Join me in the Coffee Project. Connecting with friends & loved ones is human. With social media taking centre stage, it’s easy to feel closer to each other than ever before. Regular status updates and pretty pictures in an ever-changing news feed means we almost always know everyone’s movements. But it’s also easy to feel isolated. Enter a growing rate of mental health battles and we realise something isn’t quite as it seems.


That is where the coffee & cameras project was born. While the phrase “I’m here if you need” comes from a place of kindness and care, it can often fall way short of it’s intended purpose. Hearing that all too often when I’ve been in my own crises, this is my attempt to take action.


Join me for a coffee; perhaps two. Over the course of a few hours, we can talk about whatever comes up. We can talk about our ails or just the weather. Nothing is forced. Sometimes conversations get real deep, real quick. Other times it’s as light as a feather and we’re high-fiving for hours. The key is not the topic, nor the coffee. The main thing is we’re out with people and talking.


This project is on-going. Every week I hope to add another portrait or more. Knowing that by speaking to friends, family or even complete strangers, actively reaching out and doing my small piece to make a difference greatly impacts my own mental health journey.