Meet the Team

I am passionate about supporting high levels of wellbeing and positive mental health in the workplace and in the community. I have over 30 years experience in delivering bespoke training, workshops and events in the fields of menopause awareness, resilence, effective leadership, team working and accessible yoga. I have delivered training and workshops in Australia, UK and Pakistan for a wide range of companies including: The British Council, Univeristy of Manchester, Manchester Mind, LCF Law, NHS Ombusman and HSBC. I am currently working hard to complete a Masters degree in Positive Psychology and planning a long distance walk along the West Highland Way.

Hi, my name is Flick. The main focus of my career has been finance. I was a Senior Finance Officer for 17 years at BAND, a community led mental health charity, based in Bolton. As a senior manager I was also responsible for the operational management of the charity. As a director of the Wellness Project I support with finance, admin and strategy. In my younger days I appeared at the old Birmingham Repertory Theatre in ‘Alfie’. I am passionate about achieving a fair and equitable society as well promoting mental health and wellbeing. I love to travel and want to visit Japan and South Africa whilst I am still able to!

Hi, I’m Amanda, as a Director at The Wellness Project I support with project management and planning as well as lead on the consultancy support, driving impact through insight. I am a social researcher with 25 years’ experience of managing research and engagement projects. As well as supporting The Wellness Project I run an independent research and engagement consultancy called Mill Research. We specialise in project and programme evaluations and research insight, with particular emphasis on ensuring all voices are heard and able to contribute to the design and delivery of services and initiatives that affect them. In recent months I have revisited a previous role and worked closely with community members in Tameside to upskill them in community research, co-designing a training programme and providing ongoing support. In my spare time I volunteer for a local community group who encourage older people to remain socially active by providing activities and social events to combat loneliness.

I'm David and I help individuals, groups and organisations create FLOW. I use creative process for training, coaching and speaking events. I apply creative process to complex problems to make sense of difficult situations. This work is supported by training in Occupational Therapy and experience in Knowledge and Information Management. In 2014 I presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists International Congress in Yokohama, Japan. I was there to present my work on the "Kawa Poetics." As a global developer for the Kawa Model I have continued my work on the use of this "culturally responsive model" from occupational therapy to help people achieve their goals in bespoke and meaningful ways. I am currently planning a book about the "poetic language of rivers." I have also been a fire breather, puppeteer and performance poet. I am currently woking with a group of artists and practitioners to establish a physical base for Driftwood Studio. This will support the development of creative projects with, personal, public and professional aims. At Driftwood we believe everyone is an artist and deserves the opportunity to explore their own creative purpose for health, happiness and prosperity. https://www.driftwoodstudio.co.uk/

I'm Siobhan and I have 30 years’ experience working as a generalist Human Resources professional. I am a qualified Mental Health First Aider Instructor and Performance Coach. Within The Wellness Project CIC, I provide guidance and support to create policies and procedures regarding employee wellness that are legal, follow best Codes of Practice and work toward increasing employee engagement, wellbeing, and productivity. Something you may not know abut me is that I am a listening volunteer for the Samaritans and I have a season ticket at Manchester United Football Club and at Lancashire County Cricket Club. A professional goal I would like to achieve is for every organization I work with to have an active Menopause/Fertility policy to help all employees at various stages of their lives.

I'm Imelda and I teach mindful self-compassion. I'm a mountain leader who delivers training relating to mental health & wellbeing including Trauma Informed Care, suicide awareness and Connect 5 etc. I am an outdoor lover so prefer to teach mindfulness in the great outdoors while gently incorporating bushcraft skills. I have 15+ years’ experience working in homelessness. In 2012 I spent 3 months cycling solo around Rajasthan (North India) and Nepal, stopping of for a jaunt to Everest Base camp while I was there. My goals in life are to successfully complete my Advanced Wilderness Therapeutic Practitioner training (professional) and to climb Mount Kilamanjaro (personal).

I'm Hafsa. I am an award-winning poet, playwright, producer and creative practitioner who specialises in using the arts as a form of empowerment and expression. I love working in the heart of community where radical kindness, social justice and an anti-racist approach underpins everything I do. I am part of the Voices For Change initiative delivering workshops to the south Asian community to help create awareness around the menopause. I am a mother of five, grandmother of four and mother-in-law to three – all of which informs my practice. I love reading books, discovering new places and enabling people to archive their histories and experiences in the ways they want so in a hundred year’s time, people can learn from those that came before them. A personal goal is to create meaningful, widely recognised work across poetry, theatre and performance that connects with audiences and contributes to cultural conversations. Professionally I want to grow as a leader, using creativity to support wellbeing and trauma-informed work in women’s health, especially for underrepresented and vulnerable communities.

I'm Leah and I specialise in trauma-informed support, women’s empowerment, and community-led wellbeing initiatives. My work focuses on supporting women to rebuild confidence, develop leadership skills, and create sustainable, positive change in their lives through lived experience approaches. I founded Angels of Hope for Women and lead community programmes that create safe, empowering spaces where women can openly share their experiences and grow together - turning lived experiences into leadership and strength. My goal is to expand our reach so that more women and families can access supportive, trauma-informed services, while continuing to develop leadership opportunities for women with lived experience.

Hello, my name is Laura. I am a self employed Business Administration Virtual Assistant who supports small businesses, CIC's etc with all things admin. No task is too big or small! I have been supporting The Wellness Project CIC for a while now with admin tasks such as managing mailing lists on Mail Chimp, calendar invites, producing certificates following sessions, follow up emails, website editing, room bookings, Social Media posts, setting up events on Eventbrite, setting up monitoring system, Survey Monkey reports to gather data to name just a few. Not many people know this but I was born in Hanover, Germany, on a British Army camp, due to my dad serving in the Army! I used to play a lot of football and could have gone pro, but my life took another turn! I would love to run a very successful VA business, with the aim of retiring abroad. https://www.lauraaugustineva.co.uk