It all started in Jan 2019. I had just returned from India after witnessing one of my closest loved ones recovering from a mental illness episode. When I left India, my close loved one was recovering and feeling better but I could sense that I was not able to overcome the sadness of seeing them…
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As 2021 comes to an end its time to reflect on how the year has gone. The past year for Fine and Dandi has been a fantastic one. We didn’t expect things to have progressed at the rate in which they have but the year has been fantastic, and we head into 2022 looking to…
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In the ever-increasing world of sporting endeavour, whether that be of a professional, or an amateur ilk, collecting a serious injury can often be career-threatening (even worse as we all saw during this past summers’ European Championship). In our quaint little corner, in Northern England however, Spennymoor Town’s ex-Darlington and Gateshead midfielder, 32-year-old Jamie Chandler,…
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Well done Marie who ran the Great North Run at the weekend and doing so for Fine and Dandi. As well as the run itself Marie has taken time out to raise awareness around mental health, diversity and inclusion as well as funds for Fine and Dandi. When Marie contacted us to do the run…
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The statistics are there for all to see and, although there is always a way, there really is, how often are we actually aware of the options available, more when it’s regarding that of mental health matters, especially in children and young people. With everything that has been going on over the past eighteen months,…
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Fine and Dandi was started with the intention of raising awareness around mental health, helping someone who maybe struggling and showing everyone, they don’t have to suffer alone. After the success over the past 18 months with Fine and Dandi there have been some talks about “what’s next”. One thing I have always wanted Fine…
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As New Year’s Resolutions go, one person is taking it to a whole, other level, and we’re not just talking about going beyond 31 January, although that is a good start. They do say that the great outdoors, sport and exercise, is good for the body and soul, wellbeing, and one’s mental health. In fact,…
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I facilitated the production of the film “Mental Health in Pictures – In Conversations with My Tribe”, to engage Time to Change Champions in Greenwich, South London for Time to Talk Day in February 2021; a national campaign fighting the stigma associated with mental health. Because the theme of the Time to Talk Day was “the…
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London fashion designer creates an immersive digital experience to coincide with national mental health campaign Time to Talk Day – 4 February 2021 Fashion designer and mental health activist, Sarah Hollebon, has created an immersive online exhibition to open up the conversation around mental ill health and challenge the stigma and discrimination through her sculptured…
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The year 2020 will long go down as the year of the global pandemic and for some, good has emerged from within the ensuing madness which ultimately beset the world. One of those individuals in question is new author, Dominic Stevenson, who, via Watkins Publishing in early December, released his first book – ‘Get Your…
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Former footballer, Richie Paxton, opens on a life in addiction as he continues turning his life around and offers his own, sporting chance There comes a time in one’s life where you just have to stop, look around, and make some necessary changes; when those changes needed are surrounding that of addiction and mental health,…
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I have suffered in silence for many years. As a teenager, I had no idea what was happening to me. Everybody always perceived me as a bit anti-social, very shy and a geek. I was a high achiever, and although it did not make me very likeable amongst my peers, it helped to overshadow my…
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