Your stories
Former and Current clients share their inspiring stories of successfully finding and sustaining work with our Employment Specialists. Read on for the latest.
'mental health' stories:
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I feel like a whole new person!
Mark found support through the help of two Twining Enterprise Employment Specialists – Madalina and Cliff – who both worked at his speed, listened to him explain his situation and concerns, and patiently took what he said and helped work with him to make Read more
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From lacking motivation to feeling excited about work again...
Stephen was feeling unmotivated and depressed about finding work and not having any success in securing new employment… then he found Twining Enterprise and his Employment Specialist, Sonali, who went “above and beyond” to support him in looking for new w Read more
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Support every step of the way saw Eva excel!
Eva was struggling with long term chronic depression, as well as debilitating physical pain, leaving her needing support with taking the next steps in her working life. She found Twining Enterprise and her Employment Specialist Najla, who was patient, ca Read more
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Turning negativity into positivity!
After losing her jobs during the pandemic, Aaliyah found herself in a difficult place. However, someone recommended reaching out to Twining Enterprise, so she made contact and found Dina, her Employment Specialist who filled her back up with positivity. Read more
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Breaking the cycle of an uncomfortable day-to-day life…
Chronic pain and few distractions led Antonia to a ‘dark routine of life’. Added to that, finding a job was challenging due to her health complications. However, her Employment Specialist Peter stayed alongside Antonia, supporting her to break the cycle Read more
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Sitting alongside Saanjh empowered him to get multiple job offers!
Saanjh received support from Twining Enterprise Employment Specialist Steven, who sat alongside him in his search for employment, calling him every week to explore what jobs Saanjh wanted to aim for, and how he could go about finding his dream job! Read more
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From feeling like he was failing to getting a job he loves!
Aarif was struggling to get out of bed in the morning, and the more he tried to get his life back, the more he felt he was failing. He decided to take things one step at a time – seeking support through counselling, then a course of CBT, which eventually Read more
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Kyria gets his first ever job!
Kyria spent the majority of his life under the care of secondary mental health services. However, with the help of Twining Enterprise employment specialists, he was able to secure his first ever job, and has been in employment ever since. Read more
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Support every step of the way to flourish at work
Rebecca had been experiencing some mental health challenges before being referred to Twining, where she met Debra, her dedicated Employment Specialist. Debra supported Rebecca to find work experience and training courses in her two chosen fields – animal Read more
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“Partnering with Twining's was the best decision I could make" Dinko
“Partnering” with Twining's was the best decision I could make during a very difficult stage of post-traumatic depression!' Dinko shares his story of how working with his Employment Specialist and attending the Twining Enterprise Employability skills-trai Read more