Gary played top level football for clubs such as Coventry City and Wolverhampton when he was diagnosed with MS which ended his dreams and ambitions of becoming a professional football player

Gary travelled to China in the hope of a cure but ended up spending a year in a Coventry hospital and was left to deal with the mental and physical challenges of coming to terms with spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

He is now dedicating his future efforts to helping other MS sufferers.

Lydia is a psychologist and the founder of Velvet Evolution.

She is an expert in assessing communication styles and building emotional resilience.

Lydia is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and is now a supporter of Safeline as a member on the Board of Trustees and an Ambassador for the charity.

Lydia is also trained in NLP, Performance Coaching and Mindfulness and has spoken on the TedX stage.

Mike is an entrepreneur and owner of digital marketing company Breakout Media.

Mike is also a LinkedIn expert and has used the platform to help build a multiple 6 figure business that employs 16 people and applies a 4 day working week.

Mike is also a husband and father of 2 daughters and a BJJ enthusiast.

Kevin has been training in Martial arts for over 28 years. 18 of these have been spent specifically in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kevin currently holds the rank of 3rd-degree black belt making him one of the highest-ranked Black Belts in the United Kingdom.

Aside from his qualification in BJJ Kevin also holds black belts in Taekwondo, Kickboxing as well as a Brown Belt in Judo. He also holds coaching/instructor qualification in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, Wrestling and Boxing.

Kevin began training in 2003 with Braulio Estima (Multiple world champion) and gained his Black Belt from Braulio in 2010. Over the past 18 years, Kevin has been an active competitor competing at both national and international level, representing his country both in Gi and No-Gi competition.

Kevin has also held a UKCC level 2 coaching qualification in Freestyle Wrestling and has also competed in this sport. Aside from Martial arts Kevin also works as a secondary school teacher and uses this knowledge in-order to structure and deliver lessons in the most current and up to date fashion.

Chris has been in the coaching world for over 20 years and has a deep interest in human behaviour, self development and building mental toughness.

Chris is also on his own journey of self development which has involved breath work, silent retreats and therapy.

Bill is the founder and Co-owner with his partner Erin of DRM, A clothing brand which raises awareness and reduces stigma for mental health. They use 25% of their profits to go into the community work they do. Together they have successfully ran over 5 events, sold over 500 items and raised over 7k for mental health charities.

DRM was set up after Bill lost his younger brother Ollie to suicide in 2014, he was just 18 at the time. After the loss of his brother and his own mental health struggles, he wanted to put his energy into something positive and help to raise awareness for mental health so no-one has to go through the same thing he did.

Geoff Thompson is an author, spiritual teacher, playwright and BAFTA winning screenwriter as well as one of the world’s highest ranking martial arts teachers. He has published 50 books including Watch My Back, Notes From a Factory Floor and the Divine CEO. His most recent feature film, Retaliation is currently receiving great acclaim in the US: it is a muscular biopic about the metaphysical power of forgiveness.

Kit worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for several years and sits on adoption panels. She used to advise Social Services on the care of foster children, and has written training manuals on adoption, foster care and judgecraft for members of the judiciary.

Her writing has received numerous awards including the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2014 and 2015 and the SI Leeds Literary Reader's Choice Prize 2014 and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year.

MY NAME IS LEON, her first novel was published in 2016 and shortlisted for the Costa Book Award. She has two children and lives in the West Midlands.

Matthew Evans has been training, competing and teaching Martial and combat arts for the last 30 years.

After a recent accident, Matthew was forced to slow down and concentrate on what was missing from his life. Connecting to the emotional as well the physical side of himself, he felt something was missing while also experiencing PTS from after a family tragedy some years ago.

Matthew felt a calling to plant medicines and Ayahuasca specifically, so went in search of healing and a chance to reconnect to his mind, body and spirit. After receiving his own healing, Matthew now serves others as HHP's Lead Integration Coach on Ayahuasca retreats facilitating Veterans who are looking for their own healing and connection to themselves and family.

Paul Foster is chef owner at the Michelin-starred Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon.