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Meet Our Participants
Our participants work with a Peer Support Worker on a one-to-one basis, can develop practical skills in our Skill Pods, and grow in self confidence and resilience through our workshops. Feedback from those who have gone on this journey with us is that this support is invaluable.
Meet some of our participants who have kindly agreed to share their stories in a bid to help others who may also have experienced common mental health problems, but feel ready to take that first step towards a more positive future. Read on and find out how they felt at the start and where they are now.
Don’t take our word for it…
Christopher from Hatfield Peverel...
I was a lecturer and a course team leader in higher education. I had been working there for 15 years and due to increased hours of work, I had no life outside. In February 2022 I left my job as I was...
Meet Connor from Clacton...
I had finished school and 6th form and was working as a customer assistant at my local Coop for few months. My anxiety and depression were starting to get bad, and I felt that my boss didn’t really un...
Zoi’s journey...
Zoi has been living and working in the UK since 2011 and between 2016-2019 she worked in banqueting in hotels and companies. Unfortunately, due to Covid, she was made redundant as the hospitality indu...
Stephen from Southend...
Stephen had been working in a restaurant when his Mum became poorly and needed 24-hour care. He decided to quit his full-time job and provide care for his Mum but sadly after 10 years his Mum passed a...
Read Hazal’s story...
Hazal, was employed by a Call Centre, taking repair enquiries. She was working more and more hours than her agreed contract just to meet her targets. She started to run herself into the ground trying...
Introducing Catherine...
Catherine worked for Barnardo's Uniform Factory for 12 years. Her Mum was diagnosed with Dementia and Catherine left her job to care for her Mum full time which she did for over 15 years before she sa...
Meet Alan from Westcliffe...
Alan was employed as a driver for over 10 years when he and his wife started a family. Following the arrival of their child they decided that his wife would go out to work and Alan would become a hous...
Meet Charlotte...
Charlotte was working for a garden furniture company as a Customer Service Manager where she managed 5 people and had 3 wage increases due to her exceptional work. Around March 2019, Charlotte went ho...
Matt’s Story...
Matt wasn’t looking for work when he started with HeadsUp and had been unemployed for 2 years after making the personal decision to close his successful business. Within this time, he moved to a new h...