Cherelle Mitchell
“It’s not healthy, it’s not kind and it’s not ok!” I am Cherelle Mitchell and this is my Tales to Inspire; about my journey through hardship, discovery, and self-acceptance. I want to share these lessons with you in the hope that they’ll offer inspiration or insight as you navigate your own challenges. Growing up in […]
Himal Mandalia
“The world is about people, not about places.” I’m Himal Mandalia and you meet me at a crossroads in my life. I am currently travelling the world sharing my thoughts and experiences as a sort of stream of consciousness online, but it wasn’t always this way. My parents were both immigrants, my father was from […]
Jo Bradshaw
“Life is too short to play it safe” I never imagined that my life would take me from being a business advisor in Cambridgeshire to standing on the summits of the world’s highest peaks. My love for the outdoors started early. I grew up in the beautiful countryside of Cambridgeshire in the 70s and 80s, […]
Jon Berry
“Life isn’t about constant acceleration—it’s about pacing yourself to thrive.” My name is Jon Berry, I am 48 this year born in the West Midlands. I was brought up in a fairly typical working-class family as the youngest of three kids. My dad was a graphic designer while my mum worked in various shops throughout […]
Kerry Tottingham
“Social inequality can only be combated by giving those who have been a victim of it, a voice and power to implement change.” My name is Kerry and I started a family business around greater Manchester that offers support for organisations involved in social work. I was the oldest sibling and I was a bit […]
Amit Ghose
“For me, what it means to adapt is to be you, to be yourself, but to shine, let your personality shine so people can see beyond the looks” I’m Amit Ghose, and adapting to circumstances has been something I have had to do my entire life but now I am using my lived experience to […]
Kate Appleby
Trigger Warning: This story discusses experiences of mental health struggles, mention of suicide, sexual abuse and chronic illness. “I believed I was a burden to those around me, and that by removing myself from the equation, I was being considerate. I wasn’t thinking about the impact it would have on others; I just wanted the […]
Pete Barty
We are human beings, not human doings” My name is Pete Barty, or Peter if I am in trouble, originally from Kent. I am a husband, father, civil engineer, fundraiser, explorer and, now, a therapist. As a young man, I wouldn’t have described myself as academic, I barely scraped my A-Levels but was able to […]
Vicki Roberts
“Anorexia is like the devil on your shoulder you do not know when it is going to come back up” Trigger Warning: Anorexia and Suicide My name is Vicki Roberts I was originally from Milton Keynes and then moved up to Manchester at 18. At the moment, I’m running A Balanced Collective, an operations strategy […]
Pete Sincock
Trigger Warning: Child Abuse and Suicide “People need to understand that there are two very different things, a cry for attention and a cry for help” I’m Pete Sincock and my journey through life has been rocked with trials and tribulations, but resilience and the power of human connection have helped transform my life. I […]