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From Self-Doubt to Success: How Hope-FX Helped Me Thrive

My first time hearing of the Hope-FX pilot was when I was 18 seeing my mental health professional for support with my well-being. Around that time I’d been kicked out of college and my main passion was Kickboxing, and I…
Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Substance Use: What Parents Need to Know

Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Substance Use: What Parents Need to Know

How Drugs and Alcohol Affect the Adolescent Brain Adolescence is a critical period for brain development. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the brain continues to mature well into a person’s mid-20s. During this time, the areas…

Tackling Britain’s Benefits Scandal | Hope-FX on Mental Health & Work Support

Channel 4’s recent documentary, Inside Britain’s £48 Billion Benefits Scandal, has brought to light alarming challenges within the UK’s welfare system. The investigation highlights fraudulent claims, inefficiencies, and systemic vulnerabilities that cost the nation billions each year. While these revelations…

My Journey Through Anxiety, Trauma, and Healing

My name is Francie Gerard Casey, and I am an Irish Traveller. Though my roots are firmly planted in Ireland, I’ve spent many years in London. This city has always felt like a home away from home, a place that embraced…

How I Overcame PTSD and Rebuilt My Life

I’ve always struggled with doubts about my abilities. Were they strong enough to build something meaningful for myself? For years, I found myself constrained by the teams I worked in or the leaders who managed them, constantly seeking others’ approval…

A Mother’s Journey Through Mental Health and Addiction to Recovery

Seeing the demise of Zac due to drug abuse was the most debilitating part of my entire life. I don’t want to appear dramatic but the feelings of sheer hopelessness, abandonment; not being heard by the GP service that hides…
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