Stories

"When I get home, I take off my manager's hat and put on my mummy hat and spend time with my loved ones... I found that I was getting much much improved sleep."

Listen to Hannah's journey from being told she would not manage to becoming a qualified paediatric nurse!

"I was starting getting crushing hot flushes and also my sleep was getting really interrupted. Also there was a big feeling of claustrophobia with it as well and anxiety. But that’s all manageable once you start being able to talk to people."

"I thought about exercise and fitness as this mountain to climb, you know, you see all of these posts on social media about people hitting the gym twice a day five days a week and they look amazing, and I couldn’t relate to that."

"I don't think I would be where I am today without it."

"I definitely remember having a breakdown at one point and just being in tears and feeling like, I can't cope with this, it's too much." Watch to find out how Martin looked after himself and how you can too!

Spoiler alert: yes! "The buddy system helped me bounce back from burnout. I went from having my work hours reduced to 50%, anxious about work, exhausted, and withdrawn, to working full time, just happy doing what I love!" -Nadia

"Sometimes you’re the last person to know that you’re ill, and that was the case for me." A paramedic's story.

Stressed from university and with no prior knowledge of IAPT services, Leah didn't know what to expect. She found herself in group therapy, pleasantly surprised.

Listen to Erik's journey from catching Covid-19 and a PTSD diagnosis to seeking help from therapy, despite cultural taboo on mental health.