On Friday 19th October 2007 I was born. I was brought into this world 5 weeks premature and bringing all of my problems - trust me this hasn't stopped.

Nearly 10 years ago I moved from the midlands do a little town in to Cotswolds, this was probabily the best and worst things that happened to me. Reflecting on my time living here I know things have been extremely rough, however, I know that if I didn't move non of the positive things would have happened in my life such as starting this project. 

My partner got admitted to a mental health hospital under section and I remember getting a call of them whilst they were in hospital. We talked alot about what the world was like - it was at this point that I promised them that by the time they were out of hospital I would have changed the world. Even though they have been discharged from hospital this is still a promise I keep till this day. This is a promise that I want to extent to all of the children and young people that I work with, that I promise to change the world for them.

I spent a lot of time trying to change the world, from working on large scale projects, to changing NHS policy and, delivering talks about mental health and young people. I have had the privilege of working with many different charities and organisation that have enabled me to change lives and build my skills so that I am able to launch my own project. 

On the 28th November 2022 I attempted to take my own life. The fallout of this attempt was detrimental. It left me with a diffuse axional brain injury which affects me to this day. I was admitted straight to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children where I spent 3 weeks recovering from this attempts, multiple broken bones and surgery along with find out the extent of my brain injury. I know this whole experience is a deep source of trauma to my wonderful mum and for that I am so sorry.

After my attempt on my own life, I was sectioned under the mental health act and subisquentily spent a subtantial period of time in a mental health hospital in the South West of England. This was a really difficult time, I really struggled with not being listend to and not having the safe freedoms and liberties I was used to.

After being discharfed form the mental health hospital I became even more passionate about youth mental health. I began to understand further the struggles of the current Child and Adolesent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) including services such as eating disroders, crisis team and outreach services. Outside of mental health my journey has continued and I have tried my hardest to 'recover' and to prove that my life is worth living. It's been difficult to create a life worth living, but this is how I've been doing it: only involving myself with activities that fulfil me, going to DisneyLand Paris, being invited to 10 Downing Street, being on BBC Radio 1Xtra, and so many more other activities.

In 2024 I was nominated for the Youth Music Young Leader Award 'For a young person who has demonstrated great leadership skills as a project participant.' I was nominated for this award by The Music Works for my continued work on their youth social action project and for my contribution and volunteering on their various diffrent programmes. It was a great honor to be nominated for this award and shows my commitment to my work and my passion. It has been a honor to work with all of the children and young people and to have played a small part on their life journey.

I knew that I wanted to change something with the mental health system so the first thing I decided to set my eyes on providing alternative support options to those young people who struggle with their mental health. This is my project committed to this mission - Me & Mental Health.