About us
We're a small independent training business with a big heart, a big personality and an even bigger mission.
Our trainers are MHFA England Accredited Instructor Members, and Nuco Approved, delivering first class Workplace First Aid training across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas, alongside online Mental Health First Aid training nationwide.
Mental Health
Physical Health
Purpose
WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY
Rejuvenate® is here to educate people to know what to do in a first aid situation. To raise awareness of both physical and mental health first aid. To reduce stigma and encourage people to talk about their overall wellbeing and empower workplaces to support their teams, improve health in the workplace and make a positive difference to individuals and those around them.
Vision
WHAT WE INTEND TO DO
Our vision is to be part of the solution to the mental health crisis in the UK. To do everything possible to educate and empower people to be the difference in a First Aid situation and help save lives. To educate about intervention and help prevent the negative spiral of poor mental health before it deteriorates into a crisis.
Mission
THE ACTIONS WE'LL TAKE
Our mission is for every workplace, education setting and organisation in the UK to match the number of mental health first aiders as they have physical first aiders. We aim to redress the balance and save lives by empowering everyday heroes and the next generation to make a positive difference for themselves and others with improved understanding of first aid and mental health literacy.
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Our story
Whilst raising a young family as a lone parent after leaving an abusive marriage, Karen started her training career 10 years ago as a St John Ambulance First Aid Trainer Assessor, and enjoyed her time providing workplace first aid training across the UK and achieving her Certificate in Learning & Development (CiLD).
Over the years, Karen experienced several adverse life events that took their toll on her mental health, and as a result she has lived experience of mental ill health and recovery. During this time she experienced the loss of a colleague and friend to suicide which set her on a course to explore more about Mental Health.
When St John Ambulance branched out to deliver MHFA England accredited courses, Karen took the opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aid Instructor alongside delivering workplace First Aid training. Karen mentored new trainers and won several awards, and went on to introduce a new way of teaching mental health with her emotive, award-winning, and now trademarked Character Journeys®.
Karen continued her personal and professional development, achieving certificates and diploma in CBT Therapy, levels 2-4, Counselling Skills level 2, and Safeguarding, levels 2 & 3 to support her training and passion in educating people in first aid, raising awareness of mental health first aid, and reducing stigma in the worplace.
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Karen was furloughed and later offered voluntary redundancy. Karen took this opportunity to embark on her business journey. At a time when online training became the new normal, she used her lived experience, knowledge and skills to deliver MHFA England First Aid training independently.
Karen grew the business single-handedly until 2023 when she invited her brother Gary, an accredited MHFA England Instructor, to join her.
This is how the story of Rejuvenate began...
In 2023, Karen extended an invitation to her brother Gary to join Rejuvenate and combine his business knowledge, people skills, and first aid experience to embark on becoming the first additional trainer to join her business.
Gary has been a Mental Health First Aider for over six years, with his journey starting in providing support to colleagues and customers experiencing poor mental health, mental ill health or in crisis. He went on to become an MHFA England Accredited Instructor Member delivering Mental Health First Aid training.
Gary finds it hugely rewarding to see the positive impact Mental Health First Aiders have on the lives of others and is proud to be making a positive difference in his role as a Rejuvenate First Aid Trainer.
People matter, and through his own lived experience of mental ill health, Gary is a strong believer in treating others as you'd like to be treated, and whilst things can happen that are out of our control, there's no shame in seeking help and support.
From our 5th year anniversary in 2025...
Gary supported Karen throughout the rebrand, continued his development in delivering the Mental Health First Aider course, to progress to the delivery of the MHFA Refresher. In 2026, Gary became training lead for Mental Health training.
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In 2025 Rejuvenate reached its' 5th year anniversary.
Karen and Gary worked hard to give Rejuvenate Mental Health a bold, new, and unique identity created to reflect the business growth and development, taking Rejuvenate® into the next stage of workplace training.
Karen introduced flexible course times, Nuco training, Ofqual accredited FAA Award Levels 1-3 (RQF), in First Aid for Mental Health, First Aid for Youth and Mini Medics for children.
At the beginning of 2026 Karen returned to her roots with the introduction of the HSE compliant First Aid courses to continue her mission in aligning physical and mental health first aid and her drive to make a positive difference to workplace wellbeing.
