OUR TRUTH
Live is a UK-based mental health awareness organisation with a global reach, using documentary-style interviews to explore mental health through the lens of lived experience. Founded on the principle that a greater understanding of mental health begins with open and informed dialogue, Live has reached more than 100,000 people worldwide through its work.
Its interviews have included award-winning poet and BAFTA recipient Benjamin Zephaniah and actor Joe Gilgun, alongside individuals sharing first-hand accounts of their experiences of mental health. Through these conversations, Live seeks to situate mental health within its wider human context, while giving greater visibility to experiences that can often be difficult to articulate or understand.
The central aim of Live the Buzz is to contribute to a more informed public discourse around mental health and wellbeing. By placing lived experience at the centre of its work, Live seeks to challenge stigma, deepen public understanding and encourage a more considered and compassionate response to mental health.
EDITH COLLINS
FOUNDER
Edith Collins founded Live in honour of her brother Eric, who passed away from mental health in 2016.
Edith holds a First Class Honours degree, alongside a Level 7 qualification in Child and Adolescent Counselling from the University of Cambridge and an academic background in neuroscience.
Through Live, Edith conducts one-to-one interviews that place personal experiences of mental health at the centre of public conversation, giving individuals the opportunity to articulate experiences that are often overlooked, misunderstood or difficult to express.