality Index criteria has 15 points allocated to external engagement with the LGBTQ community, which can include things like marketing, advertising, philanthropic support, support for LGBTQ equality under the law, and inclusive products or services, said Nick Morrow, deputy communications director at the Human Rights Campaign. According to Morrow, even something like removing the Venus symbol from a sanitary pad wrapper can positively impact a companys score.

Its a simple change, sure, but it is one that was largely received positively by trans and non-binary folks. If it makes someone feel better in the checkout line, thats a net positive for all of us.

It makes intuitive sense that moves toward inclusivity even literally surface-level ones like new packaging benefit everyone, but finding scientific data to support that feeling is trickier, even as entire industries adopt more progressive policies.

This move toward more inclusive language extends beyond menstrual products and into reproductive health as a whole even using terminology like reproductive health can be attributed to organizations like Planned Parenthood, who have led the shift away from womens health care language. As covered by The Establishment in 2016, the change has become more pronounced in the past five to ten years or so, but the movement to adopt more gender-neutral terms in reproductive care settings has been in the works for decades. In the same way not everyone who has a period is a woman, not everyone who uses Planned Parenthoods services is a woman, and proliferation of inclusive language which began at the affiliate level have become standard usage for the Federation.

But this move hasnt just affected Planned Parenthoods trans and non-binary patients. As A.J. OConnell reported, a change in Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakess patient intake form benefitted a wide variety of their patients (Full disclosure: I was formerly an employee of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes.):

When the intake form was changed, Kelly says, there was some concern that people who didnt know a lot about gender or sexuality spectrums might be confused by the new language. But that hasnt been the case. In fact, the form has had an unexpected positive effect: Many people, not just those who dont identify as the gender they were assigned at birth, go by something other than the name on their birth certificates Margarets who want to be called Peg, for example, and Joss who want to be called Joe. Allowing people to specify their preferred name on the intake form lets everyone feel more comfortable.

Theres ample anecdotal evidence to support that shifts toward inclusion in reproductive care ranging from abortion to STI testing to, yes, even the packing on sanitary pads, can have a positive effect on people both trans and cis, queer and straight. But is that positive effect quantifiable beyond anecdotal evidence of people being made to feel more comfortable?

Well, its quantifiable for the companies themselves. About 70% of millennial consumers are more likely to choose one brand over another if that brand demonstrates inclusion and diversity in terms of its promotions and offers, according to a 2018 Accenture survey, and it looks like Gen Z buyers are similarly oriented to brands that support inclusivity and social justice.

Determining if changes like this help the marginalized populations theyre supposedly done in support of is trickier. Its unlikely Always will conduct some kind of massive census a year from now to assess if its trans customers feel less psychologically burdened by their branding. The National Center for Transgender Equality actually does conduct a regular US Transgender Survey, though the future of that survey is as unclear as the future of the organization itself. The results of the organizations 2015 survey of the trans population within the US determined that: Thirty-nine percent (39%) of respondents were currently experiencing serious psychological distress, nearly eight times the rate in the U.S. population (5%). That population-wide serious psychological distress obviously wont be alleviated by a single brands marketing decisions. That said, it probably cant hurt, either.

Its nearly impossible to determine the true motives of a mega corporations choice to do anything, including altering the packaging of a sanitary pad. What were left with is conjecture and educated guesses: Always probably removed the Venus symbol from the pad wrapper for a combination of socially conscious and financial reasons; the change will probably benefit trans and non-binary people who buy its products; the conversation about trans equality will probably, one day, leave the realm of the bathroom and escape to somewhere new.

Until then, the HRCs Nick Morrow expressed at least one statement I can get behind with certainty, No one loses anything by greater inclusion.

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University representatives visit the Zoo and meet another threatened species, the Galapagos tortoise.(Photo: Gulf Breeze Zoo)

The Gulf Breeze Zoo recently awarded a 2019 Zoofari Parks Conservation Grant of $5,000 to the University of West Floridas Biology Department. The universitys project manager, Phil Darby, will use the grant to protect a threatened local species, the gopher tortoise.

UWF students have been particularly interested in this species because wild gopher tortoises are found living in and around the 1,600 acre campus. In 2007, Florida Fish and Wildlife Services named the eastern gopher tortoise as a threatened species, which means without intervention the species will likely become endangered in the foreseeable future.

