Emma documented her own personal journey with depression and the effect it had on her education and personal life. Emma suffered from depression in her teens when she was a year 14 student at Aquinas School in Belfast. Her depression was so severe that she was forced to withdraw form school for 6 weeks to aide her recovery.

Emma is a volunteer for AWARE – the national depression charity for Northern Ireland and campaigns to ensure that people know AWARE is there to help and support them. As a trainee teacher at St Mary’s University College in Belfast, Emma is particularly keen to use her passion for teaching to help educate other young people that may be suffering from depression.