Tom Chapman

“You don’t need to be a mental health expert to make a DIFFERENCE to someone who is struggling.” Tom Chapman from How to Listen So Men will Talk Tom Chapman started his career with Toni & Guy in 2002, learning the discipline of structure, sectioning patterns, guides and scissors over comb. Tom taught himself barbering […]

Hope Virgo

“Research has shown that the sooner a person gets help, the better their chance of recovery. […] We need to make sure everyone feels listened to and realise that it’s not only about weight or physical appearance: an eating disorder is a mental illness.” Hope Virgo Hope Virgo is an author and multi-award-winning campaigner for […]

Adam Shaw

Adam Shaw is an entrepreneur, worldwide mental health advocate, philanthropist, and author. From age five, he has suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, panic attacks and related depression. Now in recovery, he has vowed to help others suffering from the same debilitating illnesses. Adam believes everybody has a story to tell. A story that, if […]

Ben Aldridge

Ben Aldridge

“Every single one of us will encounter tough times. There’s no escape. We will all face adversity at some point. Pain, fear, grief, boredom, anger, frustration, and anxiety – they are all part of our lives. This is what it means to be human. But what if there was a way to make these tough […]

Alex Holmes

Alex Holmes

We openly talk about illness, and we openly talk about death, but we try to avoid talking about mental health or suicide. No one whispers, ‘He died of a heart attack,’ but there seems to be a need to whisper, ‘He took his own life.’ Someone very close to you could be dealing with depression […]

Jonny Wilkinson

“When you’re obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy… it’s like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.” Jonny Wilkinson, Sporting Legend Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, CBE (born 25 May 1979) rose to prominence during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players […]