Our Story
At Press Pause, we have two missions. The first is to distribute easily accessible resources to help guide individuals through their mental health journey. The second is to help mental health organizations reach their full potential through human-centred design.
Press Pause was born out of passion.
Taylor Jackson began Press Pause as a third year Bachelor of Design student at Conestoga College. She took the opportunity of a free project to design something that would take her and her peers away from the clutter and noise of the online space and focus fully on their mental health. Working with entrepreneurship collectives and mental healthcare professionals, we designed accessible wellness tools, backed by research, that use human-centred design principles. Check out our timeline below ↓
02.2019
In her third year of the bDes program, Taylor designed a prototype of the first Mental Wellness Kit.
05.2020
Taylor applies to the Entrepreneurship Collective to begin Press Pause, partnering with experts in mental health services to refine her products.
09.2020
The business becomes incorporated, and a partnership begins with Conestoga College to offer wellness kits to all first year students.
05.2021
Press Pause has partnered with 5 College’s and businesses including Sun Life (nation wide). Now we’re working with mental health experts to deliver a second journaling experience.
08.2021
Taylor graduates from the bDes program, and begins partnering with more organizations to deliver a new MindSet Journal.
07.2022
Press Pause begins partnering with the CMHA National division to design custom content for peer support workers on campuses across Canada.
09.2022
Press Pause continues working with CMHA to provide various visual design work. Along with this, we’re still partnering with other schools and businesses across Canada to deliver custom mental health tools.
02.2023
Press Pause enters a restructuring that allows us to focus on providing more customized wellness tools, visual design content, and user experience consulting for organizations across Canada.