The Zoo solicited and received grant applications from across the world, but when it came time to select a winner CEO Eric Mogensen decided the best project was in our own backyard.

The Gulf Coast Areas award-winning Gulf Breeze Zoo is home to more than 900 exotic animals. The Zoo supports wildlife conservation in 25+ countries globally through financial aid, public education, captive breeding, and habitat preservation.

The Zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located just off U.S. 98.

Visit GBZoo.com for details.

Dr. Alexys Hillman and her team at Pensacola Osteopaths are hosting Winter Queerstice, a public fundraiser aimed at raising funds to support the health needs of the LGBTQ+ community, from 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Pensacola Opera, 75 S. Tarragona St. This festive evening includes refreshments, raffles, and live entertainment.

All funds raised will allow Pensacola Osteopaths to supplement patient programs such as sexual/reproductive health, informed consent for transgender hormone replacement therapy, and primary care for the uninsured/underinsured community. Pensacola Osteopaths will partner with inclusive community organizations to make a greater positive impact in the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community.

Call 850-368-7528 for details.

Pensacola Fire Department installs 66 smoke alarms during Woodland Heights Neighborhood Canvas.(Photo: City of Pensacola)

The Pensacola Fire Department installed 66 smoke alarms during a neighborhood canvas in Woodland Heights on Nov. 16, where firefighters went door to door offering to install smoke alarms for residents free of charge.

This area was selected for the neighborhood canvas due to recent house fires where there were not working smoke alarms in the home.

Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries. According to the National Fire Protection Association, a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half.

Call 850-436-5200 for details.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services launches Doggy Day Out.(Photo: Santa Rosa County)

Santa Rosa County Animal Services is launching the Doggy Day Out program to pair members of the community with shelter dogs for daytime field trips. Outings can last from one hour to all day and can include a hike, puppuccino from a local coffee shop, or even lunch at a pet-friendly restaurant.

Participants will be provided with everything needed for a successful outing. Individuals interested in the program can find more information and fill out an application online or contact Santa Rosa County Animal Services at 850-983-4680.

Donations are urgently needed for Pensacola Humane Societys pet pantry, which provides dog and cat food for pet owners in need of temporary assistance. Due to a higher than expected demand in recent days, the pet pantry has been depleted.

The Humane Society accepts donations of any brand of both wet and dry dog and cat food and cat litter. The pet pantry provides the food at no cost to pet owners who come to the shelter and present an acceptable form of identification, such as a drivers license.

Donations may be delivered from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Pensacola Humane Society at 5 Q St.

Call 850-466-3945 for details.

Gulf Breeze Will Do, a womens philanthropic group, recently awarded more than $60,000 in grants at its annual meeting on Nov. 17.

Gulf Breeze Will Do was born out of a group of Gulf Breeze women who formed an organization that could serve as a funding tool to help other nonprofit organizations and individuals who are trying to make a difference in the Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach communities.

Grant funding at GBWD is provided by collective annual membership dues, of which 100 percent is distributed back to the community. Every member has a vote on which organizations receive grant funding.

This years grant recipients include:

Art, Recreation & Sports The Arc Gateway Inc.;Gulf Breeze High School Track Team.

Education Gulf Breeze High School Air Force Junior ROTC;Gulf Breeze Elementary School;Gulf Breeze High School Mathematics Department.

Hardship Support Services South Santa Rosa Ministries (Interfaith Ministries); Take Stock In Children, Santa Rosa Education Foundation.

Public Safety Midway Fire District.

Environment Ocean Hour.

Gulf Breeze Will Do has awarded more than $300,000 to initiatives in the Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach communities since its inception in 2014.

Visit gulfbreezewilldo.org for details.

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Part 9:Market Features

Part 10:Investment Opportunity

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Its tale of beauty battling her brain.

Former figure skater Riley Sawyer, 20, who has graced the pages of the Sun as a top SUNshine Girl for the past two years, opened recently up about her battle with multiple concussions at least 15 to date.

She is now working with a new mental health program called Head1st that helps those dealing with mental issues stemming from their trauma.

I want to inspire people to know that they are not alone. They are not the only ones who feel like I did, said Sawyer. Because I heard so much about the physical health of, but never the mental health.

As a young teenager, Sawyer was outgoing and her aunt Teena Sawyer, a figure skating coach, took an interest in her niece and became a big influence in her life motivating her to take up figure skating at 13 years old.

