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LTHW offers support for mental health issues, trauma, disabilities and wellbeing through lived experiences, backed up by accredited training. CIC No: 17522827

We also arrange events, activities and drop ins to help combat social isolation and loneliness.

02/11/2026

OK quick question for everyone...

Who are these people who drive around on WELL LIT roads with their bloody high beams and FOG LIGHTS on

You do not need high beams when the road is already well lit. You're just blinding oncoming drivers and can easily cause a crash

And fog lights...the clue is in the name...FOG. If its not foggy, you don't need them on!

What ridiculous/stupid driving habits have you encountered across the North East? I can almost guarantee that I have seen them all

30/10/2026

Following on from my post the other day...

People need to STOP USING MENTAL HEALTH AS AN EXCUSE!

Defense solicitors use it as an excuse for their client committing a crime

People use it as an excuse for treating others poorly

Parents use it as an excuse for kids going out and causing issues for other people

Schools use it as an excuse for a student bullying another student

The list goes on

MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR YOUR ACTIONS PURELY BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DISORDER/ILLNESS

You can explain certain actions have happened due to certain symptoms of a mental health condition

BUT THERE IS A CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EXCUSE AND AN EXPLANATION

I suffer with BPD/EUPD, Bipolar 2, severe depression and social anxiety...but i have NEVER and will NEVER use any of these as an excuse for my actions

As an example, the fairly recent high profile case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Amber's defense solicitor claimed that she had BPD, and Amber herself tried to use this as an excuse for sh*tting in their bed

Now I don't know about anyone else, but no matter how much my partner has annoyed me, I have NEVER thought about dropping my kegs and pinching one out on the sheets

This is also where lived experience comes in (not for the above 😆) but defense solicitors are taking their word that their mental health is the reason for their client breaking the law

Where is the evidence to back this up, have they trawled through hundreds of pages of medical journals and psychology reports and seen that this happens with other patients?

Have they lived through the disorder/illness themselves, have they thought about taking the same actions that their client has, because of the issue?

Have they called qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and other professionals as witnesses to the fact that their mental health has caused their actions?

No, they take their clients at their word because that's what they're paid to do

You explain why something was done or said due to a symptom of a mental illness, if thats the case. I go into a rage occasionally because I struggle to control my emotions

But I own up to that, I know what has caused it, I hold my hands up, I apologise and I take steps to help myself to be better.

There is an issue of accountability if somebody genuinely wasn't aware of the offense an action could cause, due to a symptom of a mental illness. But that also still feeds into explaining rather than excusing

29/10/2026

R.I.P to another true legend of stage and screen

Sir Patrick Stewart

13/7/1940-28/10/2026 😞 💔

Literally 3 years to the day that we lost Matthew Perry as well

28/10/2026

Im going to say something, and I'll say it loud enough for the people at the back

STOP APOLOGISING FOR THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND YOUR CONTROL

Time and time again, I have had people in my life, and people that I have talked to through social media thinking they need to apologise for one of three things:

1. Having a mental health issue
2. Having a disability
3. Acting a certain way due to trauma

YOU NEVER NEED TO APOLOGISE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE!!

They are beyond your control, you never asked for any of the above

And if anybody, and I mean anybody in your life makes you feel like you need to apologise for any of them

YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT THEM IN YOUR LIFE

I am so sick and tired of seeing a post from the local media about these issues and then looking at the comments, many of them negative and actually bullying people who are suffering, purely because of these issues

Let's get one thing straight...mental health, disabilities and trauma can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME

It doesn't matter how rich, famous, fit/perfectly healthy you are, all it takes is one incident to affect you

Then all of a sudden, its you who is searching for help and support, and it's somebody else's comments that you're reading, having a go at you because you dared to let mental health affect you

You dared to become physically disabled, despite doing everything possible to stay healthy. But you weren't to know that a car ran a red light and smashed into your car...making you wheelchair bound

You dared to befriend the wrong person who became emotionally and physically abusive, despite them being the nicest person when you first met

You dared to claim a government disability benefit because you can no longer work for various reasons, and you need the extra support to help get you through the month due to additional costs

STOP STIGMATISING THESE THINGS, BECAUSE KARMA IS A FUNNY THING. YOU COULD END UP BEING IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED HELP

