Life hasn’t always been full of peace and tranquillity for Mark, who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a serious motorcycle accident when he was younger.

“I had a motorcycle accident when I was in my late teens that stayed with me for a while, I got hit by a car and then was fearful of being around people, I found being in crowds and rooms with people very overwhelming and hard.”

I went on a healing journey with yoga and meditation - but when I closed my eyes it was like a wave rolling, but it was all brown and black, like watching a cartoon fight with the characters, arms coming out of boxes and all sorts. It was like that.”

“I knew I had learning difficulties when I was younger but was gifted with making things with my hands. I had trouble counting, spelling and speech, so when I finally got the diagnosis at 45 years of age with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) I burst into tears – it was a shock,” Mark said.