Emma Marshall
‘The body will always tell you the truth.’ I am Emma, founder of Movement is Medicine UK, a lifestyle movement that encourages just that – movement! As a teenager, I was heavily involved in rave culture. I would spend each weekend around London going to different raves and events. After finishing university, I began teaching […]
Meg Holloway
“You’ve got a responsibility to change, improve, and explore yourself. It’s time to focus inward” I am Meg and I am a life coach. My mission is to help overthinkers and self-doubters to master their minds. I have lived with my partner in the Lake district now for 18 months but I was born in […]
Amy Madden
Trigger Warning: Suicide ‘I just want to go into schools, speak to young people and speak to them about Aleysha and keep her memory alive.’ I’m Amy and I am the founder of All Ears which supports the community in and around Wigan. I’m 25 and I’m someone who is passionate about supporting the community […]
Harrison Ward
Trigger Warning: Suicide ‘Alcohol is optional’ My name is Harrison Ward, I am also known as Fell Foodie. I am a mental health advocate with a passion for cooking, hiking and combining the two. I grew up in Carlisle in a loving and supporting family. As a child I was this happy go lucky, glass […]
Andy Hall
Trigger Warning: Suicide “Life is about living and suffering” My name is Andy Hall, I am a dad, a husband, a mentor and a public speaker. I grew up the youngest of a large and complicated family on a council estate in Oldham. I didn’t much like education. One day, the career guidance counsellor made […]
Ije McDougall
“Unashamedly Occupy Space” My name is Ije McDougall, I am a mum, a sister, a friend, a human resources professional, a family court magistrate, a motivational speaker and charity worker. Most importantly however, I unashamedly occupy space as a black woman living in the UK. I grew up in Nigeria as the eldest of three […]
Sandeep Saib
Trigger Warning: Suicide ‘to move forward you have to go backwards’ I am Sandeep Saib and I am a living experience mental health advocate. I really emphasise the ‘living’ in that title because I am still going through my own mental health journey. I am a philanthropist, public speaker and professional marketeer too and I […]
Stefania Catarinella
“Learning expands my life.” My name is Stefania Catarinella. I have been living in Leamington Spa for the past 3 and a half years and I’m originally from Puglia in the South of Italy. I lived in Puglia until I was 18 when I finished school. Then I left to follow my dream. I started […]
Steph Marie
Trigger warning: Child Abuse and Bullying “Learning that my disability doesn’t define me” My name is Steph Marie, I am from Bury and I am a social influencer, chat show host and a historian and I also have cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy means that the part of the brain that sends signals is damaged. It […]
Sam Smith
“Every time a door is closed in your face, you’re closer to another door opening”. My name is Sam Smith, and I was born in Bolton in 1972 where I grew up. I came from a single-mother family where there were four kids and each of us had different dads. I didn’t ever get to […]