Our Director Tom spent several years serving in the British Army as an infantry soldier, and then as a private military contractor working for the United States Government & British Foreign Office in Iraq & the Middle East, before starting successful careers in the Financial Services and IT sector's in London.
In 2015 Tom was himself diagnosed with Chronic Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) by a leading psychiatrist specialising in military mental health.
"Looking back at my own situation, I know now that with a little bit of prior education about mental health, either I or a colleague at work could have easily spotted the signs that I was unwell, and I could have gone and got the right support to manage my illness at a much earlier stage. If that had of happened then I would never have got to the point where going to work became an impossibility.
None of us are immune to mental ill health because it just doesn't discriminate, which is why we all need to speak openly about it at all levels in business".
You can listen to Tom being interviewed by the British Forces Broadcasting Service BFBS Radio, & talking about why it's so important for men particularly to speak about their mental health here ....
Tom is an Ambassador for the Military Charity SSAFA (Britain's oldest tri-service military charity).
He is a member of two NHS England mental health working groups, the King's College Veterans Mental Health Research Advisory Group, & a Fellow of The Royal Society For Public Health.
