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Celebrating 1 Year of Beautiful Ugly Truth

by Becky Reed | January 2, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

It's been 1 year since Beautiful Ugly Truth was launched, and what a year it has been! I've delivered the Beautiful Ugly Truth message to 1170 young people and 340 support staff & parents (eg. teachers and coaches)! I've delivered speeches at celebration...

Mental Health Awareness at University of Bath Netball Club

by Becky Reed | October 20, 2019 | Sports Club, University | 0 Comments

LOVED delivering a mental health awareness session to the University of Bath Netball Club this week. This was at a particularly pertinent time with it being World Mental Health day on 10th October 2019, and the University of Bath's wellbeing week. I shared my...

Mental Health Awareness at Maulden Netball Club

by Becky Reed | October 5, 2019 | Sports Club | 0 Comments

Loved being at Maulden Netball Club last week as part of their club mental health awareness day. It was great to have the opportunity to work with players, parents, and coaches. Thank you for having me! You can read more about the day here:...

The Bedfordshire Teacher Training Partnership

by Becky Reed | September 21, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Very grateful to receive feedback from Caroline Downing, Primary Coordinator at The Bedfordshire Teacher Training Partnership: "Becky provided our trainee teachers with an honest and brave personal account relating to her own mental health. Her presentation raised...

Mental Wellbeing At University

by admin | August 13, 2019 | University | 0 Comments

Mental wellbeing at University This blog post was written for the University of Bath on University Mental Health Day 2019. I came to the University having very recently experienced my first episode of depression and extreme anxiety. In hindsight, I’d been living with...

Approaching University Life Alcohol Free

by admin | August 11, 2019 | University | 0 Comments

Ways to approach University life alcohol Free University years are often positioned as a time to get blind drunk several times a week and wake up not knowing what on earth happened the night before. For some people that's great, but for some of us, drinking at...

6 Ways To Prepare For University

by admin | July 28, 2019 | University | 0 Comments

Preparing for life at University. Results day has been and gone, and perhaps things are starting to become a bit more real. If you’re reading this, it is likely that in a few weeks you will move away from home and begin the next chapter of your life at University....

Bedford Free School Sports Awards

by admin | July 9, 2019 | School | 0 Comments

Bedford Free School Sports Awards - July 2019. Privileged to speak at Bedford Free School for their annual sports awards last week. I shared my journey in elite sport along with mental illness. It was a pleasure to hear the amazing things students and staff have...

Robert Bloomfield Assemblies with Becky

by admin | June 27, 2019 | School | 0 Comments

Robert Bloomfield Academy - June 2019. It was a pleasure to be invited to Robert Bloomfield Academy, Bedfordshire, to deliver year group assemblies to years 7 & 8, as well as anxiety focused workshops to smaller groups.The students were a pleasure to work with and...

Lincroft Academy School Assembly with Becky

by admin | April 25, 2019 | School | 0 Comments

Lincroft Academy Assembly - April 2019. Really enjoyed visiting Lincroft Academy for the third time to deliver a whole school assembly focussing on exam anxiety and overcoming setbacks. It is always a pleasure to work with a school so proactive on student and staff...