About Us
Our Mission
Our volunteer-led organisation is motivated by purpose over profit, dedicated to fostering mental wellbeing and personal empowerment through the SEJ Process, events, services, and initiatives.
Our Vision
Our goal is to create a mentally healthy world where everyone is able to live to their true potential.
Our Goals
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Provision and expansion of volunteer-led and pro bono services through the Stay Mentally Healthy Hubs and development of all our initiatives to ensure accessibility, social impact, community, diversity, and inclusion.
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To provide education, resources, and support to individuals facing mental health challenges enabling them to reach their full and true potential, creating a mentally healthy world.
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To educate, support and guide disadvantaged groups to re-train and use their lived experience in service to others.
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To work collaboratively with local businesses and educational settings to create mentally healthy communities.
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To campaign for change, listen to the voices of our communities; local, education and organisational.
Our Values
Our core values are our guiding principles.
Compassion - we aim to understand and meet community needs with service, awareness and kindness.
Inclusivity - openness, inclusion and collaboration are central to our growth and success.
Integrity - we act with honesty and transparency in all our relationships and services.
Perseverance - we never give up! Finding solutions to problems through our own practice of the SEJ Process.
Creativity - we embrace an open-minded approach, continually developing our skills to ensure excellent practice.
Service - we work with an open-hearted approach providing a meaningful experience for those we support.
Jacqueline Mary Phillips
Founder of 'The SEJ' organisation
Mary (as she prefers to be known) is the founder of The SEJ organisation and the SMH initiatives. She is responsible for ensuring that the vision of the organisation is realised and oversees the flagship Stay Mentally Healthy Hub in Bridgnorth.
About Mary
"I originally worked in the corporate world for many years whilst simultaneously experiencing mental health challenges; including depression, anxiety, and self harm, culminating in attempted suicide. I spent over 14 years in and out of psychiatric hospitals and was eventually diagnosed with complex PTSD. During this time I suffered several recurring bouts of depression, some mild, others severe culminating in a life changing event at the age of 28 when the SEJ Process was born out of my experiences.
I have now been depression free for over 27 years, despite being told by the professionals that I would most likely suffer with recurring depression for the remainder of my life, and that I would need to learn how to manage it. I never did learn how to manage it, because I learned instead what was needed to be, and stay, depression free, and this is what I share with you through the SEJ Process, events and services.
I have shared the SEJ Process training and services with people from all walks of life, the Armed Forces, Police, Clergy, Sports Professionals, Education and in Business. It is my firm belief that if we can educate everyone about their mental health and at the same time give them the life skills required to stay mentally healthy, then they will go on to live empowered lives, reach their true potential and become productive members of society."
Carol Blakemore
Head Volunteer and Executive Assistant for 'The SEJ' organisation.
Carol is the Head Volunteer and Executive Assistant for 'The SEJ' organisation. She has been volunteering for The SEJ for over 19 years working closely with Mary and has a wealth of experience with her primary focus on service. Her daily function in the organisation is to help support all volunteers with their work, and to work collaboratively to ensure the organisation fulfils its aims.
Carol says...
“Part of my Head Volunteer role is to provide leadership to the function of volunteering. To promote and enable a positive culture of engagement and the values of work for the organisation, ensuring that volunteering is understood and respected throughout the organisation which reflects on the day to day work.
Being a volunteer has given me a deepened sense of empathy and compassion, it allows me to connect with people on a deeper level. The smallest act of being in service can make an enormous difference to the lives of others."
