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Stu Hooper and Sam Taylor from Cygnet Hospital Taunton's Active Life Team

How Active Life enabled Michael to rebuild his life

Michael* was CEO of a national charity when he was admitted to Cygnet Hospital Taunton after suffering his second stress-related breakdown. Here he explains how an Active Life Programme at the hospital helped his mental health and get him back home to family life, with the prospect of a phased return to work.

Experts by Experience

Experts by Experience: How Cygnet is Leading the Way

Our Experts by Experience help ensure the opinions of service users are heard and considered across the organisation and that feedback is actioned upon to improve our services. In the summer, the NHS Confederation visited two of our services – Cygnet Alders Clinic and Cygnet Hospital Taunton, to meet two former service users who have gone on to become Experts by Experience.