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The Original Story

Originally from London I worked as a 3D Artist within the Creative Industry for over a decade!

During that time I struggled badly with depression, chronic pain and panic attacks. I was in and out of hospitals and doctors offices trying to find the cause - which eventually was diagnosed as “Stress Related”.

The doctors solution? Therapy, anti-depressant pills, sleeping tablets and being signed off work.

At 25 - this didn’t sit well with me and I wanted to find a way to better manage my mental health then to be pill dependant from such a young age - and I went full send into learning, researching and educating myself about mental health and well-being.

This is where I found the keys to my happiness:

Moving my body • Getting outdoors • Nourishing my body • Finding a support network • Mindfulness practices

This changed my life - but I was angry. Angry that no one had told me about these tools, angry that I hadn’t had the education when I younger about mental health and ways to manage it, and I was frustrated that the initial protocol was medicine before anything else. I was also angry at the stress, the burn out, the long hours, the lack of support I had - the system and the grind of working life.

I have a hunch you’re here because you feel the same way…

Low Self Confidence - Burnt Out - Stress - Lack Of Support

In 2016, I then embarked on a mission close to my heart, establishing a non-profit, Pretty Strong. This platform allowed me to support mental health organisations and promote active lifestyles, all while actively working to break down the stigma surrounding mental health. I later became a Personal Trainer in my spare time, just for fun, teaming up with companies like Joe & The Juice, Orangetheory Fitness and Lorna Jane - to create free run clubs and setting up safe communities and spaces to discuss mental health - all of that for some epic free juice and getting to meet some amazing people!