More than just a buddi bench™

Connection is the Medicine

Meet Seth Hunter, the passion behind buddi bench™ (CEO & Founder) - we bring people together. Whether you're facing distress or simply want a friendly chat - everyone is welcome here.

With beautifully crafted benches across the UK and beyond, we invite any adult to sit down and share a moment of kindness.

We hope to inspire you to: chat | connect | care

We believe that to thrive we need to: Be seen | Be heard | Belong | Become

We offer you more than just benches.

Seth gives you a wide-range of free award-winning resources including:

- Live Events

- Blog/Newsletter
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- YouTube Channel/Podcasts/Animation

- Award-winning AI chat

- 1-on-1 support for navigating a mental health or addiction recovery journey
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- Art, Fashion & Merch.

These are just a few of Seth's "Creative responses to human distress".

Sounds great but why now?

Human distress is a global endemic and rising exponentially. The US Surgeon General warns that loneliness is as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

So regular chats with your neighbours aren't just uplifting, they may help you live longer!

Last year I was walking past buddi bench with my son and I noticed a lady sat there alone. I was curious to know whether she was just sitting, or understood the buddi bench concept. I approached her and asked if I could sit with her, she said yes. I asked if she knew anything about the buddi bench, she said she'd noticed the name and assumed it was a nice place to sit with buddies. I agreed and then explained the concept a little. She then started crying and explained she'd recently lost her husband and although surrounded by love from family and friends, she felt alone and wanted to just sit and think about her husband. I told her I understood to a degree as still suffering the loss of my father and people try to help but sometimes it's just not that simple. We hugged, we had a little cry and off I went.