25/10/2026

As we draw nearer to opening our doors for the first time, we would like to reach out and call on any charities, community groups, non profit groups and businesses in the Middlesbrough/Teesside area that would be open to working with us to help us bring the best possible service to the people that walk through our doors

Our first hub will be opening in Middlesbrough, after several calls for support needed across the borough

In particular we would love to hear from Middlesbrough Council to see if there is a space that we can use as soon as we secure some funding, or even if we could be advised on who to contact at the council

We are also keen to hear from any groups that could come along when we open and put on some sessions for our members, whether its crafts, exercise or something else, all are welcome

We are very community orientated so the more groups and businesses that we can work with, especially smaller local businesses, then everyone is a winner ❤️

Please do reach out, and please share this post. The more we can get sorted before we get confirmation of funding, the quicker we can open and the more support we can offer :)

23/10/2026

WHAT IS LTHW:

This Community Interest Company was first founded in October 2025 as our founder noticed some clear gaps and discrepancies in the health & social care system. Specifically gaps in mental health, people living with disabilities and people suffering from trauma.

Due to under funding and more people needing help and support, the health & social care system is overrun. People are waiting too long for appointments to see a professional when they need urgent help and people are being turned away for not being a critical need. As well as people not knowing which services are available

That's where LTHW comes in. We aim to fill the gap between somebody needing help, and them getting an appointment with a professional service, minimising the risk of people's conditions getting worse

We provide advice and support based on our own lived experiences, which is also backed up by accredited, professional training. We are a NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation, meaning that any money we make as a service, goes straight back into our service, improving it and ensuring that we can support more people in need

WHAT CAN LTHW OFFER:

Our aim is to offer the following service to anyone in need...

1. Advice and support for mental health issues, disabilities, trauma and physical & mental wellbeing

2. Signposting to relevant professional and community services who can offer more targeted help, including counselling, therapies, safe places, etc

3. Opening physical drop-in hubs where people can have a warm space to have a tea/coffee, read a book, take part in some activities such as arts and crafts and socialise with other people in need. People can also ask our staff for face to face support

4. Arranging events & activities in the community to help combat social isolation and loneliness

5. Working with other community organisations to provide more activities and events, as well as working towards our vision of a more thorough and cohesive health & social care system, where people know exactly what services are available for what need

6. Providing items for free or at a very reduced cost to low income families and homeless individuals to help against the cost of living and ensuring that people have the items they need to reduce the pressure on their lives

FIND OUT MORE:

You can find out more about LTHW, our services and our plans by visiting one of the following

Website: www.letstalknortheast.org

Facebook Group (Private): Let's Talk Health & Wellbeing C.I.C

TikTok: tiktok.com/

If you have a disability or long term health condition, you can also sign up to Purpl Discounts using our personal link (we receive 50p per monthly sign up & £2 per annual sign up): https://www.purpldiscounts.com/charity/lthw

Please spread the word. We are just waiting on a couple of confirmations before we open our first hub in Middlesbrough

20/10/2026

Hello all,

Things are progressing pretty well on this end, we officially became registered as a C.I.C on 15th October

We have now applied for a business bank account which should be open shortly

The other bit of news that I wanted to share...we have just been accepted as part of the Purpl Discounts Charity Partner Programme

Purpl is an app designed for people with disabilities and long term health conditions to access discounts on a wide range of things, from broadband deals to groceries, mobile phone deals to days out

With the partner programme, if you sign up and pay the annual membership, we receive £2 for every person that signs up, if you pay monthly, we receive 50p for every person that signs up

You can use our link below to sign up to the app and start bagging yourself some discounts :)

https://www.purpldiscounts.com/charity/lthw

15/10/2026

Soo, as it turns out, we didn't need to wait 5 days for the confirmation to become a Community Interest Company

The confirmation came through this morning (24 hours after submitting the application) ❤️ 🥳 🎉

I'm over the moon that the application was accepted and processed so quickly

Now we can focus on getting fully set up and providing support to those who need it :)

15/10/2026

This is a slightly worrying statistic and one that needs to change rapidly

At the same time, I understand the reluctance to a degree.

When I was in university studying law, we covered cases of people being sued for breaking a person's ribs, and a few of people being accused of s*xual harassment for performing CPR on a woman

Did you know: Fewer than 10% of people survive an 'out-of-hospital' cardiac arrest

This is why every single second counts, the faster you begin performing CPR. the more chance that person has at survival

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