Welcome
Welcome to our nonprofit organisation, where we are committed to promoting mental health and wellbeing. Our mission is to design and sustainable solutions that foster a community where mental health is valued, understood, and supported. We believe in empowering individuals and communities, working together to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Join us in our journey to make mental health a priority for all.
Our Story
Officially incorporated as a non-profit in 2015, Carla started delivering mental health and wellness projects in Basildon, Essex. As the customers grew, so did our recognition and partnerships. Over the following years, the vision of having a community wellness space and volunteer team became a reality. Our first HAPPY Hub was located in a derelict bank earmarked for demolition, but it was a step toward realising our dream. When it was time to move, Carla showcased her work to Eastgate Shopping Centre, which could see the vision. Through their Corporate Social Responsibility arm, they provided the opportunity for a proper one-stop wellness shop, offering instant mental health support on the high street.
Year-on-year, we have grown, and Carla is now surrounded by an excellent staff and a volunteer team, delivering services to over 2,000 people a month in and around Essex through the HAPPY Hub, our weekly pop-up wellness events, and in partnership with others.
Carla’s clear vision and creative drive for health and wellbeing has led to her opening the UK’s first one-stop-wellness-shop, the HAPPY Hub.
Carla, the Founder and Managing Director of Motivated Minds, has made remarkable strides in promoting wellbeing across Essex, earning her MBE in the 2021 New Year Honours List and a British Citizen Award for Health in 2020 Through her award-winning social enterprise, she empowers individuals and communities to enhance their mental health. Carla shares her personal journey, valuable insights, academic expertise to inspire others to unlock the keys to a happier and life.
Carla Andrews MBE
Hope and empowerment are at the heart of Carla’s work in which she uses positive psychology and coaching solutions to insight positive behaviour change. Carla overcome her childhood trauma and limiting beliefs, whilst balancing being a single mother of two autistic children. With first-hand experience she identified a lack of services and support which became the inspiration for Motivated Minds and led to her becoming a recognised advocate of mental health and wellbeing.
