Our Story is Rooted in Purpose
With over 3 decades of frontline experience, we bring together leading minds in activism, psychology, creativity, equity and neuroscience all with a community focused approach rooted in love. We build resilience, restore what trauma takes away and create lasting change. We don’t just respond to suicide; we work to end it.
Put simply, we exist to end the cycle of suffering, isolation and suicide.
A Heritage of Hope
Body & Soul draws on decades of frontline experience with trauma, injustice and adverse childhood experiences. We combine pioneering research, innovative methods of care and data-driven insights to create suicide prevention programmes that are not just responsive, but revolutionary. A method designed to go beyond survival and diagnosis to lives that flourish.
Rooted in expertise, love and lived experience, our approach tackles the root causes of suffering, building resilience and laying a blueprint for enduring, systemic change. Every intervention is a deliberate act of care and defiance against a world that too often overlooks those struggling to be in life.
Science & Empathy
Our pioneering work combines evidence-based approaches including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), integrative therapies, neuroscience, biology and nutritional health, with a deeply human, community-rooted relational ethos. We provide not only therapeutic care but also practical support, casework and advocacy, addressing the complex realities people face.
We meet people where they are, creating the space for healing, growth, and resilience. Guided by rigorous research and lived experience, our interventions produce meaningful, measurable outcomes. At the heart of our work is a commitment to curiosity, love and justice. We blend science, creativity and human connection to hold people fully, support their recovery and challenge the systems that fail them.
An Intentional Community
Body & Soul is more than a method or practice, we are a purposeful, vibrant therapeutic community. Evidence shows that true healing does not happen in isolation but through relationships, supportive environments and equitable social structures. Research in trauma-informed care and community psychology demonstrates that connection, belonging and collective engagement are vital for resilience and recovery.
Our spaces are intentionally designed to promote safety, dignity and empowerment, blending trauma-informed principles with practical strategies that meet both individual and systemic needs.
Every member contributes knowledge, skills and lived experience, creating a dynamic ecosystem where care is reciprocal and resilience thrives. By centring relationships alongside individual healing, Body & Soul delivers lasting, transformative outcomes and a model for equitable, sustainable health care.
Our Unique Method
Instead of asking, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ we ask, ‘What’s happened to you?’ At Body & Soul, we look beyond diagnoses to see the whole person, past, present, and future. Through relational, whole-person care, we address immediate needs while building connection, agency and belief in a life that can be fully lived.
We see you: Whole, Complex and Connected
Confronting Injustice, Creating Change Together
We Reconnect and Heal as a Community
Trauma and adverse childhood experiences can disrupt connection, erode resilience and increase the risk of suicide. Our pioneering approach is grounded in decades of research, evidence and lived experience. We take a multi-layered, psychologically informed approach addressing immediate safety and practical needs, emotional regulation and the development of long-term purpose and connection. Within our intentional therapeutic community, these interventions work together to strengthen protective factors, promote sustained wellbeing and cultivate the capacity to thrive.
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese-American Writer and Poet
Evidence That Demands Action
Every day, thousands of people are left to navigate the aftermath of trauma and suicidality without meaningful support. Research shows that short-term crisis interventions alone are insufficient without a sustained, trauma-engaged and community focused approach. At Body & Soul, we know our evidence-based, therapeutic programmes reduce suicidality and self-harm in over 98% of members, proving that targeted, equitable, holistic and long-term support saves lives. The data is clear, the solution exists and the time for decisive, funded action is now to save lives.
A Broken System
Our research highlights a critical gap where many individuals at risk of suicide are not meaningfully reached by existing prevention services. Current interventions often focus on short-term crisis management, after which people are referred to an overstretched NHS system with limited capacity for ongoing support. This is particularly true for those facing intersecting forms of marginalisation, including racism, socioeconomic disadvantage, chronic health conditions and other structural inequities. With suicide rates at their highest since 1999, it is clear that the system fails to provide the sustained, culturally responsive and trauma-informed care necessary to protect and support everyone.
Fragmented Care
Current health systems too often treat physical and mental health as separate issues, focusing on symptoms rather than the whole person. Trauma does not exist in a vacuum, it impacts both body and mind and the social relationships that sustain us. Yet traditional models frequently fail to address this interconnectedness. A truly effective approach recognises the whole person, integrating mental, physical and social wellbeing, while embedding culturally informed practices and community knowledge. This holistic approach not only supports recovery but also builds sustainable health outcomes and prevents harm before crisis occurs.
Target Funding More Effectively
Individuals at risk of suicide often fall through the cracks of current prevention services. Many are discharged after crisis intervention with little ongoing support, frequently labelled as ‘too complex’ or ‘too risky.’ This gap disproportionately affects marginalised and underserved communities, compounding existing inequities in mental health care. At Body & Soul, we strategically target funding and interventions to reach those most at risk, delivering trauma-engaged, tailored support that addresses immediate safety while building longer-term resilience. By focusing on holistic, culturally attuned care, we strengthen protective factors, reduce harm and create pathways to recovery that benefit the whole person and wider communities.
"Trauma lives in the body. To heal, we must be seen, held, and supported, not abandoned because we are too complicated."
Resmaa Menakem
Therapist and Trauma Specialist
Our Global Ambassadors
At Body & Soul, we are proud to stand alongside our Global Ambassadors, leaders, changemakers, and lived-experience advocates who champion our vision for revolutionising suicide prevention. Each Ambassador brings unique expertise, perspective and passion, helping to shape our work, amplify voices often unheard and extend our reach across communities and continents.
By joining our collective of Ambassadors, you can contribute to a movement that doesn’t just respond to crises, but transforms systems, builds resilience and saves lives.
We give particular gratitude to our founding Global Ambassadors, Gordon Roddick CBE and the late Dame Anita Roddick.
A Snapshot of our Global Ambassadors: Estelle Bingham, Rachell Smith, Brenda Emmanus, Richard Blackwood
Anita Roddick, Annie Lennox, Emeli Sandé, Christine Ohuruogu, Lou Teasdale, Gordon Roddick, Adrian Lester, Corinna Brown, Mel C (From left to right)
"We don’t just prevent suicide. We strengthen emotional capacity, helping members hold and process pain without being defined by it. We create meaning, reframe experiences and unlearn harmful patterns."
Emma Colyer
Director of Body & Soul
