Executive Director Empower2Recover Foundation
Founder of Hype Recovery Coaching
Motivational Speaker & Mental Health Advocate
Jay Barnard is the Executive Director of the Empower2Recover Foundation which is a registered Not for Profit that is a lived mental health, trauma and addictions event travelling across Canada. Empower2Recover shares lived and living-experienced individuals stories from all walks of life, to normalize the conversation and the way people look at trauma, mental health and addictions. Jay is also the founder and CEO of HYPE Recovery with 15+ years experience in the recovery field. Jay has not only found freedom from his addictions, but he has also transformed his mind, body and soul. He is a motivational speaker, well known as Chef Recovery, who has been featured on TEDx, Shaw TV and many other publications where he shares his journey of hopeless addict to thriving in recovery and inspiring thousands across the world to show that Recovery is the New Superpower!