My Discombobulated Brain, the Welsh mental health charity that aims to tackle the stigma associated with mental health and offer a source of support and education to those affected by these issues, is delighted to be working alongside Newport County AFC in starting the first regular mental health drop-in sessions at Bar Amber. These sessions […]
Today is International Men’s Day which celebrates the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities; highlighting positive role models and raising awareness of men’s well-being. This year the theme is “Making a difference for men and boys” and in keeping with our commitment to improving Mental Health in our area, we […]
Wowzers, what a crazy month, my brain is in overdrive. On 5 October we had at the Newport County FC Mental Health match and it was amazing. Not only did County win (whoop) each member of the team wore a My Discombobulated Brain branded t-shirt. Oh yes and on top of that, we have the […]
Our Founder, Laura Jane Dernie has been in several articles in the Western Mail and South Wales Echo about Peri and Post Natal Depression and her work with the National Centre of Wales. My Discombobulated Brain was featured on The One in Four Podcast and they are supporters of the #SicknotSad campaign. Our Founder, Laura Jane Dernie, did […]
Laura does a lot of work with Cardiff University Medical School. She is a regular speaker at the Winter and Summer School of Psychiatry Medical Day. She also leads sessions on Psychiatry and Mental Health in Film as a service user and Charity Founder.
Katy Garland donated her Charity day to us. She wrote a PR campaign and carried out introductions between Discombob and relevant recognisable people who could help further our campaign.
We work with Phil Raeburn who is an MMA fighter training out of SBG in Ireland. Phil trains alongside John Phillips and Connor McGregor. Phil publicly speaks about his mental health.
Laura’s work with NCMH is very personal and varied but we would like to talk about a few collaborations. Laura went to Time to Talk London on 5th February on 2015 with Prof Ian Jones. She is a prominent Research Champion for them promoting their DNA database and research. Laura was honoured to be the […]
On 1st March 2015 Laura spoke at the Welsh Liberal Democrats Conference about how Mental Health research and real stories were very important. She also spoke at a Perinatal Event at House of Commons 20th November 2017 and we were involved with the Welsh Government’s inquiry into Perinatal Mental Health 2017
Laura was asked to be a part of MIBA’s second number one Amazon book, Mumpreneur On Fire 2. This book contains 20 women stories and one of them is our very own Laura’s. You can purchase the book here: https://amzn.to/2H6Fonb