King's Lynn graduate develops mental health support gift box

A graduate has combined her knowledge of human personality and behaviour to develop a mental health gift box company.

Megan Partridge, from Lynn, started BrainboxUK following her degree in psychology and counselling at University of Northampton.

The Brainboxes are themed gift sets aimed at helping people kick-start a conversation about mental health, a topic which can be difficult to approach.

The boxes contain items directly related to mental health, such as stress busting tips and mindfulness advice, as well as general luxury products such as perfumes and toiletries.

She said: “I have past experience of living with mental health whilst I was studying for my degree. I started an online counselling service but this, coupled with my studies, became too much.

“The university offered me support and advice and what I always carried from this was to never rule out trying something new. So, working with Changemaker, I set about starting Brainbox.”

Brainboxes are discounted, giving people an inexpensive way of approaching someone they think has an mental health issue, or as a ‘pick me up’ gift to oneself. For more, visit brainboxuk.co.uk.