Hey everyone, my name is Matt Downie, the founder of NeuroRebuild. This is my story — and what I hope to share through this community. Growing up in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada was a blessing. I was raised in a safe and loving home. I played hockey and lacrosse, started mountain biking and snowboarding around age 12, and got into DJing and music production by 15. I was always high-energy, headfirst into everything I did — a bit of a ruckus. I got my first concussion 7 years old, followed by dozens and dozens more over the years as a hockey goaltender, and later as a physical, defensive player in Lacrosse. I gave big hits, took big hits, and got into fights on and off the turf. When I wasn’t playing, I was pushing limits in snowboarding or mountain biking. The crashes, hospital visits, blackouts, nausea, and dizziness all blurred together. Yet doctors rarely warned me of any long-term impact — and somehow, I always bounced back. Until I didn’t. Around age 26, I began noticing subtle irregularities — mood swings, irritability, memory lapses, and moments of anger that seemed to come from nowhere. By 28, I was in therapy. By 30, I was on antidepressants, battling depression, anxiety, and substance abuse just to stay afloat. I was trying to be a father, husband, and friend, but everything felt impossible. It was a slow, invisible collapse that took six years to fully unfold. By 32, I had sustained close to thirty concussions. I was living in a constant state of fight-or-flight — panic attacks, suicidal thoughts and tendicies, endless ER visits. My mind felt foreign. I lost my sense of purpose, love, and hope. On November 13th, my marriage collapsed. On November 14th, 2024, a QEEG scan confirmed what I already knew deep down — all four quadrants of my brain were severely dysregulated. “The hallmark of a concussion scan,” the doctor said. But I refused to give up. I went through 10 sessions of psychedelic-assisted therapy and 35 rounds of Magnetic Electronic Resonance Therapy (MeRT). Alongside that, I rebuilt my foundation through nutrition, exercise, breathwork, meditation, and journaling.

Hello to all new members and thank you for joining NeuroRebuild! I am just a guy that's endured nearly 30 concussions and looking to share the tools and knowledge that has helped me navigate my way back to a normal and content day to day living. This page will be useful to anyone who has went through head trauma, trauma in general, anxiety, depression or sleep issues. Please, feel free to reach out to me personally if any of those topics resonate with you or kindly share this page with someone you believe could use this information/connection. Thanks and enjoy your day! Matt