On May 19 Aviator Nation & AIM Youth Mental Health will come together in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and host AIM's third speaker series event: MIND | BODY | SOUL to blend science with inspiring stories + life experiences, pushing forward the mental health conversation.
The event will bring together some of the most insightful and inspiring doctors, influencers, podcasters, founders, and leaders to share their personal journeys, practices, and science-based tools.
To promote mental health all month long, Aviator Nation is dropping a limited edition merch collab with proceeds benefitting AIM and youth mental health. There will also be mental health awareness rides at Aviator's RIDE studio in Santa Monica.
About AIM:
AIM is bridging the gap between research and access to care for youth struggling with their mental health by finding, funding, and implementing evidence-based treatments, empowering youth to discover their own mental health solutions, and training caring adults to create safe communities.
Paige Mycoskie was working in a Venice Beach surf shop in 2007 when she came up with the idea for her 1970s-inspired California lifestyle brand, Aviator Nation. Every piece of Aviator Nation apparel is sketched by Mycoskie and hand-made in a California factory. The company has 17 retail locations across the U.S., including its newly opened exercise studio, a joint boxing and cycling space, in Los Angeles.
Dom is a creative activist and host of The Uncomfortable Podcast. She skyrocketed from typical college student to Instagram fame with smart and powerful graphics about racism that tell a story as unique as the woman behind them. Her work gained added attention following the murder of George Floyd. Her “Don’t ignore something because it makes you uncomfortable” post was shared by friends and celebrities alike (ahem, Reese Witherspoon).
Jesse is a meditation leader, keynote speaker and leadership coach known for founding the mass meditation movement The Big Quiet. Named "The Meditation Expert" by The New York Times, Jesse has led some of the largest meditations on earth — having toured arenas with Oprah Winfrey and co-hosted international broadcasts with Deepak Chopra. An Audible Originals best-selling creator and a Forbes Next 1000 recipient, Jesse has collaborated on meditation projects with grammy winning rappers, coached the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and keynoted at Fortune 500s around the globe.
Dr. John Piacentini is Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute and David Geffen School of Medicine. A board-certified clinical child and adolescent psychologist, Dr. Piacentini specializes in the treatment of youth anxiety, OCD, tics and body-focused repetitive behaviors. He also directs the UCLA CARES Center which provides community-focused education and skills-building to teachers, parents and youth at risk for anxiety and other mental health conditions
Sarah is an aesthetician, laser-tech, and clinical trainer (turned Celebrity Esthetician) launching a skincare line. Getting there wasn’t always easy… “My hair was thinning. I had cystic acne contouring my jawline. I fretted over my mustache and melasma nearly every second... until my thoughts gave way to obsessing over the fifty extra pounds weighing my body down. I turned to long showers to temper my bouts of depression, but most times I would sit and cry for hours. In my lowest of lows, I prayed harder than I ever had, until the day came when I realized that the power was within me and my body to change my life.”
ayokay first burst onto the scene in 2016 with his breakthrough single “Kings Of Summer”, featuring childhood friend and frequent collaborator Quinn XCII. Since then he has continued his upward momentum with the release of his debut EP in October 2016 and a slew of singles in 2017, which have accumulated over 200 million total streams on Spotify alone. His debut album In The Shape of A Dream, released Fall 2018, was his first full-length effort. The album includes collaborations with Quinn XCII, Jeremy Zucker, Nightly, and Future Jr., amongst others, and also featured ayokay on lead vocals for the first time on a number of tracks.
Dr. McNeil's research and clinical interests center on the experience of positive emotions like love, compassion, gratitude and awe. She is particularly interested in understanding how cultivating positivity strengthens relationships and enhances well-being. Her early research experiences focused on the universality of positive emotions. With trips to China and Namibia, De. McNeil examined whether people across the globe expressed positive emotions with the same facial expressions, gestures, and vocalizations.
Aviator Nation's Dreamland is an event space and music venue in Malibu, California founded in 2020 by Aviator Nation founder, Paige Mycoskie. With incredible sound, an artistic build-out, and unmatched views of one of the best surf spots in the world, Dreamland is an experience like no other. The history of the space is iconic location for music, legendary artists performed there in years past; The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Beach Boys and many others all performed what was formerly known as the Malibu Inn.
