My Story

Hello my name is Matthew and on Sunday 26th April I am running the TCS London Marathon for Mind. I have no aim other than to finish it, to prove to myself that you can do hard things and to show when you put your mind to something you can achieve it.

Having personally struggled with my mental health and neurodiversity growing up and still in my adult life, the work that Mind does by providing access to services, advice and support has been a lifeline to me. 

1 in 4 people experience mental health problems. Most of them don’t get the help they need. Mind wants to change that. With the proportion of funding for mental health services within the NHS decreasing year on year it makes the work that Mind does ever more important. 

For me, fundraising also means helping to break the stigma around mental health in a really personal way. I know how hard it can be to open up or admit you’re struggling and how easy it is to feel like you have to deal with everything on your own. When people support causes like Mind, it shows that these conversations matter—that it’s okay to not be okay, and to ask for help without shame. To me, raising money isn’t just about funding services; it’s about creating a world where people like me don’t feel alone in what they’re going through.

Thank you for your support and I'll see you at the finish line