
sidekick – The Mental Health Charity co-Founded by University Friends
After an honest discussion about their personal struggles with mental health and finding no luck with mental health apps, James Shrager and Matthew Halstead – friends from University – were determined to do something about it. Collectively they created a mental health nonprofit – sidekick which was launched in March 2020 during the pandemic. The […]
Read MoreDeborah Fielding ON: Dealing with a Cancer Diagnosis, Using Personal Experiences to Help Others and Finding Happiness
Summary On this episode of The Inspired Narrative, Deborah Fielding joins us. Whilst going through a cancer diagnosis, Deborah realised that she wanted to provide longer-lasting support for others going through treatment and processing a diagnosis. Deborah founded 365 Days of Messages with the motive of helping people who have gone or are going through […]
Read MoreNic Hewitt ON: Living with Severe Mental Health and the Impact of the Pandemic
Summary Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today I am joined by Nic Hewitt, a CBD entrepreneur and mental health advocate who was left on the brink of suicide after the Storm Desmond floods in 2015 which left her without a job and homeless. Five years later and Nic is running West Lakes […]
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Key Worker Heroes to Receive Their Dream Wedding
Three years ago, London Ambulance Service Paramedic Paige Stride and Police Officer Rob Wilkins met in a chicken shop after being called out to an emergency. It was of course after the emergency had been safely contained that the pair recall their eyes meeting amidst greasy, fast food delights and unflattering lighting. Fast forward three […]
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Hi, I’m Gwen. I have a passion for writing about societal issues as well as self-improvement and mental wellbeing. My blog is somewhere for me to project my cheesiness so that those around me get a break! I also work part-time as a Support Officer at a Wellbeing House.
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