ReTribe is a support and growth network built from ice hockey to help people stay connected, accountable and grounded through sport, transition and life.
Through the ReTribe App, users can access information, tools and tips at zero cost to the user, with the option to unlock the tribe experience through a licence provided by their club, team or organisation.
An ancient solution to a modern-day problem, built in hockey to help people maximise their experience in this great game.
Peer-to-Peer Support
Creating trust, compassion, accountability, and understanding through shared experience.
The Tough Through Tender Transformational Programme
Building balance, resilience, and connection on and off the ice. It teaches that real human strength comes through balance.
ReTribe Retreats
Three-day in-person experiences designed to bring people together, build real connection, and reset both mind and body.
Storytelling and Exclusive Content
Honest conversations, podcasts, and workshops that help change the culture from the inside out.
ReTribe Roadshows bring the work into face-to-face environments, giving teams, clubs, leagues and federations practical tools and shared language for positive culture change within their own ecosystem. These sessions help people understand connection, accountability, emotional awareness and leadership in a way that can be used immediately in the changing room, on the bench, in the stands and throughout the club.
The ReTribe App is the platform that makes the work accessible.It uses technology in a more human way, helping to solve a problem that technology has helped create: disconnection.Through the app, users can access ReTribe information, tools, tips and practical support at zero cost to the user.
With a licence from their club, team or organisation, they can unlock the tribe experience, including tribe matching, private tribe spaces, guided content, targeted events and accountability. The app brings connection, community and accountability into one place, helping people follow through on the things they know will help them grow.
Reset Retreats give people space to step away, reconnect and reset.
They are designed for deeper personal growth, helping individuals and groups slow down, reflect, rebuild connection and return with clearer purpose, stronger accountability and a better understanding of themselves and their tribe.
Download the app
Access ReTribe information, tools, tips and content at zero cost to the user.
Activate your licence
Use a licence provided by your club, team or organisation to unlock the tribe experience.
Find your tribe
Answer simple questions to help guide you towards a tribe that fits your experience, role and journey.
Build accountability
Take part in check-ins, tribe discussions, guided content, events and tools designed to help you stay connected, grounded and consistent.
Developed by Dr Misia Gervis, it helps people understand the full spectrum of human performance, from toughness, resilience, strengths, values and purposeful practice, through to compassion, self-awareness, acceptance and being anchored.This is about balance. Strength without force. Compassion without weakness. Accountability with care.
“ReTribe has been a lifeline for me, offering both emotional support and accountability during my toughest times.”
Peter Hewitt
“Because of your presentation, I’m thinking about being a better coach and a better husband and father.”
Aku Nieminen
“It was the best integrity presentation the IIHF had put on in five years. Not Softer, Stronger changed the way we think about coaching.”
John Lind
Mental health is just as important as physical health in the performance of athletes.
Robin Lehner
The mental side of the game is often overlooked, but it's where championships are won and lost.
Kerry Fraser
The best coaches understand that their job is to develop people, not just players.
Pete DeBoer
River’s story shows how ReTribe can support someone through active playing, transition out of the game and ongoing life beyond hockey. Through tribe, accountability and connection, he found structure, support and a team again.
Founder & Managing Director
Former professional ice hockey player, broadcaster and entrepreneur. Nick founded ReTribe through lived experience in recovery, sport and human connection.
He leads the vision, content and strategic growth of ReTribe, helping build a support and growth network for the ice hockey community and beyond.
Sports Psychologist
Dr Misia Gervis is one of the UK’s most experienced sport psychologists and a leading voice in human performance, trauma and athlete support.
She is the creator of the Tough Through Tender framework and leads the psychological foundation behind ReTribe’s programmes and content.
Event and PR Coordinator
Hannah is an experienced event manager with a background delivering complex, high profile events across a wide range of sectors. Her work has included global conferences, brand launches and large scale public events, giving her a strong understanding of how to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful experiences.
She has worked with organisations including EY, AWS, Macmillan, Disney Theatre and leading event agencies. At ReTribe, Hannah supports events, partnerships and public facing experiences with a calm, people first approach and a strong commitment to accessibility, inclusion and lasting impact.
Social Media Manager and Digital Content Creator
Fleur is a social media manager and digital content creator with a lifelong connection to ice hockey. She has worked across youth, senior and international levels of the game, creating content for teams, programmes and governing bodies including Widnes Wild, Solway Sharks, Elite British Selects, England Ice Hockey and Scottish Ice Hockey.
At ReTribe, Fleur helps lead the social media voice of the movement. Through her work across the UK and Europe, she has seen that pressure exists at every level of performance, and believes support should never be limited by age, role or background.
Advisor
Aku Nieminen is Head of Ice Hockey at Vierumäki, where he leads ice hockey related business and operations. He also brings extensive international experience from more than a decade with the International Ice Hockey Federation, working across membership development, sport management and sport administration.
Aku first learned about ReTribe during the 2025 Men’s World Championships and took a strong interest in the mission. As an advisor, he brings his hockey knowledge, values and international perspective to help guide ReTribe as it grows.
Partner / Coach and Content Manager
Tom is a father and teacher currently residing in Zlin, CZ. He is a lifelong athlete and hockey player who has ate, slept, and breathed hockey ever since he can remember. He enjoyed a successful career playing hockey at youth, high school, and collegiate levels in New York State. After university, he dedicated himself to teaching and coaching youth in his hometown of Canton, NY.
In 2018 Tom made a life-changing decision to move abroad to Prague, Czech Republic and never looked back. The past few years have brought him on a journey that opened his eyes to the importance of self-development, mental health, and the difference that support networks can make in a person’s life.
Tom is someone who has always strived to be the best - as a player, coach, teacher, and father. His passion for hockey, desire to make a difference, and commitment to self-development make him poised to leave a lasting impact on the game he loves.
Sports Psychologist
Darryl has been immersed in Sport Science since 2016, specialising in Sport Psychology and completing his Masters at Brunel University London under the supervision of Dr Misia Gervis.He is a serving member of the Royal Air Force, having joined in 2009, and currently works in a role supporting Puma helicopters at RAF Benson.
For the last couple of years his focus has been ice hockey. He works closely with players to bring the best out of them on the ice, and looks after their wellbeing right alongside the performance side, which matters just as much.
Sports Psychologist
Since training to become a sport psychologist under Misia Gervis, Jamie developed an expertise in working with youth athletes and parents. Jamie works from the idea that achieving high performance can be extremely exhausting for the mind and body, therefore both need support.
Jamie currently works as school counsellor where he works with all age groups supporting their mental health. Jamie has also worked closely with high performing athletes, providing care, safety and gentleness, when sport often misses these!
Jamie has also been involved in high level sport for his entire life. Playing at the elite level of youth football and training alongside Olympians in track and field.
Sports Psychologist
Amy’s passion for sport psychology grew from her own background in athletics, tennis and triathlon. She believes optimal performance comes from an athlete’s ability to understand and connect with their body, while still finding enjoyment in the process.
Amy has supported everyone from recreational athletes to high performers across a range of sports. Her approach focuses on helping people develop greater body awareness, confidence and enjoyment, enabling them to perform in a way that feels both sustainable and authentic.
Having trained under Dr Misia Gervis, Amy brings a compassionate, person centred approach to her work. She is also involved in a project with Nike, encouraging meaningful and sustainable engagement with sport and exercise.
Patrick Larkin
Hollie Neenan
Sam Lyne
Beth Hill
Liam Kirk
Tony Hand MBE
Logan Neilsen
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