The Self-Esteem Team

The Self-Esteem Team is a British organisation which delivers workshops in schools and colleges on mental health, body image and exam stress. It was formed in 2013 by Grace Barrett, Natasha Devon and Nadia Mendoza.

The Self-Esteem Team
OriginEngland
Years active2013–present
Websiteselfesteemteam.org
Members
  • Grace Barrett
  • Nadia Mendoza
Writing career
Notable worksThe Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!![1]

Members

Grace Barrett is a singer/songwriter who has toured the world with artists Brother, Little Boots, and Deaf Havana. She was raised in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.

Natasha Devon is a writer and TV pundit. In August 2015, she became the British government's first Mental Health Champion.[2] In April 2016, the role was rendered obsolete.[3] She grew up in Ugley in Essex. In July 2017, she resigned from The Self-Esteem Team.

Nadia Mendoza is the Head of Showbiz and TV at Daily Star Online. She began her career at The Sun. She was raised in London before moving to Los Angeles while working for Mail Online. Mendoza experienced self-harm[4] before joining The Self-Esteem Team.

Campaigns

The group's Switch On The Light campaign, which was released for Mental Health Week 2015, featured Stephen Fry, Professor Green, Clarke Carlisle, and Charlie McConnell. It is dedicated to James Mabbett,[5] who took his own life aged 24.

Their follow-up campaign, New Years ReVolution, released in December 2015, featured Charlotte Crosby, Rachel Riley, Jamal Edwards, and Michelle Lewin.[6]

Awards

In 2014, The Self-Esteem Team won a Body Confidence Award from Marie Claire magazine for their work in education.[7][8]

Books

The Self-Esteem Team released their book The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to… Sex, Drugs & WTFs?!! in 2015, with a foreword by Zoella. The book is on The Reading Agency's Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.[9]

  • The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!! (6 August 2015). John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1784186425.

References
  1. The Self-Esteem Team (6 August 2015). The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!!. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1784186425.
  2. Unknown. "First ever mental health champion for schools unveiled". Gov.uk. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. Weale, Sally. "Mental health champion for UK schools axed after criticising government". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  4. McCormack, Kirsty. "'Declaring war on insecurity!' Self-esteem Team have battled bulimia, self-harm and eczema". Express.co.uk. Daily Express. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. Telegraph Men. "'Let's create a society where it's acceptable for men to express how they feel'". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. Mendoza, Nadia (30 December 2015). "#NewYearsReVolution: Jamal Edwards and Rachel Riley join The Self-Esteem Team campaign to rethink resolutions". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. Unknown. "Congratulations to the Body Confidence Awards winners". berealcampaign.co.uk. Be Real. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  8. Ramsdale, Suzannah (17 October 2014). "Body Confidence Awards 2014: Prepare To Be Inspired". Marie Claire (UK edition). London. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. Unknown. "New national reading scheme to support young people's mental health". Readingagency.org.uk. The Reading Agency. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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