If you have body
image issues, we've been there too.

Been There is a charity offering one-on-one mentoring support from someone who genuinely understands what you’re going through.

Connect through Whatsapp to speak directly with a real person who’s experienced similar challenges and can offer understanding, hope, and support.

Meet Our Founder – Tessa

I struggled with body image issues for as long as I can remember, being self conscious, on a permanent diet, desperately wanting to be someone else…

…the issues snowballed and suddenly I was making myself sick to try and make myself smaller – thinking: “What a clever trick”. It wasn’t so clever. I was unable to stop for 11 years, which was detrimental to my health.

For the first 9 of those years, I was in denial.

I kept my deep dark secret, unable to tell anyone I knew.

Then I decided to do something.

Meet Our Founder – Tessa

I struggled with body image issues for as long as I can remember, being self conscious, on a permanent diet, desperately wanting to be someone else…

…the issues snowballed and suddenly I was making myself sick to try and make myself smaller – thinking: “What a clever trick”. It wasn’t so clever. I was unable to stop for 11 years, which was detrimental to my health.

For the first 9 of those years, I was in denial.

I kept my deep dark secret, unable to tell anyone I knew.

Then I decided to do something.

I trawled the internet to find someone who had been there to see if they could help me.  Someone who wouldn’t judge me, who got it, understood me and who I could relate to. It took years to find that person who I needed – to end my cycle of self-destruction. When I did eventually find my Mentor, it completely changed my life, I’d even say it saved it.

I don’t want it to be like that for you.

It doesn’t need to be. There are people out there who know what you’re going through and want to support you. Someone who gets you, cares and is here for you.

I trawled the internet to find someone who had been there to see if they could help me.  Someone who wouldn’t judge me, who got it, understood me and who I could relate to.

It took years to find that person who I needed – to end my cycle of self-destruction. When I did eventually find my Mentor, it completely changed my life, I’d even say it saved it.

I don’t want it to be like that for you.

It doesn’t need to be. There are people out there who know what you’re going through and want to support you. Someone who gets you, cares and is here for you.

Watch My Interview

Find out more about my journey and our mission at Been There.

 

Watch My Interview

Find out more about my journey and our mission at Been There.

 

This is me, Tessa –   
the founder   

This is one of 
my mentors    
– Christiane

This is me, Tessa –   
the founder   

This is one of 
my mentors    
– Christiane

Hope, empowerment, connection: We provide a safe, trusted space where people can connect with those who genuinely understand. Our mission is to revolutionize mental health support through peer-driven guidance and compassion.

To be world's leading peer support platform. Through empowerment and collaboration, we're pioneering a community focused on innovation in the mental health space.

Hope, empowerment, connection: We provide a safe, trusted space where people can connect with those who genuinely understand. Our mission is to revolutionize mental health support through peer-driven guidance and compassion.

To be world's leading peer support platform. Through empowerment and collaboration, we're pioneering a community focused on innovation in the mental health space.

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If you’re 18 or older and facing body image issues, this is for you. Body image refers to how you perceive and feel about your appearance.

Join Us

If you’re 18 or older and facing body image issues, this is for you. Body image refers to how you perceive and feel about your appearance.

Common concerns include:

  • Worrying about how you compare to others
  • Difficulty accepting yourself
  • Negative mindset affecting your life
  • Feeling self-conscious or embarrassed
  • Disordered eating or unhealthy eating patterns
  • Over-exercising or under-exercising

Common concerns include:

  • Worrying about how you compare to others
  • Difficulty accepting yourself
  • Negative mindset affecting your life
  • Feeling self-conscious or embarrassed
  • Disordered eating or unhealthy eating patterns
  • Over-exercising or under-exercising
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