Yes my aunt was a crazy good figure skater. She was a coach out of the Whitby figure skating club, said Sawyer.

But at that same time as far as she can remember she incurred her first concussion skating and it has crept in and become part of her life, sometimes leaving her in a dark place. She also now suffers from short-term memory loss.

Like any teen, she enjoyed sports like ringette and soccer. As an athlete, she suffered bumps and lumps along the way.

The worst I ever got was playing ringette in high school in a mixed class, said Sawyer. All I remember is this big guy just came at me full steam and crashed into me.

I went hard to the gym floor, but I got back up.

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre with her former coach Ryan Shollert. Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program on Tuesday December 3, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre . Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program. (Pictured) Posing at the Toronto Sun for an upcoming SUNshine Girl shoot in her skating outfits on Thursday November 28, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre . Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program. (Pictured) Posing at the Toronto Sun for an upcoming SUNshine Girl shoot in her skating outfits on Thursday November 28, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre . Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program. (Pictured) Posing at the Toronto Sun for an upcoming SUNshine Girl shoot in her skating outfits on Thursday November 28, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre . Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program. (Pictured) Posing at the Toronto Sun for an upcoming SUNshine Girl shoot in her skating outfits on Thursday November 28, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Riley Sawyer, aged 20, was out on the ice for the first time in years figure skating at Scarbrorough's Centennial Recreation Centre . Riley has sustained upwards of 15 concussions since the age of 13 and is now part of the Headt1st concussion awareness program. (Pictured) Posing at the Toronto Sun for an upcoming SUNshine Girl shoot in her skating outfits on Thursday November 28, 2019. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia NetworkJack Boland/Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Thats what most athletes did before recent research, they toughed it out. But after the ringette episode, Sawyer knew something was wrong.

She figures her get up and go, no-quit attitude of competing hard has led to as many as 15 concussions.

Even though she has since embarked on a safer career in modelling, Sawyer said by the end of the day she just wants to curl up in a ball with her little service dog Baby a 12-year old Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix.

Then she recently stumbled upon a program on Instagram called Head1st.

It is a Concussion Awareness program put together by new-found friend Cody Oehm, 27, who hails from Owen Sound.

The program helps let those dealing with concussions know they are not alone and can look beyond the dark room, depression, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts.

Oehmsaid he was diagnosed and hospitalized with three concussions while playing competitive hockey with the Walkerton Hawks in the Ontario C league at the age of 20.

I was hospitalized and it lead to a bunch of physical and mental health issues, said Oehm. The underlying issues lead to inflammation on my brain that cut off the production of hormones.

Oehm said he was an outgoing kid, but he started shying away from everything and within a few months he was in a dark place with suicidal thoughts and dealing with pretty deep anxiety.

By 24, he was working with an endocronologist who put him on hormone replacement therapy, which made him better within a four to six weeks.

The mission of Head1st is to make the world aware of the issue of the impact concussions can have on hormones and mental health, said Oehm.

After sharing his experiences on Facebook, his inbox was flooded with thousands of messages from people with similar stories.

I realized this was more common than originally thought, said Oehm. And about 20% of the people affected have some sort of Pituitary dysfunction after the fact.

Sawyer has now jumped on board to start researching her own health with the help of Head1st to sort out her myriad issues.

This past week Sawyer met up with her former figure skating coach Ryan Shollert at Centennial Recreation Centre in Scarborough and laced up her blades to confront her demons.

Both hit the fresh sheet of ice with Shollert getting Sawyer to limber up first, knowing full well she might be a bit rusty like her skates after not being on the ice for a few years.

Sawyer glided into some easy moves like corkscrews and camel spins, smiling from ear-to-ear with the minor accomplishments.

Her confidence soared.

But at the end of the 30-minute session as she pulled off her furry white headband drank some water bottle, somewhat winded, she confided Shollert noticed she was struggling a bit and kept her calm and focused.

I thought I was going to puke out there, said Sawyer. But I didnt tell him that

Nowadays Sawyer loves being in front of the camera. But she said that can also be taxing.

Some may think it is easy to get in front of the camera and Vogue yet at the end of the day it is exhausting.

After her recent SUNshine Girl shoot and video interview she said she went home and slept really well and was refreshed in the morning.

She hates not competing and loves letting her mind and brain flow freely even though it may be a bit foggy some days.

But she has found new optimism by putting her head first.

jboland@postmedia.com

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