Mental health education should change more than what we know. It should change how we care for ourselves and one another.

I’m Annie Valentine, a mental health educator, speaker, coach, and changemaker with more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of mental health, prevention, recovery, equity, and social impact.

I also bring something deeply personal to this work: lived experience.

That perspective is at the heart of my work.

I bring professional expertise and lived experience together to help individuals, families, schools, workplaces, and communities build greater mental health literacy, challenge stigma, recognize harm, and create cultures rooted in dignity, belonging, and care.

From Awareness to Action

Whether I’m teaching about eating disorders and disordered eating, strengthening mental health literacy, supporting recovery, preparing people to respond to a mental health crisis and suicidal ideation, or helping organizations build healthier cultures, my goal is the same:

To turn knowledge into confidence.
Confidence into action.
And action into meaningful change.

Individual healing matters, And I believe we have a collective responsibility to create environments where healing is possible.

Education. Coaching. Consulting. Connection.

Through workshops, speaking, professional education, recovery coaching, and consulting,

I create accessible, engaging, equity-centered opportunities to learn, reflect, and act.

Because every body deserves dignity. Every person deserves care. And every community has the capacity to change.

Let's create that change with one conversation, one practice, one community at a time.