Natalie Pye-Keenan served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Mobile Support Equipment Operator with postings in Gagetown, Borden, and Petawawa. Natalie competed in the Invictus Games in The Hague and has completed three Iron Warrior races. Natalie has had many challenges over the years, particularly after her traumatic brain injury. As a result of her medical conditions, she was released from the military after 21 years.
Videos
How does my PTSD affect my husband?
It's ok to feel the way you are feeling
Supporting our Veterans
Racist experiences led to feeling the loss of my own identity
Advice to those joining or currently serving
The Air Force seems more progressive than the Army
My early experiences with the Canadian Armed Forces
Women have so much to offer
My experience being diagnosed with conversion disorder
Women’s PTSD is often overlooked or misdiagnosed
Everything is easier for my husband
It was hard being left behind
As a woman of colour I was held to a higher standard I could never obtain
I was discriminated against as a woman
I’ve made a Veteran family through the Invictus Games
The Invictus Games and the Iron Warrior opened the world to me
Even with my negative experiences, I felt a loss when I left the CAF
Being open about my own mental health
I’m tired of living in a world that’s just gray
Invisible injuries are often not taken seriously
After my brain injury I was never believed or taken seriously
