Stephanie Atwood is a Canadian social-impact consultant, lived-experience advocate, and multi-project entrepreneur dedicated to building safer, stronger, and more resilient communities across Atlantic Canada. With a career shaped by survival, leadership, and deep community roots, Stephanie transforms lived experience into systems-level change—designing programs, trainings, and tools that empower individuals, organizations, and entire sectors.

 

Her work spans mental health, gender-based violence prevention, youth empowerment, economic resilience, and innovative community development. She is the founder of ElevateHER Mental Health Support Services Canada, creator of numerous evidence-informed programs, and a consultant trusted by hospitals, non-profits, schools, and government bodies alike.

 

Stephanie is one of only two organizations in Canada trained and certified to train facilitators in #NotANumber, an internationally recognized child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum. She also develops customized training for sectors such as hospitality, Airbnb hosts, medical services, community organizations, and youth-serving agencies—ensuring frontline staff can recognize, respond to, and prevent exploitation and violence.

 

Beyond program development, Stephanie is a multidisciplinary creator. She builds digital products, writes books, develops youth and adult workbooks, facilitates workshops, and designs survivor-led approaches that centre authenticity, humour, healing, and practical life skills. Her programs are known for being innovative, non-conventional, and deeply human.

 

Raised in Nova Scotia, and having recently relocated to Newfoundland, Stephanie’s work is grounded in community, resilience, and the belief that change is most powerful when it comes from those who have lived it. She specializes in turning complicated real-life issues—mental health, addiction, exploitation, trauma, economic barriers—into accessible, actionable tools that help others survive, grow, and rebuild.

 

Her mission is simple:

Empower people with the knowledge, support, and opportunities they need to lead safer, healthier, and more self-determined lives.​