Multi-award winning training & coaching company, focusing on mental health, mindset & wellbeing.
19/09/2025
I’ve been away running a retreat this week for Female Veterans Alliance and on Wednesday afternoon, we were booked in for a paddle boarding session on the lake.
Unfortunately due to the bonkers weather, the session was cancelled 😩
Thanks to Phill (our host), he arranged for Neil from Forge Ways to come to the Lodge at super short notice and deliver an indoor bushcraft session.
Neil was fab and he is a veteran too!
I had never done anything like this before - and in all honesty - I didn’t think I would enjoy it all that much as I’m not one for anything crafty.
Oh my days…the girls & I loved it!
LOOK WHAT I MADE!
I’ve made some pretty cool things in my time - including 2 beaut humans! - and I tell you what, I am very proud of this little brush 😌
It’s amazing what you can achieve when you reframe a situation and allow yourself the space to try something new.
When was the last time you did something for the first time? Let me know!
19/09/2025
My week summed up in 77 photos! 😄
My little Welsh heart is full ♥️
14/09/2025
Early morning roadtrip to meet this legend and pick up a load of kit - Stu, from Stootz Workwear.
Stu is a fellow veteran and has been our merch guy since day dot!
He always goes above and beyond for us - often at super short notice! - and we love him being a part of our team 🤩
If you want branded kit, or anything else that needs a logo or print, Stu is your guy!
On Friday, we had the absolute pleasure of spending the day in London with more of the team from Forces Employment Charity, qualifying them as First Aiders for Mental Health 🧠💚
We chatted about so much, including:
🔹 signs & symptoms of a range of mental health conditions
🔹 how to start a potentially difficult conversation
🔹 when, where and how to signpost someone for professional help
And being mindful of our own mental health & wellbeing throughout the day, we took the learning out of the training room and spent some of the day outside in the sunshine ☀️
We applaud Forces Employment Charity for investing in their staff 💚
⚠️ We are not ‘box tickers’ - this course will potentially save lives ⚠️
Want us to come and deliver to your team? Drop us a DM or email us at:
3 years ago today Jamie & I were at an awards event in London and heard the devastating news that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away 💔
The room was filled with over 1000 members of the armed forces community - mostly veterans - and the atmosphere in the room is a feeling we will never forget.
The late Queen was the best Boss we’ve ever had and she is gone but never forgotten.
📸 Source unknown
08/09/2025
We have loved supporting the Healing Military Minds team on their journey since Day 1!
They have raised over £150,000 for Combat Stress, to support veterans’ mental health 👏🏼💚
There are only few tickets remaining for the upcoming Gala Ball on 27 September, at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park - and ticket sales close at midnight THIS THURSDAY!
We’ve got our tickets! 💃🏻🕺🏻
Who fancies coming to dance the night away with us?
Just 4 days left to get your tickets for the Healing Military Minds Gala Ball and we promise, it’s an evening you’ll never forget.
Taking place in support of veteran mental health, our Gala Ball is more than a celebration. It’s a call to action, bringing together business leaders, military families, and supporters to raise vital funds and awareness for those who’ve served our nation.
Expect:
✨ Live entertainment
✨ Powerful stories of resilience
✨ Auction
✨ Raffle prizes
✨ A community united for a cause
Ticket sales close this Thursday at midnight, let’s stand together and make a difference.
Retreat spaces have always exclusively been for people that have attended our wellbeing toolkits.
For the FIRST time ever, ANYONE from the Armed Forces community in Blaenau Gwent can register to attend!
If you would like to join us but you are not from Blaenau Gwent, get yourself in our DMs as we may have something coming for you soon! 😉
Kel & Jamie 🫶🏼
* travel costs are not funded.
13/08/2025
I’ve been telling myself the story that the reason I haven’t been posting and being present online is because I’m ‘off work’ and busy with our girls.
When I pick apart that nonsense, the truth is that I’ve lost my mojo just a lil bit.
Enough to make me not want to have conversations or engage on posts.
When I’ve dug even deeper, I had a realisation that I had too many energy vampires on the periphery - and inside - my circle that have been draining the life out of me.
