EmergingProud Press

Emerging Proud Press lives and breathes lived experience. Being set up by a peer experiencer, on the foundations of the popular mental health anti- stigma campaign #EmergingProud, it provides a platform for experiencers of psychological distress to be empowered in having their voices heard. Through sharing their stories of having ‘emerged proud’ through a personal crisis, people are not only empowered in their own recovery, but inspire others that there is hope of positive transformation. We only work with and share stories of people with lived experience, and everyone involved in our organisation are peer experiencers; they / ‘we’ are the life force of our whole organisation and why it exists. We believe in a non- hierarchical system where everyone has value and wisdom to bring.

OBJECTS The Association is established:

 2.1 To relieve people of the distress associated with transformational crises by offering authentic examples of personal stories and resources to engender hope and initiate recovery.

 2.2 To provide opportunities for Volunteers to join a virtual community and work in collaboration with other #EP Peer Reps to create books of empowerment.

 2.3To decrease stigma, improve wellbeing and influence the saving of lives through providing a more compassionate and positive conceptual framework for emotional distress.