lived experience
inspires
Why I created
Lived Experience Inspires
Lived Experience Inspires was created to turn lived experience into practical mental health and wellbeing education that people can apply within real life, work and recovery.
After more than 25 years navigating healthcare systems alongside years of teaching, speaking and working across healthcare, mental health, education and lived experience led training, I recognised a growing gap between awareness and practical day to day understanding.
My work combines lived experience, visual frameworks and education to help people better understand mental health, capacity, recovery, wellbeing and sustainable functioning in ways that feel accessible, realistic and applicable to everyday life.
The frameworks are designed to complement existing mental health, wellbeing, healthcare and educational approaches while bringing lived experience into learning in a structured, practical and meaningful way.
Fliss Hoyle
Practical frameworks
designed for real life
Frameworks and training are designed to complement existing mental health, wellbeing, healthcare and educational approaches through practical, accessible and lived experience led learning.
Who I work with
Four areas of work
Healthcare
Supporting mental health, recovery and sustainable wellbeing through lived experience led education and practical frameworks. The sessions help patients and service users better understand day to day functioning, recovery and self management, while also supporting healthcare staff around capacity, overwhelm, burnout prevention and compassionate care.
Universities & Education
Helping students, healthcare programmes and organisations better understand mental health, wellbeing and day to day functioning through lived experience led learning.
Sessions combine education, discussion and practical frameworks to support earlier recognition, self awareness, reflection and more informed decision making across mental health, recovery, capacity and patient experience.
Workplaces & Organisations
Supporting organisations to move from mental health awareness into practical action through lived experience led education and frameworks. The sessions focus on earlier prevention, healthier communication, self management skills and sustainable functioning to help reduce burnout, support workplace wellbeing and encourage healthier working environments.
Media & Advocacy
I use speaking, media and storytelling to bring lived experience into wider conversations around mental and physical health.
Through television, radio, podcasts, writing, campaigns and digital platforms, I share real world perspectives that challenge assumptions, highlight patient voices and support more informed, compassionate conversations across health, education and society.
The cost of waiting
until crisis point
£1,300-£1,500
Average annual cost of poor mental health per employee through absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover.
6 in 10
Employees report signs of burnout within workplace environments.
79%
Employees report moderate to high levels of stress.
74%
of students report feeling overwhelmed by stress at some point in their studies.
Turning awareness
into practical action
Practical mental health education often stops at awareness. My work focuses on helping people understand what mental health, capacity, recovery and wellbeing look like in everyday life, so they can recognise challenges earlier and make more informed decisions about what helps them function well.
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Translate mental health awareness into practical understanding
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Support earlier recognition of pressure, stress and burnout
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Encourage healthier communication and self management
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Help people better understand capacity, recovery and wellbeing
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Complement existing wellbeing, healthcare and educational approaches
What lived experience
brings to learning
Reality Over Theory
Grounding academic knowledge in everyday life.
Hope + Empowerment
Rebuilding capacity and supporting progress.
Empathy + Compassion
Seeing the person, not just the diagnosis.
Practical Strategies
Insights into what actually works day-to-day.
Stigma Reduction
Breaking down shame and isolation
Trust + Openness
Creating honest, human learning spaces.
"Fliss challenges and inspires the future workforce to see beyond textbooks, encouraging them to understand the person behind the patient. Her contributions ensure that our education remains truly patient-centred, equipping nurses with the empathy, understanding, and practical wisdom needed to deliver compassionate, effective care."
University of West of England
More about me
My story
For more than 25 years I have navigated both mental and physical health challenges, alongside over 16 years working with universities, healthcare programmes, workplaces and organisations across the UK.
What began as sharing my own experiences has evolved into practical education, training and frameworks that help people better understand mental health, capacity, wellbeing and sustainable functioning in everyday life.
My work combines lived experience with real world learning to bring the patient voice, human perspective and practical application into healthcare, education and workplace settings. The aim is simple: to move beyond awareness and support people to develop understanding, reflection and practical skills that can be used day to day.
Whether I am teaching future healthcare professionals, delivering workplace training or speaking at events, my focus remains the same: helping people turn insight into action.
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Turning lived experience into practical change.
Whether you're looking to bring lived experience into education, strengthen workplace wellbeing, explore a speaking opportunity or start a conversation,
I'd love to hear from you.
Workplaces • Healthcare • Education
Contact me to discuss how lived experience led learning could support your audience.
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