Dave Cottrell — Lived Experience Mental Health

I talk about mental health for a living. Not because I studied it. Because I lived it.

Bipolar disorder. Social anxiety. An eating disorder. Self-harm. A crisis point in 2009 that very nearly ended everything. And a slow; deliberate journey back.

I'm Dave Cottrell — lived experience mental health speaker; NLP practitioner and coach. Points of Light Award winner. Eight years working with the NHS delivering mental health education and self-harm interventions in schools.

On this channel you'll find honest frameworks for stress; anxiety and resilience. Real personal story content. And practical tools you can actually use — not inspiration that fades by Tuesday.

On the days you feel you can do nothing; and you do anything; that means everything.
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