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Dog bakery 🐾 Mental health advocate and suicide survivor 🩷 saved by Lola 🐩

08/11/2026

🐾 FUNDRAISER - MIND CHARITY 🐾
I’m working alongside a charity very close to my heart to create a Christmas fundraising event on Sunday 6th December Manchester Mind , which will highlight the links between animals and our mental health and how our pets can help us with mental health recovery.

As many of you know, I’ve struggled with my mental health for years and I’ve been very open about the fact that I tried to take my own life in 2019. What most people don’t know is that I was back in that space last Christmas - 11 months ago. It’s not a long time ago.

Mental health can affect any one at any time and I’ve worked solidly on my identity and all the internal grimy, not nice stuff over the past year and now it’s time for me to give back.

Back in 2019 when I tried to take my own life, I didn’t know what support and resources were available out there for me. I didn’t know what ACCESS there was. I’d ended up being ambulanced to A&E and was put with the Crisis Team.

But what if I had known about help available to me before I got to that point? When you’re at rock bottom, ACCESSIBILITY and knowledge of what’s available is EVERYTHING in how quickly you can begin your recovery journey.

I want to create an afternoon to remember, celebrating my little dogs Lola & Patsy, who were instrumental in bringing me back to life. I’m not going to lie - I’m absolutely full of fear but I know I HAVE to take the step and have the courage to put myself out and speak out in support of de-stigmatising mental health and showcasing accessibility.

As always, the team Gino D'Acampo Manchester have shown great support to me over the years and I’m so unbelievably grateful for their support again to host us. We will be having a special mocktail menu and I’m very excited 😬😬

I need to point out, you do not need to have or to bring a doggo to attend; you just a willingness to support mental health services and a love for animals 🩷

Tickets will go on sale on Eventbrite this Wednesday and I’d ask that people share far and wide to raise funds for a worthwhile cause 🩷🎄

07/11/2026

This is not a hobby….

04/11/2026

🐾 HE’S MAKING A LIST 🎅🏻🐾

Every year I release my doggy advent calendars (apart from last year as I was so so poorly) and every year I’m humbled by my returning customers and new customers alike ♥️

So glad and unbelievably grateful to be back this year and rebuilding my business 🙏🏻

Our advent calendars are now live ♥️🎅🏻 please comment or drop me a DM for me to add you to the list. Postage and collection available 📮💌

Lots of love, Bex

03/11/2026

Note to self… don’t leave the dog at home 🫠🏡

02/11/2026

🐾 LEGACY 🐾

Today I took a patisserie exam for a lemon tart and was graded distinction. I let out the biggest whoop of JOY (because it’s like a Paul Hollywood handshake!) and then immediately, I wanted to cry. And I had to hold back tears.

I wanted to cry because I was reminded of my grandparents. They were bakers and had a bakery in Old Trafford. And I thought, I would LOVE to have been able to have phoned them, because I knew they would be proud of me. I can still hear their voice in my mind.

I was hit with a solid wave of grief. Grief that hurt to my core, but I realised immediately how lucky I am. Because the memories I have of them are very beautiful. And I’m so unbelievably grateful for those memories.

The legacy of their love for baking lives through me to this very day. 33 years they had a bakery for. I realised the following - inheritance is what you leave for someone, BUT legacy, legacy is what you leave IN SOMEONE. And the impact of that has been generational. Because as they were blessed, I too am blessed.

Plus, it’s about doing something you actually enjoy and makes your heart sing. I’m a massive feeder so I love being able to make people happy through food 🩷

Given that when I went to uni, I couldn’t even switch an oven on and ate spag bol out of a tin, I think I’ve done well and improved 🤣🤣

01/11/2026

🐾 MY REBRAND & MY WHY 🐾
I’ve wanted to rebrand for a long time, but had never actually set aside the time to do it. Because fear rendered me paralysed.

As I absolutely knew it would require me to delve into not only what I wanted for the future of my business, but more importantly, I needed to look at who I was becoming as a person.

I’ve spent just shy of a year really focusing on me and working on a lot internal stuff. Non of the shiny, but all of the grimy stuff we like to keep hidden. And I brought it all to the surface. Because only when it was surfaced, could I address it and heal from it

I had to sit and work out what I believed had held me back for so many years and the answer was always the same: FEAR. And slowly all these fears had creeped their way into my life and overwhelmed me to the point of giving up. Fear of rejection, fear of looking stupid, fear of putting myself out there, fear of not receiving the validation I craved and ultimately - fear of not wanting to look in the mirror in case I didn’t like who I saw.

And so slowly over the last few months, I’ve come back to myself. I’ve been able to address an internal belief system about myself that was not ok and put in systems & toolkits to be ok and to live and create a better life for myself. Mainly because I wasn’t beating myself up anymore because I am my own worst critic.

A rebrand is not just about a new logo - it’s about so much more than that. It’s a door to new life. I won’t get it right every day, but at least I had the courage to try. And I’m beyond grateful for that perspective today 🩷
Lots of new things are on the horizon and I can’t wait to share over the coming week. Lots of love as always, Bex 🩷

***depreventionawareness

28/10/2026

Sometimes it’s not just because it’s their birthday or gotcha day; sometimes it’s just because… ♥️🐾

25/10/2026

I can’t quite put into words and articulate what my business means to me - I just know that my heart always skips a beat when I receive photos like these 💙🙏🏻

22/10/2026

But you just make cakes, right? For dogs?

No babes - I help people create MEMORIES ♥️
Memories that they can cherish for a lifetime
And to be part of that.. is priceless

Meet our gender reveal cake. Your dog revealing the gender of your baby 🩷💙

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