About Kevin Frankish | Founder of The Pause Button Project

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For decades, I was the familiar face waking up millions of Canadians every morning. Working as a television host, journalist, and mental health advocate, my career was built on storytelling and genuine human connection. From hosting major charitable galas to reporting on the stories that shaped our lives, my work was always about the people on the other side of the screen.

But behind the studio lights and the professional milestones, my own reality was very different. I live with diagnoses of Severe Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). I know firsthand what it means to feel utterly lost, anxious, and deeply overwhelmed by a fast-paced, relentless world.

Recognizing how many others are quietly navigating that exact same exhaustion, I founded The Pause Button Project (TPBP). 

This project isn’t about preaching from a pedestal; it’s a personal mission born out of shared struggle. It is a dedicated space built on a simple, no-nonsense philosophy: Calm the F Down. Through digital postcards, podcasts, and the interactive, cinematic broadcast The Sunday Scaries, I am using my decades of media experience to help build a practical national "safety net" and a community focused on intentional distraction and mental wellness. 

The Pause Button Project is my way of extending a hand to anyone who needs to hear that it is not only okay to press pause—it is necessary.