I grew up on Vancouver Island and became infatuated with the outdoors since finding my first arrowhead at age 11. My life was on its way until I developed sever anxiety, and was home schooled as as a result of my first panic attack when I was 14. I would use my mother's camera to make silly videos inside as I was confined to my house for several years, and also developed an eating disorder.

Through therapy, medications, and encouragement from my best friend, I slowly was able to leave my home. I started looking for arrowheads again and started a small YouTube channel. Through all my tough times, my cousin Kenny was always in my ear about going out with him to pan for gold. I always turned this down until one day I hit the bottom again, and decided to take him up on his offer. That day literally changed my life. Since I had already started a YouTube channel, I decided to film this adventure and post it online.

I got just enough positive feedback to make another, and another, and another. I even joined the film industry in Vancouver where I was in several movies and TV shows. Ultimately, YouTube took off to where now I can go where I want, whenever I want and it's all because I took the chance, and went gold panning..