Become an Everymind Champion today!

My name is Paul and I want to be honest with you. My life was pretty ‘care free’ up until I was 18. I grew up in a loving household, I was pretty academic at school and I played football nearly every minute I had spare. My life was following a pretty ‘normal’ path, but then my life was turned upside down.

At 18, my Dad who showed no signs of depression or previous struggles with mental health, my Dad who had ‘everything’ on paper, attempted suicide. Just 2 days in to my new job.

His attempt came as a shock to us all, but he miraculously survived the accident. And after a few weeks in hospital physically recovering, he was home. But even though at the time we thought we’d escaped a nightmare, things got worse. On the 4th March 2009, just 6 months after his first sign of depression, my dad took his own life.

I continue to share my experiences and the experiences of others to stand up to the stigma that surrounds mental health and strive towards early intervention and better support for those who need it.

I started Everymind at Work and created this course as there still continues to be a one size fits all approach to supporting our mental health. I believe we can ALL take responsibility for looking after ourselves and our peers, and that is where you can help.