ImNotOk Founders:

·      Poppy Barnes – Co Founder of an incredibleorganisation called ImNotOk.

·      Poppy has worked in the advertising industry for18 years, where her passion for supporting people with their mental health came to fruition and she led their mental health programme.

·     Poppy is also studying to be a trainedcounsellor.

·      ImNotOk was launched 18 months ago, with Poppyand two more Co- founders – Paul Rowlinson and Nick Brown

ImNotOk Purpose

·      The advertising industry is very fast paced, high pressured, people work very long hours, very high expectations from clients.

·      The advertising industry is even more challenging than ever, burnout is very common.

·      ImNotOk is a peer-to-peer support network.

·      It works my matching individuals to ImNotOk volunteers called Companions and they are matched based on having that shared lived experience and common interests. A very unique matching process

·      Our support is empathetic. Very human, also incrediblyaccessible.

·      We partner with organisations within the advertising industry and allow their individuals to reach out to us.

·      It’s simple and accessible.

Why use ImNotOk?

·      ImNotOk compliments the already existing mental health support e.g. EAP, Mental Health First Aiders.

·      ImNotOk is not clinical support, ImNotOk companions are decent, kind compassionate human being with lived experiences.

·      ImNotOk companions offer individuals that time and space to be heard and truly understood.

ImNotOk Companions

·      Phenomenal training is provided by

·      Elizabeth Cairns (understand the power of the vagus nerve)

·      Dan Connors who is an army veteran who led armynegotiation in Afghanistan - listening exercises, identify body languages and facialexpressions to help people open up.

 

Stats

·      1/3 of people in the advertising industry arenot ok.  “a report from nabs highlightingthe mental health crisis in the advertising industry). The nabs helpline saw anincrease in cases, 18% year on year of people needing help with their mentalhealth.

·      Mental health UK – the burnout report – 9 out of10 people suffer with stress in the workplace

Connect with ImNotOK

·      Email: hello@imnotok.uk

·      LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/imnotok/posts/?feedView=all

·      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/imnotoknetwork/

·      Website - https://www.imnotok.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAae6lu87X9ta5N1CDA5Y6Qo0cVfT-8YupDUD-IA4kLYPUjXeIpD_gCSrHXwb7Q_aem_aCmk05Sndnm2VEOODZcYRg

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Release Date: 07/07/2025, 21:04:12