A space to share.
A space to vent.
A space to be honest — in the hope that someone else might feel less alone reading it.
But it’s also becoming something more.
It’s a space to talk about what I’m fighting for.
What we are fighting to change.
What desperately needs to change — not just for me, but for so many others across the UK.
After my own experience with mental health crisis care, I saw just how shocking the aftercare system in the UK really is. I’ve been through hell trying to get the treatment I need. And while I’ve been lucky to have an incredible support network around me, I’ve met so many others who are completely alone. No support. No guidance. Just left to fend for themselves after the hardest moments of their lives.
That’s why I founded What About Now two months ago.
Our aim is simple:
To support people living with mental illness — and their loved ones — in navigating life after a mental health crisis.
We’re a small team right now, but we have big dreams. And every single day, we’re working to make them real.
Here’s what we’re building:
🫶 Peer-led support groups, starting in the London Borough of Bromley and expanding nationwide. These will be safe, understanding spaces led by people with lived experience — a place to find a shoulder to cry on, practical advice, and emotional support.
📞 A national helpline, run by trained volunteers, available 7 days a week. This won’t be a crisis line — but it will be a place to talk, ask questions, and feel heard. We’ll do what we can, with what we have, to walk alongside you.
🧠 Our biggest dream: to partner with psychiatrists or counsellors who can offer 2–3 sessions of immediate, transitional support to those reintegrating into everyday life — while they wait for NHS services to become available.
We can’t do this alone. And we don’t want to.
Every single subscription to this blog helps.
Every follow, like, or share on social media helps.
Every podcast subscriber helps.
Every donation — no matter how small — helps more than you know.
We’re working our socks off to get the word out there. But we need your voice too.
🎟️ Right now, we’re running a charity raffle to raise funds for this vital work.
Tickets can be bought via a donation to our GoFundMe page:
👉 https://gofund.me/a9a5c63a
Tickets: 2 for £10 or 5 for £20
And the prizes are amazing — from tech and fashion to wellness bundles and vouchers!
💙 Please continue to support us and help turn these ambitions into action.
Follow, share, subscribe — or just talk about us. It all makes a difference.
Follow us here:
🔵 Facebook: What About Now?
🎙️ Podcast: What About Now? Holding On and Moving Forward — Available on Spotify, Apple & Amazon
📸 Instagram: @whataboutnow25 & @whataboutnowthepodcast
🎥 TikTok: @whataboutnow25
💛 GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/a9a5c63a
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