I had just come out of rehab the week before starting the programme. I needed something to do to keep my mind busy and positive. If you are busy you don’t have time to think of the negative things in…
I had just come out of rehab the week before starting the programme. I needed something to do to keep my mind busy and positive. If you are busy you don’t have time to think of the negative things in…
Before joining the project I didn’t have much in the way of regular activities in my week – I had been living in a care home and was mostly staying at home and watching TV! I joined the Freedom Project…
At the age of 18 I was diagnosed with bipolar and was subsequently admitted to hospital for treatment. While in hospital, I was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia meaning I would be given the wrong treatments, some of them extreme, and medications….
I joined the Freedom Project through Learn Direct for a period of 4 weeks. I enjoyed participating at Mustard Tree so applied for the 20 weeks Project. When I initially joined Mustard Tree, I felt really nervous and scared…
Before joining Mustard Tree I was sat at home doing nothing. I found out about Mustard Tree’s Freedom Project and I saw it as an opportunity not to miss. Now I’m doing something which is giving me new skills, and…
I didn’t know anyone when I arrived in Manchester. I was an asylum seeker and new to the UK. The Boaz Trust – a partner charity of Mustard Tree – helped me access safe accommodation and told me about the…
When I was told by my Job Centre Advisor that they were going to send me on another placement, I was not looking forward to it. In the past I had hated work placements as they were all pretty boring….
I joined the Freedom Project simply for something to do. All I did was smoke cannabis all the time and I wanted a change. Since starting at Mustard Tree I’ve been involved with a lot of things here, including the…
The Mustard was originally recommended to me by an agent in Remploy. She said that she had worked there for two weeks when she initially started working for Remploy and that Mustard Tree had a range of things to do. She…
The weekly job club first got me interested and through the door. I was signing on at the Job Centre and I was finding it hard to get work. I also wanted to volunteer my time and do something positive….