The Self-Esteem Team is a British organisation which delivers workshops in schools and colleges on mental health, LGBT, body image and exam stress. It was formed in 2014 by Nadia Mendoza, Grace Barrett, and Natasha Devon.
| The Self-Esteem Team | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Members |
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| Website | selfesteemteam |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!![1] |
Members
editNadia Mendoza is a journalist. She began her career at The Sun and became Digital Head of Showbiz and TV at Daily Star. She was raised in London before moving to Los Angeles while working for Mail Online. Mendoza has written about her experiences with self-harm[2] and her mother's illness Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.[3] In 2019, she campaigned to the Royal College of General Practitioners to include PSP on their curriculum for trainee GPs and it was successfully added to the syllabus.[4]
In December 2021, it was announced that Mendoza would be releasing her debut novel called Friends Don't Tell.[5] The YA thriller will be released in June 2022. World rights were acquired from Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Agency by Polly Lyall Grant, Senior Commissioning Editor at Hachette Children’s Group.
Grace Barrett is a backing singer who has toured with artists Brother, Little Boots, and Deaf Havana. She was raised in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. In August 2021, she resigned from The Self-Esteem Team. She co-authored Friends Don't Tell.
Natasha Devon is a writer and TV pundit. In August 2015, she became the British government's first Mental Health Champion.[6] In April 2016, the role was rendered obsolete.[7] In July 2017, she resigned from The Self-Esteem Team.
Campaigns
editThe group's Switch On The Light campaign, which was released for Mental Health Week 2015, featured Stephen Fry, Professor Green, Clarke Carlisle, and Charlie McConnell. It is dedicated to James Mabbett,[8] who took his own life aged 24.
Their follow-up campaign, New Years ReVolution, released in December 2015, featured Charlotte Crosby, Rachel Riley, Jamal Edwards, and Michelle Lewin.[9]
Awards
editIn 2014, The Self-Esteem Team won a Body Confidence Award from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for their work in education.[10][11]
Books
editThe Self-Esteem Team released their book The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to… Sex, Drugs & WTFs?!! in 2015, with a foreword by Zoella. The book is on The Reading Agency's Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.[12]
- The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!! (6 August 2015). John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1784186425.
References
edit- ^ The Self-Esteem Team (6 August 2015). The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs?!!. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1784186425.
- ^ McCormack, Kirsty (3 July 2014). "'Declaring war on insecurity!' Self-esteem Team have battled bulimia, self-harm and eczema". Express.co.uk. Daily Express. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Mendoza, Nadia (4 May 2020). "Why I'm eating nothing but ice-cream to help find cure for mum's brain disease". inspodaily.co.uk. InspoDaily. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Mendoza, Nadia (12 January 2020). "Look into my eyes! How one test can determine incurable disease". Medium.com. Medium. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Unknown. "HCG snaps up two YA thrillers from Self-Esteem Team founders Mendoza and Francis". thebookseller.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Unknown. "First ever mental health champion for schools unveiled". Gov.uk. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Weale, Sally (4 May 2016). "Mental health champion for UK schools axed after criticising government". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Telegraph Men. "'Let's create a society where it's acceptable for men to express how they feel'". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Mendoza, Nadia (30 December 2015). "#NewYearsReVolution: Jamal Edwards and Rachel Riley join The Self-Esteem Team campaign to rethink resolutions". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Unknown. "Congratulations to the Body Confidence Awards winners". berealcampaign.co.uk. Be Real. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Ramsdale, Suzannah (17 October 2014). "Body Confidence Awards 2014: Prepare To Be Inspired". Marie Claire (UK edition). London. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Unknown. "New national reading scheme to support young people's mental health". Readingagency.org.uk. The Reading Agency. Retrieved April 30, 2016.