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Welcome to Raise Her Up, the Girls’ Day School Trust new podcast. With 25 schools, 19,000 students, and the largest women’s alumnae network of its kind, the GDST are experts in girls’ education and everything that goes with it. Each fortnight on Raise Her Up, the GDST’s Cathy Walker interviews experts for practical advice on the most significant subjects affecting girls in the modern world as they grow into empowered women. Covering topics from wellbeing to womanhood, communication to creativity, self-image to sexism, as well as mental health, careers, and relationships to name just a few, Raise Her Up from the GDST gives you the tools to help your girls flourish. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    • May 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Raise Her Up

    10 Minutes to Better Mental Health with CBT & Mindfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 28:32


    GP and CBT therapist Dr Lee David realised during lockdown that the NHS' mental health services would simply not be able to meet the demand for therapy and support in the fallout from the pandemic. Her book 10 Minutes to Better Mental Health: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teens Using CBT and Mindfulness aims to give young people and their parents the tools to better understand how to deal with setbacks and become their own therapists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Let's Talk About Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 36:22


    Our fantastic guest this fortnight is tiktoker and sex educator Milly Evans. With over 400k followers on tiktok, Milly is the go-to for young people wanting to find honest and reliable information about all areas of sex and relationships. As the daughter of parents who own a sex toy shop, Milly grew up with sex being openly discussed, and started campaigning for compulsory sex education for all, in her teens, while still at school. Her brilliant and bestselling book, Honest: Everything They Don't Tell You About Sex, Relationships and Bodies came out is available now, and here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    How to Challenge the Patriarchy, or How To Campaign For Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 29:50


    Laura Coryton is an activist, campaigner and educator. You may recognise her name as the woman we have to thank for the abolition of the tampon tax. Laura started a petition to address the issue of VAT on period products after discovering the gender imbalance in our taxation system which unfairly penalises women. She went on to deliver her petition of 200000 signatures to Downing Street, and has since seen her campaign successfully culminate in the abolition of tax on period products. Since then, she has established her charity Sex Ed Matters, which delivers Relationship and Sex Education to schools, and has published a book, Speak Up!, to encourage young people to get involved in activism to make a fairer society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    From Motherland to Mendes - behind the scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 31:00


    For this twixmas time of year our guest is critically-acclaimed and much loved actor Tanya Moodie. She's done everything from Shakespeare to prime-time TV. You may well know her from the BAFTA award-winning series Motherland, as the straight-talking and hard-partying Meg whose character battled and overcame breast cancer in the latest series. Tanya joins us today to talk to us about her career, getting into - and out of - character, and how the world of acting has changed since she graduated from RADA in 1993. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Undercover Sexual Harassment: The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 28:35


    Ellie Flynn is an investigative journalist and documentary maker, whose work focuses on the experiences of young women in the UK, exposing the injustices they face. She has covered topics such as pornography, coercive control and the beauty industry, and in her latest documentary Undercover Sexual Harassment: The Truth for Channel Four, she looked at women and girls' daily experiences of sexual harassment in our country today. She also shares her insights and advice about how women and girls can feel safe over the Christmas party period, with the caveat that the onus shouldn't be on them to protect themselves, but on men to change their behaviour. Listen now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Hysterical: The Myth of Gendered Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 38:35


    Behavioural and data scientist Professor Pragya Agarwal is a heavyweight when it comes to matters of equality, unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion. Her last book, (M)otherhood, was an examination of what it is to be a woman and mother, and a look at society's obsession with the female body. Her latest book, Hysterical, seeks to explode the myth of gendered emotions, looking at whether there is any truth in the concept of innate differences between the way men and women experience what they feel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    In The Line Of Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 32:21


    Our guest on this episode of Raise Her Up is Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, foreign correspondent - and GDST alumna - Ramita Navai, who has reported from conflict zones including Syria, Afghanistan and Iran. In her podcast In The Line of Fire, she speaks to fellow war reporters about their experiences. She joins us on this episode to give us insights into her undercover work, how she prepares to go into hostile territory, her experiences as a female reporter - and why she would still recommend her profession to budding journalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Yorkshire Shepherdess: protecting the land and celebrating the seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 29:12


