--- title: VolkerStevin Hosts Mindflow’s First Match-Up for Mental Health description: VolkerStevin hosted Mindflow’s first Match Up session, opening real conversations about mental health and construction safety. Find out more. image: https://mindflow.charity/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mindflow%20match-up%20Volker.jpg --- This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![Mindflow logo](https://mindflow.charity/hubfs/Brand/Mindflow%20logo%20dark.svg) ](https://mindflow.charity) Who we are [Who we are Discover our mission and how we work ](https://mindflow.charity/who-we-are) [Our approach How we use football to shift site culture ](https://mindflow.charity/our-approach) [Our trustees Meet the team tackling stigma in construction ](https://mindflow.charity/our-trustees) [Our champions The football legends backing mental health change ](https://mindflow.charity/our-champions) Get involved [The Mindflow Charter Setting a clear standard for site wellbeing ](https://mindflow.charity/join-the-charter) [Mindflow Match-Ups On-site conversations that could save lives ](https://mindflow.charity/matchups) [Join Mindflow United We're recruiting a first-team squad ](https://mindflow.charity/mindflow-united) [Other ways to support us Donate, partner, or get your team involved ](https://mindflow.charity/partner-with-us) [ Need support? ](https://mindflow.charity/support-services) [ Blog ](https://mindflow.charity/blog) [ Contact ](https://mindflow.charity/contact-us) August 5th 2025 # VolkerStevin hosts Mindflow’s first ever Match-Up session on-site in Preston ![VolkerStevin Hosts Mindflow’s First Match-Up for Mental Health](https://mindflow.charity/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mindflow%20match-up%20Volker.jpg?width=1600&height=1000&name=Mindflow%20match-up%20Volker.jpg) In early August 2025, Mindflow delivered our first ever [Talk Football Talk Mental Health Match-Up](https://mindflow.charity/matchups)  session at VolkerStevin’s FRMS flood defence site in Preston. The team showed us around their vital work — and then gave us the floor to do ours. Leading the session was Dr. Paul Stewart, former professional footballer, who shared his personal journey with the kind of honesty that changes rooms. People didn’t just listen. They connected. Because this isn’t about presentations or policies. It’s about bringing lived experience into spaces where silence has too long been the norm. It’s about using football — a shared language on nearly every site — to start conversations that matter. Match-Ups are Mindflow’s way of meeting workers where they are. On-site. In the thick of it. We spark peer-led conversations, challenge stigma, and make support feel reachable — not like something that lives in a poster on a canteen wall. Huge thanks to Mitch Mitchelmore, Stephanie Skeffington, and Phil Mahon for making this one happen! ## What's coming next? 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