In 2019, Joel began experiencing a deep depression for the first time in his life. He found the courage to reach out to his manager, to see if there was any support available at his workplace. Support was available.
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But the process to get support was complex, with lots of hurdles to jump through and long wait times. By this point Joel was suicidal and left without support.Out of desperation, he decided to pay for counselling privately.
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But to Joel's surprise, counselling didn't help him in the way he assumed it would. At this point Joel felt even more lost, thinking - what do I do now? But by luck, he stumbled across a life coach online.

Life coaching wasn't the conventional or assumed approach for what Joel was struggling with. But it worked for him. It resonated with him, and put him back on the path towards thriving. After finding the help he needed for his own mental health journey, in a way that worked for him, Joel realised that workplace mental health support is broken.

That's because

Most mental health companies/EAP's offer just one solution - either therapy, counselling, or coaching. But it's not one size fits all and everybody needs to find the right support for them.And there are too many barriers to care - it's too slow and complex.

Joel founded MYNDUP to provide the best possible mental health support for employees, across the entire mental health spectrum.

Nobody should ever feel stuck, helpless or alone, without access to the support that best suits them.