Done my bit for research! Black and East, South, and South-East #Asians are often under-represented in #healthresearch. 1.6 million have already volunteered for Our Future Health, 6% of them Asian and a further 2% black. Thanks Boots for the appointment. #ethnicminorities

A well-crafted #story needs a definitive beginning, middle, and an end. I loved the whole journey told by @paris2024 Opening Ceremony, especially the ending Celine Dion #edithpiaf reminding us of the power of #love and #loss. Merci! #cityoflove #amour #Grief #Olympics2024Paris

Sept 17 is National #Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers. Duncan Shoosmith 's beautifully sombre #portrait was captured after I led #storytelling circles for a #wellbeing #retreat for #doctors. A junior doctor suicide is one of the whys of my business. Jo Shoosmith #burnout

How would you support your staff during a period of #transition like a #merger? Headington Rye Oxford Prep School have chosen sharing of personal #stories in safe, reflective spaces to normalize emotions, foster #connection, and promote emotional #Wellbeing. #teachers #wholenewworld

A #Storytelling client reflected on their childhood spirit animal: a fire-breathing #Dragon. They associated what it represented with what makes them feel #confident. I can't wait to see how this powerful #metaphor is weaved into their #reflective #narrative. #mythical #magical

Oct 1st '24 = 3 years of #selfemployment! My #three year-old behindyourmask.co business is all about #stories. When listening to personal narratives, we remember things in #threes. Stories have three parts: a #beginning; a #middle; and an #end. #powerofthree #thirdchild

How we see ourselves has a powerful impact on our #mindset. If you want to achieve positive growth, try reframing yourself as a #hero instead of as a #victim in the previous #adverse events of your life. Check out my online workshop Exhale Festival #wellbeing #emotions #festival

Thanks to Really Helpful Club for inviting me on the panel about shifting #mindset to build #resilience. I was asked by the chair how we get to the root cause of our emotional wounds. Pause. Reflect. Analyze. #Reframing our narratives can kickstart the road to healing. #Storytelling

Shared my experience as a patient with the participants and mentors of the Aspiring Chief Executive Program NHS Leadership Academy 💙 NHS England The Wesley Feedback I got: brilliant; powerful; engaging; provocative; thought-provoking; and #impactful. #storyteller #GetYourselfALalith

Do you have #daddyissues? Had a #healing conversation with Fliss Goldsmith as a #podcast guest on 'The Way Forward' reflecting on our respective fathers and the impact of their parenting styles. #codesignwithfliss #storytelling #shareyourstory #fathers open.spotify.com/episode/3n6k4u…

#reclaimingnarratives = theme for Black History Month 2024. Honoured to be the opening #keynotespeaker reminding all #minority groups the importance of amplifying hidden voices through #stories of #success, #empowerment, and #resilience. #BHM2024 WlvEqualityDiversity University of Wolverhampton

Thanks University of Wolverhampton and WlvEqualityDiversity for the #KeynoteSpeaker invite and for featuring me in your recap video speaking about the importance of stories of #resilience in reclaiming #narratives. #BlackHistoryMonth #storytelling #DEI #shareyourstory youtube.com/clip/UgkxmFSBu…

Thanks mrjamesgifford for realizing my #digitalart vision for a submission to 'People, Planet & Purpose' ISB-Beijing. The 'Sarong State of Mind' image also featured in an alumni newsletter article called '#Stories, #Sarongs, & #Sustainability' #Identity #DEIB #SriLanka #Culture

Episode 4 of our podcast is available to stream today! Dr Lalith Wijedoru shares a powerful insight into his childhood. Listen now wherever you stream your podcasts - ourtimecharity.org.uk/our-podcast/

Dr Lalith Wijedoru shares powerful reflections on his childhood and what it was like growing up with a parent living with mental illness. “You need to find the allies for children who are suffering.” 🎧 Listen now: ourtimecharity.org.uk/our-podcast/

Loved 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus Heightened Lyric #BSL kites outside Barbican Centre at #feelthesound. Coupled with Teach the World to Listen by The Evelyn Glennie Foundation got me thinking about #deafness and the differences between #hearing and #listening. A great multi-sensory immersive experience!

Check out my #storytelling-based #Leadership Expert Series with Assemble You! Podcast-style #audiolessons on uncomfortable truths in the #workplace based on real employee experiences. Courageous conversations on #grief #loneliness #bullying #discrimination #chronicillness

17th Sep is the National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Staff (UK). This year's theme is 'Hope Through Action'. I look forward to presenting a documentary on BBC Radio 4 about #physician (#doctor) #suicide in Sep '26. NHS Practitioner Health Duncan Shoosmith Doctors In Distress You Okay, Doc?

The theme for #NationalFitnessDay 2025 was #poweredbyyou. I took up the challenge to generate the highest amount of #power in 1 min of stationary #cycling. I managed 791 #Watts (joules/second) which equates to just over 1 #horsepower (hp). How do you power your physical health?

Come join me online or in-person at the #brightonwellnessfestival partnering with Exhale Festival Projects for a #storytelling workshop about #highexpectations and #perfectionism. Sun Oct 5th. Could you reframe the #stories you tell yourself and reclaim your life? Book online.