HeadGuard is a UK Community Interest Company that uses boxing as a tool for empowerment, emotional regulation and personal development, working with people who have experienced adversity, trauma and disadvantage. Founded by former professional boxer Cathy Brown, it puts the person first. Its non-contact, trauma-aware sessions are not about fighting: they teach safe technique and controlled movement, creating a powerful outlet for stress and anxiety and building confidence, identity and practical coping skills. Delivered in the UK and internationally, including with young women and girls in safe houses, HeadGuard creates safe spaces where people can reconnect with themselves and feel more in control.