About 3 years ago we received the call that no parent, no therapist, no teacher, no partner or anyone wants to hear. A young teenager client of ours had taken her life.

Nothing can ever prepare you for that, no training, courses, or life. The immediate thoughts of OMgoodness what about her mum, her family? How did we miss the signs? What was going through her mind -she seemed so happy the last time we saw her? What more could we have done? Endless questions where there are no answers.

And this young teenager wasnt the only one we were seeing with suicidal thoughts. What is going on in this day and age when teen suicide, self harming and social anxiety is increasing daily?

We see it all, here at Healing Hearts and Minds with Horses CIC. The teenagers reveal what is troubling them as we sit stroking a horse. Their inner frustrations, their outer social anxieties.

One of the common factors we find is that they just don't feel they have a voice, and they are not being heard. And no-one is to blame because everyone is caught up in the same system, parents, teachers, childrens organisations, etc. They are trying to do the best they can.

Parents are juggling lives, mortgages, money and often battling with the feeling they must be perfect parents. Teachers face constant audits, having to measure progress, ofsted grading which can inadvertantly push them to focus more on results than people. Leaders and managers have the pressure of meeting deadlines, KPI's and hitting goals that when they get home they have little time or energy for their partner or family.

Never has there been a time in history when we are so instantly connected with anyone anywhere in the world yet so disconnected from our hearts and true connection.

So I vowed that I would give these teenagers their voice. I would share their feelings thoughts and fears and what some of these teenagers really want people, parents and teachers to know.

After several years and several personal interviews listening to teenagers I have brought together the essence of what teenagers may be going through. Its not yet another parenting manual or "how to fix your teenager" book. We don't believe anyone is broken -just broken hearted, broken systems or broken beliefs.

Healing Hearts and Minds with Horses CIC has now got the opportuntiy to launch this book at an international event in July with over 700 international people, many with influence and is seeking £15,000 in sponsorship, partnerships and Donations.

As our way of thanking you, we are committed to paying forward every £1000 raised by giving a teenager who is unable to access funding or financial support - 6-week course with a horse, to help turn their life round.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.