These make life worth living. Between October 2025 and July 2026, I travelled once a month and I always joke that the moment I leave the M25, my mental health improves drastically. (It genuinely does.)

Getting away from your usual environment, even for a day, does something for you that nothing else can.

I started volunteering young, campaigning for new local schools in Lambeth, supporting Lambeth Youth Council, being part of the Young Lambeth Cooperative. My mother ran a charity called Beauty4Ashes; I suppose it runs in the blood.

The Jonas Foundation supported our music school and gave many of us the chance to travel to Switzerland. The Hebe Foundation gave me work experience and confidence. I'm now a Trustee of the charity.

Good mentors are needed now more than ever. I was fortunate enough to be given a mentor through the Hebe Foundation, though I'll be honest, I should have made better use of it at the time. This workstream is about giving people the direction and support I wish I'd had sooner.

My faith is a huge part of who I am and how I show up in the world. There were years where I wrestled with it, questioned things I thought I understood. That's exactly why I think a space for honest conversation matters.