"Happy in Your Body"
Stories for Connection,
Wellbeing and Resilience
Anna (Tish) Robinson
Director and Founder
Anna has been working in her local Tower Hamlets community since 2001.
She taught ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) for 16 years. And since 2017, she has co-created, co-facilitated and project managed innovative and pioneering health and pain management programs for local disadvantaged women, including those with emerging English language and literacy.
Anna recently completed an intensive 3 month storytelling program "Storytelling Beyond Words" and continues to offer creative health services - in the new form - storytelling for wellbeing
Anna is a qualified Storyteller, Health Coach, Breathworks mindfulness and pain management teacher, CHIP (complete health improvement program) lifestyle medicine facilitator and holds a PGCE for adults. She is also a trained "happiness" facilitator.
Gwen Rahardja
Director
Gwen spent more than ten years working as an NHS Speech and Language Therapist before dedicating the last decade to raising and home-educating her children.
Alongside family life, she has continued her personal and professional development, with a particular interest in trauma, wellbeing, and community connection.
Gwen is passionate about supporting others and has been involved in a range of community projects over the years. Her volunteer roles have included working as an NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter and, more recently, supporting the work of the charity "On Your Side".
Lesley Murphy
Director
Lesley trained as a homeopath 30 years ago, and since then has worked in East London with a wide range of people. For 26 years she ran a homeopathic clinic for MIND in Tower Hamlets and Newham, seeing patients living with severe depression and anxiety states, and other mental illnesses. She also worked alongside the GPs and Health Visitors at the Bromley-by-Bow Centre, where she specialised in treating pregnant women and children from babyhood to 10 years old. She also lot of experience treating people with HIV/AIDS, both in England and in Botswana and Swaziland.