I moved to London in 2012 after spending 10 months in Ireland where I was taking care of 4 children as a live-in au-pair.

I only knew 2 people in the UK when I moved here, and they both happened to work in the hospitality industry, so it was somewhat an obvious choice for me to join it as well.

Launching today, Tuesday 5th May, the now pauseinitiative offers a free, practical, self-care toolkit to help keep your mental health in shape. The project is the brainchild of Craig Prentice, founder of mum, the hospitality talent solutions business, who has created this initiative in collaboration with Peter Kerwood, a marketing freelancer.

Umbrella Training COO Jo Simovic praised now pause: “Good mental health is so important…”