It’s been my privilege to help tell the Harmeny Education Trust story over the last 4 years. This article frames the story so well - how can others learn about how to nourish and nurture young people who have been impacted by trauma in their lives? #traumainformed #traumaresponsive

Brilliant to spend a day facilitating with this fabulous team CYCJ Scotland who gave themselves some time and space to start planning how they move forward together - and celebrate who they are and what they have done so far. Thanks for inviting me along! #StarTeam

🚨Our report is here!🚨

'There is a need for targeted intersectional interventions and policies aimed at addressing systemic barriers to representation and access within mental health spaces in Scotland.'

This report is from our recent survey findings. Check it out below!

Good morning Glasgow. Always good to return to my home town, especially to help facilitate the conversations of fantastic people who make lives better for refugees in Scotland Homeless Network Scotland Turning Point Scotland Refugees at Home🧡 Scottish Refugee Council 🧡 Simon Community Scotland

The thing about stories is that they are true. This may not be a real TV show, but its an absolutely factual tale. What do you know about human rights and how they are being lived here in the UK?
Well done to Amnesty UK for telling this story.
#humanrightsmatter #beforeoureyes

One of the joys of being a facilitator is to accompany teams as they discuss what it is to connect, communicate and care together. It was my privilege to hold space for the fab members of the board of Who Cares? Scotland this weekend and so nice to get such lovely feedback today. ❤️

Are you tuning into the Gathering Extra? Delighted to say that my talk on Storytelling to Connect and Inspire is part of the goodybag of events you get when you join in. I'm looking forward to seeing who else is in the bag with me ;-)

At #TheGathering today, representing The House of Hope Scotland with Founder, Lisa Fleming. We’re one of Scotland’s newest charities, so it was a great way to connect with sector.

Lots of interesting speakers. My fave was Ishbel Smith 💜 session on process of storytelling.
SCVO

Session 2, 'Storytelling to connect and inspire' with Ishbel Smith 💜 was really excellent with a mix of inspirational examples of storytelling being put to use and practical advice on understanding and telling stories within your organisation

Really engaging session from Ishbel Smith 💜 on storytelling for charities! Lots taken away to think about how we share the stories of the women we support at Financially Included 💜 #SCVOGathering

Thanks to Ishbel at Ishbel Smith 💜 for a really interesting and thought-provoking session! #SCVOGathering

Just attended a wonderful session on how we can improve and reflect on our storytelling, from Ishbel Smith 💜!

Learning about the story formula and how best to amplify and platform our sector’s stories! 🗣️❤️

This will come in handy for our podcast and video plans! 🎞️🎙️

Loving this storytelling session from Ishbel Smith 💜 and not just because she had a Taylor Swift slide but because she started off by encouraging us to talk about what we love about where we work. #SCVOGathering

Thanks to everyone who came along and shared their tales and insights. Do stay in touch - I do love a chat and story ❤️❤️ #SCVOgathering #storiesmatter

Looking forward to catching up, meeting folk, hearing stories and learning new things at #SCVOGathering . Why not join me to consider how you find, tell and share your stories on Wednesday at 11am on Storytelling To Connect And Inspire. See you there!

🎟 Over 3,000 people have signed up for the 2023 #SCVOGathering that's taking place on 7th and 8th November at the EICC in Edinburgh.

Lots of sessions are fully booked, but there's still time to sign-up. Here's my pick of some of the free sessions ⤵️

Looking forward to spending time today with the Digital Lifelines team talking about how stories transform. Talk of lifelines, connections and people - cannae wait! SCVO Simon Community Scotland TEC Scotland #storiesmatter #connection

I’m loving working with the All in for change team over the next few weeks - thanks to them, Homeless Network Scotland Cyrenians and others for inviting me in to hear the stories that transform lives

Gosh this is very lovely. Brilliant and beautiful. H/t ⁦Mark Adam Smith⁩ 💚

Responding to the crisis of care | The BMJ bmj.com/content/380/bm…

Looking forward to listening to these conversations. Memories of exams and graduations triggered being back in McEwan hall…