Your stories
Former and Current clients share their inspiring stories of successfully finding and sustaining work with our Employment Specialists. Read on for the latest.
'Career guidance' stories:
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Being in-work positively impacts on my mental health
Matthew had found the search for work difficult, particularly paired with experiencing anxiety and depression, and needed some extra support to get a full-time job again. He visited a local jobs fair and met Tracy, who was staffing the Twining Enterprise Read more
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Tracy made me feel I was worth it
Rigo had escaped an abusive relationship which led to him experiencing depression, anxiety and panic attacks. His NHS Talking Therapies counsellor referred him to Twining Enterprise to support him in his search for work and to help his recovery journey. Read more
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From redundancy to the best job of my career!
Redundancy had caused Reyansh to develop a deep depression, and job hunting had proved demoralising, making an already difficult time, much worse. When Reyansh met Twining Enterprise and his dedicated Employment Specialist, Monica, his expectations were Read more
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From four years out of work to securing a job almost instantly!
Jack was forced to give up work for physical health reasons, which led to the development of chronic anxiety. Having not worked for four years, Jack was keen to get back into the workplace, but initially on a part-time basis. The Job Centre referred him Read more
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Achieving my goal to return to work!
Mark had struggled with his mental health his whole life, finding himself in and out of secondary mental health care, sometimes unexpectedly. This made building a career particularly challenging. Mark was first referred to Twining Enterprise in 2022 and Read more
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A consistent force in my career
Anthony had a long history of mental health conditions, making settling on one clear career path difficult to manage. However, his relationship with Twining Enterprise has been a consistent force in keeping him on track, up to date in his job searching s Read more
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My mentor helped me to think differently!
We were delighted when Leila signed up to our Developing Futures 12-week e-mentoring programme for young people aged between 18-24 years old from ethnic minority backgrounds and struggling with their mental health. We were able to pair her with an experi Read more
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Getting myself back on track
Simon had experienced a difficult time with a previous employer which had left him with feelings of anxiety, leading him to seek help via his local Doctors surgery. They recommended NHS Talking Therapies to support Simon with the anxiety, as well as Twin Read more
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Support to see a clear way through
Steph had been experiencing some feelings of overwhelm and needed support to help regain her focus and see her way through a difficult time. Her therapist suggested Twining Enterprise and that’s when she met Amy, her Employment Specialist. Amy’s help su Read more
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Support into sustainable employment
Martin suffered from a persistent physical condition which made working difficult, however, unable to get timely medical support paired with a long period of work absence, this untreated physical condition led to insomnia, a stutter and eventually the beg Read more