Melanie Pritchard was a trainee at Mishcon de Reya before joining London family law firm Burgess Mee in 2013. She later quit law to become a corporate wellbeing trainer and has since provided training and support to firms such as Linklaters, K&L Gates and Osborne Clarke.

I am often asked why I left law to train law firms in Mental Health First Aid. In aid of U.K. Mental Health Awareness Week, I would like to share my story.