Hello Beautiful

The Hello Beautiful Foundation is a community-led cancer prevention and wellbeing charity based in Bloomsbury, Camden, Central London.

Founded following the founder's experience of breast cancer, the charity was created to address the gaps in emotional, social and holistic support that many people face during and after a cancer diagnosis. For more than a decade, we have provided a free, open-door space where people affected by cancer, isolation, poor mental health and health inequalities can access support, connection and wellbeing resources without referral.

Our work explores the challenges that arise when we or our loved ones are faced with cancer, while highlighting the important role that healthy lifestyle choices, wellbeing practices and community support can play in prevention, recovery and quality of life.

Through workshops, classes, exhibitions, talks and community events, we promote a integrated approach to health that begins with mindfulness and self-awareness and extends into nutrition, movement, creativity, social connection and positive social change.

Mission

Our mission is to create healthier, more connected communities by reducing the impact of cancer and other preventable health inequalities through education, wellbeing, creativity and community-led support.

We work to make cancer prevention, recurrence prevention, mental wellbeing and holistic health accessible to everyone, regardless of background, income or circumstance. We help to educate the community about Personal Sustainability and NonToxic Practice (TM)

Equality

As a Female & Black Founded Charity with direct experience with Cancer we are passionate about ensuring that these communities do not get left behind. We believe that lasting social change happens through collaboration, representation and community leadership and we actively create opportunities for local residents, volunteers and participants to shape and deliver our work.

Wellness Space

Our spiritual home is situated at HELLO LOVE Bloomsbury, 62—64 Southampton Row in the heart of Camden.

Open seven days a week, the space serves as a welcoming community wellbeing hub. Through artistic collaboration, holistic wellbeing and community engagement, we provide an environment that nurtures both personal and collective growth.

The space includes:

• Art Gallery

• Library of Health & Wellness Resources

• Organic Plant-Based Restaurant

• Gift Shop

• Holistic Dojo

• Community Event Space

Throughout the year, we host exhibitions, talks, workshops and cultural events that bring together artists, practitioners, charities, brands and local residents to share stories, ideas and experiences that promote health, happiness and positive social change.

Our Purpose

What we offer

The HELLO BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION is always in need of donations, corporate sponsors and community fundraisers. With the support of the community we are able to offer people with cancer free access to the following wellbeing programs.

Community Impact

Our collaborative model brings together more than 80 charities, practitioners, artists, brands and volunteers to co-create programmes that respond directly to local needs.

Many of our facilitators are Camden residents with lived experience of cancer, mental health challenges and health inequalities. Through volunteering, training and leadership opportunities, we help community members develop skills, confidence and pathways into facilitation and community leadership roles.

By providing a free, open-door wellbeing space in Central London, we create opportunities for connection, learning and healing for people who might otherwise face financial, cultural, language or confidence barriers to accessing support.

History

The Hello Beautiful Foundation was Founded by Jane Hutchison in 2013 after her own diagnosis with Breast Cancer. At the age of 35, she noticed a lump in her left breast whilst in the shower. A week later she was diagnosed with Estrogen Positive Invasive Breast Cancer. She knew in the first week of her diagnosis she wanted to set up a Charity to help other young people learn about health, healing and make Cancer a more approachable talked about subject. Having a design studio— Hello Love Studio the first mission was to use Art and Art Therapy to create awareness campaigns about 'Beauty in Change' showing the raw and uncut side of Cancer... but with a beautiful twist. She began Integrated therapies and self-healing exercises which allowed her to live in a NonToxic way she had never given much thought to in the past.

Kevin Helton was Jane's Wingman throughout her treatment. He was by her side at every step of her journey and also Co-Founded the design studio Hello Love Studio and Hello Love the awareness space in Bloomsbury, London where Hello Beautiful resides.

As Jane and Kevin became more deeply immersed in the journey, they realised there was a huge opportunity to give back to society in a meaningful and relevant way. At the very least they wanted to help close the emotional void that many with cancer can feel. They explored and researched the spiritual & meditative side of looking after your health and wanted to illustrate the power of having an mindful outlook on life’s journey.

They started doing talks and workshops in Schools, Hospitals and Universities. This lead to pop up festivals and awareness campaigns. They hosted the first ever NonToxic Festival in 2014 and opened Hello Love in March 2017.

Their ideas, thoughts and knowledge about the Cancer experience are constantly growing and evolving through the great people they meet on their journey. Their awareness space is a place where like minded people can come and learn, practice and relax. Hello Beautiful offers free holistic workshops through different practitioners who have a wealth of knowledge in their fields. Whether that is Doctors, nutritionists, Qi Gong masters to hearing the stories of the women and men who have gone through the same struggle.

Hello Beautiful is a place to come and learn, explore and be educated. They collaborate with many different charities and organisations who are all making positive steps to change the face of Cancer and degenerative diseases forever.