PinnedKindness in action - hear from Charlotte Newman, CEO of Carefree on what it takes to be a 21st Century Digital Charity.“Carefree is kindness in action. It’s about recognising acts of care that we give to each other, and wanting to make sure that those people who put all of their time and energy into taking care of us, get to be taken care of too”. As the co-founder of Curo…Charity9 min readCharity9 min read
PinnedWelcome to the Museum of Social InnovationI’ve wanted to be a social entrepreneur for as long as I remember — I just didn’t know that’s what it was called. …Social Innovation6 min readSocial Innovation6 min read
Nov 26, 2020Developing the social entrepreneurs of the future with Jack Graham, CEO and Founder of Year Here.As I outline in the introductory post to my blog here, I am passionate about social innovation. …Social Innovation12 min readSocial Innovation12 min read
Published inCuroCarers·May 21, 2020Mental Health Awareness Week — Looking after CarersAs some people who are close to me know, I’ve had bouts of mental ill health on-and-off for the past decade. It started with frequent periods of low mood in my teens and then at the start of my 20s I was blessed with panic attacks. Fortunately, due to a…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
May 26, 2019The trick we can use to immediately change how we feel (for the better, obviously)…As I outlined in my last post, it is a common misconception that external events and triggers affect the way we feel. In actuality, we can see that the way we interpret events and the thoughts we have, have more power over the way we feel. If we are feeling…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
May 19, 2019What is really causing you to feel so horrible today?I’ve experienced a lot of distress from depression and anxiety. I’ve been in and out of depressive periods since I was at least 14, and started having some lovely panic attacks when I was 21. For those of you who aren’t familiar with these feelings, or perhaps are familiar with…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
May 18, 2019Just like physical fitness, we all have mental fitness…And, just like different people have different levels of physical health, different people can also have different levels of mental health. There’s no denying that my physical fitness is worse than The Rock’s or Serena Williams’ (only slightly) and, similarly, there’s no denying that my mental fitness is worse than…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
May 12, 2019Educational Inequality: A Teaching Assistant’s thoughts on the most pressing issues in educationWhether you enjoyed your time in school or (like me) hated it, it’s hard to argue that education isn’t important when it comes to life outcomes and wellbeing. In financial terms— we can see that those with a graduate degree typically earn more than those who have Apprenticeships, A Levels…Education9 min readEducation9 min read
Mar 4, 2019#WeekNotes S1E2 — First week of placementAs I mentioned last week in E1 of my #WeekNotes, due to the nature of Year Here’s social innovation course, myself and my fellow Fellows would spend the next 5 months ‘placed’ at the frontline of a public service — and this week would be our first week. During our…Housing3 min readHousing3 min read
Feb 24, 2019#WeekNotes S1E1 — Year Here Kickoff BootcampI’ve been meaning to start a blog that records things I have learnt for a while now. I frequently found myself learning things I had always wanted to learn and thinking “this is great”, but then forgetting the lovely nuggets of information soon after I had been exposed to them. …Social Enterprise6 min readSocial Enterprise6 min read
