Founder / Author of HEROES Programme and Mental Health Education Specialist
Award-winning mental health educator, motivational speaker and activist Miranda Arieh is founder of the pioneering HEROES Programme. Her unique and innovative approach to mental health and trauma recovery, based on her lived experience, is being hailed as ‘life-saving’ as it spreads throughout the country.
The author is a regular guest expert on mainstream media and has so far appeared on BBC’s The One Show, BBC Politics North, Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4), BBC Breakfast, Look North, ITV News, and podcasts globally speaking on the topics of mental health and childhood trauma.
Read Miranda’s full story here.
HEROES Co-Director, Business Manager and Neurodiversity Lead
Dr Rob Baskind is a consultant psychiatrist with a specialist focus on neurodivergence, particularly ADHD. In 2011, he founded the NHS Adult ADHD Service in Leeds, building on his earlier work with individuals experiencing complex trauma across mainstream prison systems in the region.
Driven by a compassionate, humanistic ethos, Rob gradually expanded beyond the traditional medical model, retraining in holistic and spiritual approaches to mental health recovery. Following a personal breakthrough during a period of professional burnout in 2022, he became a practitioner of applied Positive Psychology and later trained as a Jungian Life Coach.
Rob is a regular public speaker, known for inspiring talks on how to thrive and cultivate post-traumatic growth. He has also provided national-level training to clinicians on ADHD assessment and treatment.
In 2024, Rob met HEROES founder Miranda Arieh. A natural connection sparked both personally and professionally, leading them to co-direct HEROES together. Rob brings almost 30 years of unique insight, and will be leading on the business development side of the programme.
Executive and Programme Assistant
Kiran is the Executive and Programme Assistant for HEROES, bringing over four years of hands-on experience as an expert HEROES Practitioner, and Lead Facilitator. Her deep understanding of the programme’s impact; both practically and emotionally, makes her an invaluable part of the team.
With a background in group facilitation and a strong passion for mental health and supporting the empowerment of others, Kiran is committed to creating safe, grounded spaces where people can connect, heal, and grow. She now plays a key role in supporting the delivery and development of HEROES, combining behind-the-scenes operations and hands on support in live online sessions with genuine care and presence.
Kiran will be taking the lead on organising the first national HEROES conferences and events, more news of which will be coming soon.
Sign up to our mailing list here to be updated when these go live.