True Spaces - About Us

True Spaces was created by Wendy and Rosie who are both experienced facilitators and bring over a 100 years combined life experiences. Wendy and Rosie have navigated a range of wonderful and difficult life experiences, that they bring to their work. Their paths first crossed while working together on a mental health project, their shared values and ways of working alongside mid-life mayhem and transformation is what led to the development of true spaces.

Wendy and Rosie share a love of bringing people together to connect and share around topics that are meaningful to them. They both believe we all deserve to live in a world where we are accepted as our true selves. Our shared vision is to use our combined life and career experiences to help and be of service to others.

A Little More about Wendy

Wendy Minhinnett BEM

Wendy has followed her passion in life of helping and supporting others by carving out a career working with families. She has over 30 years working in schools, communities and the voluntary sector, she loves developing ideas to help people engage and connect with a shared purpose. Wendy wholeheartedly believes in co-creating with people and loves using her creative skills to make this happen.

For the past 10 years, Wendy’s focus has been on lived experience working in children and young people’s mental health, following her personal journey supporting her daughter. This led to her co-creating Rollercoaster Parent Carer Support Project and contributing to a range of local and national initiatives promoting family and community inclusion in mental health services. Wendy was proud to receive a national Positive Practice in Mental Health Award and to be awarded a BEM for services to parents of children with mental health needs in 2022.

In 2024 age 51, Wendy discovered she is AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD)-this discovery has been life changing and helped Wendy truly understand who she is. That journey hasn’t been easy, but she is now in a place to share her learning to help others which led to the development of True Spaces.

Alongside True Spaces Wendy also works with the Foundation of Nursing Studies as the joint Lived Experience Co-Production Lead, is Director of Involvement at the Association of Clinical Psychologists, is co-founder of Nicicle, a national independent cooperative for the lived experience workforce in children and young people's mental health, a member of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition steering group and a Co-Creator at Kid in the Crate.

Wendy loves spending time with her daughter Demi and Grandog Minne as well as her sisters. She enjoys Pilates (even though she finds it hard), gets her steps in on her walking pad (while listening to her favourite tunes or a podcast), uses the CALM App every day to practice mindfulness and absolutely loves tea and cake!!!

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A Little Bit More About Rosie

Rosie Ayub

Rosie has spent over 30 years walking alongside people in health and social care, listening, learning, and creating spaces where everyone has a voice. Her work has taken her from national NHS strategy teams to grassroots community conversations, from secure mental health hospitals to youth groups, always with the same purpose: to help people feel seen, heard, and empowered to shape the services and systems that affect their lives.

Rosie is especially passionate about creating spaces where honesty, care, and curiosity can thrive—even when things are complex or difficult. Whether through creative facilitation, the Flow Game, or participatory methods like Socio-Drama, she brings a calm, intuitive presence that helps people feel safe enough to share what matters most.

Over the years, Rosie has led national engagement programmes, co-designed resources with families and professionals, supported inclusive health initiatives, and trained in practices like the Art of Hosting and Strength-Based Approaches. She has also worked on freelance projects exploring vaccine hesitancy, suicide prevention, and racism in the NHS, always grounding the work in deep listening and real connection.

More recently, she has begun to dabble in independent publishing. This journey has been a joy learning new skills and exploring her creativity. She has published two books and has a third on the way.

At the heart of everything Rosie does is a belief in people, their wisdom, their courage, and the magic that happens when we come together in true conversation.

Rosie has a beautiful daughter, Aisha and loves nothing better than walking on the moors with her or just sitting chatting in a coffee shop. Her little Yorkie, keeps her busy.

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