Like actually suffocating me with their drama or requests to ‘pick my brain’ - worst phrase ever 🤢 - or only get in touch when they want me to do stuff for them.
Friends.
Family.
And I’ll be honest, at times…ME.
So I will defo cram as much stuff into the rest of the holidays and beyond that brings me joy - with the RADIATORS in my life that keep my little Welsh heart full ♥️
I’ve cut ties with some folk (✂️ weight lifted of my shoulders satis) and made promises to myself regarding self care.
What have you done today to poke some holes in your stress bucket? Let me know!
Kel 🫶🏼
Into my 3rd hour of marinating like Sid from Ice Age right here…
05/08/2025
📣 Armed Forces community in Blaenau Gwent 🏴
We’ve got something coming for you very soon that we have never offered before…
🔹 Veterans
🔹 Serving personnel
🔹 Reservists
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteers
🔹 Family members of the above
Is this you? 👀
Keep an eye on our socials for an update and let us know in the comments if you are from the Blaenau Gwent Armed Forces community! 🏴
Kel & Jamie 🫶🏼
18/07/2025
📢 First Aid for Mental Health course - 25 July - £149pp! 🏴
🔹 Would you or your team know how to spot the signs & symptoms of a range of mental health conditions?
🔹 Would you or your team feel comfortable starting a potentially difficult conversation with someone with a suspected mental health condition?
🔹 Would you or your team know when and where to signpost someone for professional help?
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Our next 1 day accredited Level 2: First Aid for Mental Health course is being held:
📅 Friday 25 July
⏱️ 09:15 - 17:00
📍 The Innovation Centre, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8XA
🔖 Qualification valid for 3 years
☕️ Tea & coffee
👥 For EVERYONE!
💷 £149pp
This is not a 'box-ticking' exercise - this is a valuable course that will potentially save lives.
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We often get asked ‘Why did you start this company?’ It’s a question we spent a long time pondering before we made the leap from full-time secure employment to branching out on our own. The answer is people - or more specifically, we wanted to help people.
Until recently, both Jamie & I were serving in the Royal Air Force (we have 41 combined years of service between us!). Over the last 5 years, we have been on a pretty epic self-development journey and we realised that our passion was to help people unlock their potential. Sounds corny, I know...and it’s true!
So, following many late-night chats drilling down into the ‘Why?’, YourNorth was born.
Our company offers a variety of training, including accredited First Aid for Mental Health training, mindset & wellbeing workshops and tailored coaching packages. There are so many training companies out there, offering very similar content to us, so what makes us different? What makes us the special fish in a sea of other training and coaching companies? We believe that we are filling a niche for bespoke training; we offer a suite of masterclasses that can be selected to form a workshop, whilst also offering accredited mental health training.
What if, by educating and empowering you and/or your staff, you could prevent certain mental health illnesses and burnout from happening? By educating people on the causes of some mental illnesses and delving into topics such as stress, resilience, mindfulness, sleep hygiene, goal setting, to name a few, this may be the answer to having a thriving workforce. Prevention is better than correction.
Passionate about mental wellness, human performance and wellbeing; we are fascinated about ‘why we do what we do’ and love the opportunity to get to know people and instigate conversations that pique curiosity to encourage people to question the ‘why?’ and the ‘why not?’
Our goal is to educate and empower others so they have the confidence and ability to unlock their potential and become the best version of themselves. We are experienced and engaging trainers & coaches aiming to create a relaxed, positive environment conducive to learning and one that allows for personal growth.
We have quickly adapted to the ‘new normal’ and pivoted our business to deliver our accredited mental health training online. Our courses are now delivered via distance learning, which makes our training super flexible and accessible.
If you would like to see the training syllabus, understand the distance learning pathway and book a course, please visit our website at www.yournorth.co.uk
We’ve been pretty busy over on Twitter and recently been crowned #KingOf Mental Wellbeing. We’ve also been chosen by Theo Paphitis to win his Small Business Sunday competition...go us! Come and give us a follow and we’ll follow you back twitter.com/YourNorth_
We look forward to helping you explore your map...
