Mark

I think my story started during a difficult period experiencing depression and anxiety. I was stuck with the idea I just had to put up with how I was feeling, my life was very busy at that point and I had a family history of mental illness and as far as I was concerned that was that.

But someone recommended I try some simple mental health interventions that could be incorporated into every day life. I was reluctant as first but tried them anyway only to be amazed at how real the transformation was. And how quicky I began to feel better.

This inspired me; I became fascinated with the idea that our mental health controls everything about us; how we see our lives, our future, our relationships, whether we can function in the workplace. And yet, I realised, we do not look after it. Why wasn’t there the parity with physical health?

Inspired, I quit the industry I was working in, retrained to be a teacher, then qualified in delivering mental health training and never looked back. From 2015 to June 2024 I was the Trainer and then Training Manager at York Mind, delivering hundreds of hours worth of mental well-being workshops to local and national businesses , plus local authorities, Universities, Schools and other charities.

My decision to set up Wider Sky in 2024 completes the journey from a spark of an idea in 2007, via an incredibly rewarding and meaningful nine years at York Mind to finally wanting to go it alone.

I specialise in delivering quality mental health training to a wide range of organisations including businesses, local authorities, etc. I love what I do and invite you to contact me. At Wider Sky we really are friendly, old fashioned-customer focused, positive, helpful and can make a difference in your organisation too. Give us a try!

Angela