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1st December 2022

Lad 2 gets a job :)



We have been working with a lad from the local community and have helped him believe in himself so much so he has found a job.




27th November 2022

Simple encouragement is powerful



We have been working with one lady who has been having suicidal thoughts and has lost hope however we have helped put her on to a new trajectory where she is believing in herself again.




18th October 2022

We spoke at the Womens Institute in Barry



We recently talked about the challenges people are faced with when it comes to mental health at the Womens Institute in Barry.




3rd September 2022

Everything positive coming out of the Striving Forwards to date



We have been busy bee's as of late but are making progress in helping people with their anxiety and confidence problems.




28th August 2022

We are now an official Time to Change Wales Champion



We will be going all over Wales to talk about mental health and mental illness helping de-stigmatise what these terms mean.




25th July 2022

Positively helping people in the community



It is important to build a relationship and form trust if you want people to listen to you, take a look at this article and it shows why building relationships with people can help lead them to more confidence.




20th May 2022

While you're waiting for the NHS



The pandemic was hard for everyone and that was very true for the NHS with waiting lists back logged especially those waiting for mental health treatment. However we can help




10th April 2022

We met with the leaders of Cardiff and Vale Recovery & Wellbeing College



We have had a productive meeting with the Cardiff and Vale Recovery & Wellbeing College. We presented our ideas where they were very well received.




15th February 2022

Take the positives of mental illness



Mental illnesses can have many positive attributes. This is why we should take the positives and ditch the negatives.




10th January 2022

We mentor people in one on one sessions



We work with people who are experiencing anxiety and confidence problems and have proven results where people are getting better managing their anxiety.