When you're struggling 'in the blue corner', joining our membership community means you don't have to fight alone. We support you to get out of the blue corner and feel like you again.
When you join the 'Out Of The Blue Corner' Membership Community, for only £15 per month you will get:
- to be part of a supportive, confidential community of others who 'get it', where you will be welcomed, not judged
- live online group support from Knock Out Depression trainers who have lived experience of mental health problems
- a comprehensive and growing library of online resources to help you to understand and knock out depression.
We Educate
We help you to better understand depression and mental health, and highlight many things that you can do to help you feel better.
We Inspire
We believe in you, and we help you to believe that you can knock out depression, smile, and enjoy life again.
We Empower
We support you to apply what you learn, so that you can make positive changes to loosen depression's grip.
In The Blue Corner...
...you feel like you aren't you anymore.
Everything is a struggle. You forget what happiness feels like. You long to be able to smile and laugh again. To feel alive again.
Like the boxing ring, it is a very lonely place, and you can feel terrified, lost and without hope. You may not know what is happening to you, or where to turn for help.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Struggling isn't weak, it's human
We're all made of the same stuff, and any of us can find ourselves struggling. You may:
- feel like all of the joy and happiness has been sucked out of your life
- know you have lots of things to be grateful for, but every day feels like a 12 round beating
- have lost all interest in the things you love that would normally make you smile
- be ashamed to admit how you feel, so you keep everything bottled up inside
- wonder if you will ever feel like you again.
You don't have to fight alone
As a member you will receive a range of benefits, including:
- Two live online mental health education and support sessions per month
- A comprehensive and growing library of supporting resources including videos, handbooks, and inspirational poems and quotes
- Access to an exclusive, closed online community platform, where you can communicate and share updates with the rest of the community
- Discount on Knock Out Depression clothing
- Priority access to new content and resources.
You will receive all of this for only £15 per month, and you are free to leave at any time.
Get immediate access to support
Mental health services are hugely under-funded, leading to long waiting lists and limited treatment options being available.
It's not good enough.
That's where we come in.
Our 'Out Of The Blue Corner' Membership Community offers instant access to a comprehensive online library of support resources to help you understand depression, and find the combination of tools that work for you.
We don't want you to have to wait any longer to get support to help you smile and enjoy life again.
Comprehensive Resource Library Includes
Extensive series of over 50 short, easily-digestible videos that you can refer to where, when, and as often as you want to.
Beautifully presented and easy-to-follow handbook, with activities to help you apply what you learn and take control in the fight against depression.
Over 15 original poems, plus many inspirational, thought-provoking quotes, to inspire hope and self-belief
Helpful links to further information and resources so that you can find out more about areas of particular interest
Downloadable content, including key learning sheets, poems, and quotes, to save, share, and to serve as helpful reminders
Interactive activities to help you to apply what you learn in your daily life
We are your corner team, offering hope and helping you to:
- Knock out stigma, by challenging myths and misconceptions that can make you beat yourself up and feel ashamed to struggle
- Know the opponent and how it affects you, and recognise that depression isn't a weakness but an illness, and one that can be beaten
- Know yourself, including your attributes, stressors, and what helps you to thrive, so you know what a healthy and fulfilling would look like for you
- Implement the fight plan, because there is no 'one-size-fits-all'; we help you to recognise various ways you can fight depression, and to find the combination that works best for you.
We care. We get it. Because we've been there, and we believe that nobody should have to fight alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to have a depression diagnosis to join?
How do I know if I have depression?
Is it like counselling?
Do I need to like boxing?
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Membership Only £15 Per Month
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Knock Out Depression's Founder
I've been there, I 'get it'...
I'm Matthew, and I'm passionate about mental health having been knocked on my backside three times by depression. But I didn't stay down.
I used my experience to lead the development of England Boxing's Box In Mind awareness workshop, to write a book, and to feature in major national mental health campaigns for Time to Change. I also spent 18 months working for a local mental health charity before creating Knock Out Depression.
Boxing has been a lifelong passion since I was 10 years old, when watching Rocky 2 sparked an interest that has lasted for nearly 40 years. It was a dream come true for me to get a job working for the national governing body, England Boxing, in 2008, where I worked for 11 years. During my time I led the sport's coach education and club development programmes, and was the mental health lead for the sport.
Now, as founder and creator of Knock Out Depression, I specialise in creating and delivering boxing-themed mental health programmes. You can contact me at [email protected].
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