Sophia’s mental health difficulties started when she was at primary school. When she lost her mum to cancer aged 13 and became a sole carer for her grandmother, things took a turn for the worse. As part of the #IAMWHOLE campaign, Sophia shares her experiences with mental health in her own words, to encourage other…
Gabe first started to experience signs of psychosis when he was five years old. Dealing with hallucinations, he didn’t tell anyone about his difficulties until things reached breaking point when he was a teenager. In support of #IAMWHOLE Gabe shares his experiences with mental health difficulties and how he now uses his experience to help…
Natalie always felt different from a young age, but never knew what made her different. Being diagnosed with Asperger’s, she struggled with anxiety and panic attacks. Now, 21, Natalie volunteers with the Chatterboxes, a YMCA youth action project run by disabled young people in Bournemouth, to help raise awareness of disabilities. She shares her experiences…
Florence’s eating disorder started out slow, just limiting her food intake a little here and there. But as soon as she started controlling her eating, it became a slippery slope quickly developing into a serious eating disorder. As part of #IAMWHOLE, Florence shares her experience to raise awareness of mental health stigma, in her own…
With close to 80,000 followers on social media, professional fashion stylist, designer and hairstylist Joey Bevan is well known in the fashion industry. Starting his humble beginnings at a YMCA charity shop in Southend, he has established himself as a force in the fashion industry with his work being featured on Britain’s Next Top Model,…
Charlie, 22, south west England Charlie was in his last year at university when the stress of studying for his undergraduate degree became too much for him to handle. Trying at first to get on with things, Charlie realised quickly that he needed help. After opening up to his parents about his mental health…
Connie, 22, south east England When Connie was 16-years-old, she developed an eating disorder and, feeling unable to ask for help, she struggled with it all on her own for the next four years. Feeling low and finding it hard to concentrate, she isolated herself from her friends and keeping up in school became tough. …
