Our Ambassadors

Our team brings together the brightest minds, working together to transform the world of mental health.

James Downs

James Downs

James Downs is a mental health campaigner, peer researcher and expert by experience in eating disorders.
Gemma Styles

Gemma Styles

Gemma Styles is an online creator and podcaster and uses her 9 million Instagram following to raise awareness on the importance of looking after your mental health.

Azeem Rafiq

Azeem Rafiq

Azeem Rafiq is a cricketer who played professionally in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Hope Virgo

Hope Virgo

Hope Virgo is an Author, and an international leading campaigner and recognised media spokesperson for people with eating disorders. Hope helps young people, schools, hospitals and businesses to deal with the rising tide of mental health issues.

Charlotte Cox

Flo Sharman

Inspired by MQ Mental Health Research's work and her battles with OCD, Panic Disorder, PTSD, and Depression, Flo Sharman blends advocacy, public speaking, and copywriting skills to normalize perceptions of mental health, erase stigma, amplify research, and equalize funding. By sharing their story and MQ's breakthroughs, Flo inspires others and addresses various audiences to foster understanding and transformative change.

Charlotte Cox

Amazin LeThi

Amazin LeThi is an athlete, keynote speaker, LGBTQ advocate and published author.

Charlotte Cox

Charlotte Cox

Charly Cox is a British poet, writer and a mental health activist.
Charlotte Cox

Omar Castaneda & Hernan Barro

Omar Castaneda & Hernan Barros are multidisciplinary artists and founders of Food of War, an art collective and non-profit initiative that produces cultural and social projects in order to raise awareness about the impact of civil, cultural and private conflicts in different societies around the world.

Leigh Timmis

Leigh Timmis

Leigh Timmis is a world record cyclist and public speaker.

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James Downs

Claire Eastham

Claire Eastham is an award-winning mental health author, blogger, campaigner and keynote speaker. Regarded as one of the UK’s foremost mental health bloggers. Drawing on her own experiences to talk about social anxiety and panic attacks, Claire’s witty and self-deprecating sense of humour has seen her attract thousands of blog subscribers.

 

Hope Virgo

Depanshi Gulati

Since starting Rain On Me in 2018, Deepanshi Gulati has become a certified Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aider. She is an Ambassador for MQ Mental Health Research and a Trustee to the charity, LAPIS (London Accessibility Psychotherapy & Inclusive Supervision). Deepanshi has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Arts and is currently a Trainee Psychotherapist. She has dedicated her life to creating safe spaces for herself and others.

Gemma Styles

Harry Corin

Harry Corin is a public speaker, a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, approved by Mental Health First Aid England and listed as a Role Model on the InsideOut Leaderboard for Mental Health.

Azeem Rafiq

Coco Tucker

Bio coming soon.

Charlotte Cox

Asha Davey

Bio coming soon.

Charlotte Cox

Sophie Brigden

Sophie Brigden is a leadership and management consultant, trainer, and coach. Working successfully with leaders from the private, education, public and charity sectors helping them lead with empathy and authenticity and awaken their best selves. She candidly speaks about the difficulties she faced from her career in the Army from poor leadership, a toxic culture, a system ill-equipped to support and her own lack of psychological tools, which subsequently led to PTSD.

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