About Brain XP
Brain XP is a mental health advocacy platform designed to amplify young voices, educate the next generation of advocates, and connect young people to real support when they need it most.
About Sailor Smoak
Sailor Smoak (born Christine Marie Frey) is an extraordinary rising youth mental health advocate, and she is the founder of Brain XP. At the age of 16, she wrote and self-published her autobiography "Brain XP: Living with Mental Illness, A Young Teenager's Perspective", which has since become an international award-winning book. Sailor is an award-winning mental health advocate, an engaging motivational speaker, a social media influencer, and a musical recording artist & performer.
Sailor’s Advocacy Leadership & Awards
Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
California Behavioral Health Planning Council (Youth Consumer Seat)
Strong 365 Lab National Board
National Alliance on Mental Illness Speaker
National Discovery Behavioral Health Partnership/Speaker
San Diego TAY Council (TAY Seat)
San Diego Children, Youth & Families Behavioral Health System of Care Council (TAY Seat)
Brain XP Day - April 28th Proclaimed by San Diego, California Mayor Kevin Faulconer
Best Psychology/Mental Health Book of 2019 - International IndieReader Discovery Book Award Winner
Youth Advocate of 2019 - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego Color Ball Award
Best Book/Manuscript - International Screencraft Cinematic Book 2019 Finalist
Best Memoir - International Best Indie Book Award 2019 Finalist
Best Middle Book - International Eric Hoffer Book Award 2019 Finalist
Best Book from Young Authors Under 25 - International Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist
Best Autobiography/Biography of 2019 - San Diego Book Award Winner