Kylie

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Hi, I'm Kylie, I'm 34 years old, married and have 2 beautiful children and 1 fur baby. I've always struggled with anxiety but since the beginning of the pandemic it magnified how bad my OCD was. It took a long to admit to my husband and family how much I was struggling but once I finally took that step of reaching out and asking for help, it was the best thing I could of done and I know that I don't have to do this on my own. I'm so excited to be volunteering for Red Balloons as it's such an amazing charity. I love talking to and helping others as its so important for us to be open about mental health and not struggling in silence.

Hi, I’m Emma.

I’m a proud Teessider with strong ties to our communities, with a passion for doing good and makong change – for the better. I am a wife, stepmum (and soon-to-be 'Mam' too!), sister, daughter and in-law. 

My professional background was firmly rooted in the Third Sector for many years in marketing, fundraising and management but these days my ‘day job’ revolves around designing and implementing high impact Marketing for a huge range of companies across the North East. 

Improving mental health is something I am hugely passionate about. Like many, I have had some incredibly poor experiences with the more ‘traditional’ support routes and know from experience that these are not always suitable for the individual in need. Knowing the services provided by Red Balloons have been designed with real people, real experiences and real passion is what makes us so unique – and vital.  

I discovered the work of Red Balloons a few years ago and supported the fundraising and visibility of the organisation as best I could from a corporate partnership perspective, seeing and acknowledging how incredibly needed and beneficial the activity was in our community.

Today, I am exceptionally proud to join the board of Trustees to help evolve the organisation, raise its profile further and perhaps, support the delivery of services to more community users too. It is an incredibly exciting time for Red Balloons – I look forward to seeing what is next…