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 […]
Emma Hine
“ If you’re happy doing something you love, you’re going to grow a successful business around that ” I am Emma Hine and I am a business strategist. I work with people to grow their business on their own terms. I live in the Staffordshire moorlands and I’m a mum of three and just living […]
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 […]
Matthew Smith
Trigger Warning: Suicide ‘There is life after suicide’ My name is Matthew Smith and I am from Durham. I am 28 now, and have lived in the same village all my life. It’s the kind of village where everybody knows each other. I look back at my childhood with fond memories, I was the middle […]
Damian Owens
“My life motto is – Be your own hero” My name is Damian Owens, I work for a charity called Foundation 92 and aim to spend my life trying to inspire and motivate others. I was born and raised in Bolton and come from a very large family, I have 8 siblings in total. Despite […]
Aaron Baker
It all started one Christmas when I was 3 years old. I received the gift of a tiny motorcycle and before long I was hooked on motorcycles and started racing. I was successful as an amateur racer and dreamed of becoming a National Champion and actually did achieve this. In 1999, in my rookie season […]
Ashley Kesner
My name is Ashley Kesner, and I grew up in a small town in the state of Pennsylvania. I had very supportive parents and one brother at home, living a happy life at high school with lots of friends and passion for cheerleading. I had experienced a ‘wobble’ emotionally at the age of 12, which […]
Luke Tyburski
“The one time when I believe I have been the most mentally tough is when I talked myself off the bridge” I am from a small country town that was obsessed with sports. I am also from a large and loving family that made my childhood pretty perfect. My parents instilled in me a strong […]
Josh Connolly
Drugs, alcohol and an unstable upbringing. I wouldn’t say my life journey is one of normality or one that has been easy, but it certainly has led me to some of the amazing work that I do today. I am going to start my story at 25 years of age when I walked into a […]
Luke Sutton
My name is Luke Sutton. I was a professional cricketer for roughly seventeen years and I had the pleasure of playing with some of the best players in the world. My life would look fulfilled and complete to fans and strangers alike. However, there is so much more to my story that I’d like to […]