Lily-Jo is a qualified mental health counsellor, counselling supervisor, and senior coach at Unstoppable Life Coaching. She is also the founder of mental health organisation, The Lily-Jo Project, which is a platform devoted to using the power of music to educate, equip, and empower people of all ages to take control of their mental health.
In 2023, she released her debut book Talking To Children About Mental Health, which focuses on the unique challenges that gen z and gen alpha are facing and how adults can help them. You can catch Lily-Jo on her podcast or stay connected on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Everyone feels lonely from time to time, and many even struggle with loneliness on a regular basis. In fact, according to the Campaign to End Loneliness, nearly half (49.63%) of adults in the UK reported feeling lonely ‘occasionally, sometimes, often or always’....
Every year in March, the World Sleep Society celebrates World Sleep Day! We love this day not only because we love a good snooze, but because it’s an opportunity for us to reflect on the critical role that sleep plays in our mental health and well-being. Often when...
Our culture is very much geared towards productivity. We measure things like hours worked, emails sent, money made, and tasks completed. However, a key component of productivity that may surprise you is… rest! Katina Bajaj says it best in her article for Fast...
Blue Monday rolls around every year on the third Monday of January. It’s touted as the ‘most depressing day of the year’ - but why? Who decided that this day is so ‘depressing’? What Exactly is Blue Monday? According to Sky News, Blue Monday was created in 2004 by...
Forming new habits and making lifestyle changes is difficult at any time of the year - let alone at the start of January when we’re in the thick of winter! Whether you have some New Year’s resolutions in mind or you just want to set a few positive intentions for 2024,...
Hello! Lily-Jo here again. I can’t quite believe it’s already November! As a busy mum of 2 with a big extended family, the thought of the holidays creeping in can feel quite exhausting and overwhelming. So as the holiday season approaches, I’ll be sharing a few...
Hey there - Lily-Jo here! I hope you all are well and had a fantastic summer. As the seasons change and we approach autumn, here are my top tips on how to maintain good mental health by using my A.U.T.U.M.N. acronym. Maintaining good mental health using the...
As our third annual International Weekend of Self-Care (IWOSC) approaches, I wanted to share with you a few of my recent thoughts on self-care. There are many different ways you can think about or define self-care - which can make the topic a bit tricky to navigate!...
Three years ago almost to the day, our lives looked very different. We were in the early stages of the first lockdown, an unprecedented time, with the word “unprecedented” giving me the shivers! The scariest thing about the pandemic, I found, was how it snatched away...
It is estimated that 1 in 6 young people struggle with their mental health. And our own research here at The Lily-Jo Project suggests that anxiety is the biggest mental health problem facing gen Z today. We also know that compared to any other age group, research...
Of the hundreds of schools we speak with, an overwhelming majority want the Lily-Jo Project to visit, however the only barrier is funding. We want our assemblies to be 100% free for schools, here’s how you can help us make this happen:
**Target to see 40 schools in the 2019/2020 academic year.
We want each school visit to be the best ever
– here’s some gear we need to ensure we deliver a top-quality experience for students:
Here’s a great exercise that you can do at home, everything is explained in this PDF, below.
You can take a look online or you can download it to print off and complete!