    On this episode we are talking to the author, presenter, mother of 9 and shepherdess of 1000 sheep… Amanda Owen.Amanda Owen shot to fame when she and her family appeared in Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm, first airing in 2018, and soon gaining a huge following, with 3m viewers per episode. Known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda is also a best-selling author, presenter, photographer and mother of 9. Her latest book, Celebrating The Seasons, is part memoir, part recipe book, and continues the story of the family's life throughout the year on Ravenseat Farm. Airing to coincide with #COP27, this episode includes Amanda discussing her relationship with nature, and the need for us to see ourselves as ‘custodians of the land', protecting it and passing it on to future generations…as well as some great Ravenseat Farm anecdotes which you won't want to miss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Lowdown on Breasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 31:16


    Breasts. A body part. A source of nutrition, of insecurities, of worry, of sexual desire. Our relationship with breasts is complex, and may change at various points throughout our lives. As we watch our daughters grow up, we want them to feel acceptance and confidence in their changing bodies, without health, social or sexual factors influencing their perspective. In this episode to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our guest is speaker, author, and podcaster… Dr Liz O'Riordan.As a former breast surgeon who has herself had and recovered from breast cancer, she'll talk us through all things breast-related, what's normal and healthy, and what to expect from them at various times of our lives and cycles. She'll also share her insights into the cultural side of breasts, taking in identity, women's relationships with their bodies, and how breasts are treated in our society and media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    How to Survive and Thrive in Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 25:40


    Our guest on this episode of Raise Her Up is politician and member of the House of Lords Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. As the first Muslim woman to serve in cabinet under prime minister David Cameron, she used her position to educate and speak out on issues around islamophobia, extremism and racial equality. She joins us to talk about her thoughts about the current political landscape, her own experiences, and what it has been like working as a political mentor alongside former Number 10 Chief of Staff Alastair Campbell in Channel 4's Make Me Prime Minister, a show that seeks to find the next generation of political leaders – out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    How to Say No

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 28:42


    This episode we welcome multi award winning Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Child and Adult Mental Health specialist, Dr Nihara Krause. Dr Krause is the CEO and founder of stem4, the Teenage Mental Health charity recently name checked by Hollywood actor Tom Holland when announcing his break from social media to benefit his own mental health. Dr Krause talks about how to break cycles of people-pleasing, how to step back and set boundaries, and how to address issues around consent. We also discuss when it is beneficial to say yes! An essential listen for anyone who feels the need to keep everyone happy and the struggle to protect their ownwellbeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Self-Belief, Growth… and the importance of Male Allyship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 30:35


    Welcome Back!!! Its Series 2 of Raise Her Up and we're starting with an absolutely incredible guest.Our guest for Episode 1 of Season 2 is Sunday Times bestselling author, presenter, journalist, fashionista and all round role model Candice Brathwaite. Her first book, I Am Not Your Baby Mother, addressed the issue she found when she became a mother herself: that the media landscape was absolutely not representative of her own experience as a woman of colour. Her follow up, Sista Sister, was a series of essays setting out for a younger generation what she would have liked to know herself about things like money, friendship, love and self-respect, when she was growing up. She is back with her first work of fiction: a YA book, Cuts Both Ways, a love story - and she joins us on Raise Her Up to talk about all this and more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Series 2: Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 1:00


    Raise Her Up from the GDST returns for a second season on Wednesday 7th September, bringing you more brilliant and inspirational guests with insight and expertise to share. This season, our guests range from actresses to politicians, psychotherapists to authors, as we cover issues like body image, sibling relationships, solo parenting, eating disorders, sex… and so much more Remember to follow us so you don't miss a single episode. Season 2 of Raise Her Up – starting September 7th Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Series 1 Retrospective: Allyship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 12:14


    In the last of our Raise Her Up Season 1 Retrospectives we address the important topic of Allyship. Hear from actor, writer and performer Grace Barrett on the impact of racism on our mental health; the UK government's Women's Health Ambassador Professor Dame Lesley Regan on how women's health is everyone's business; and journalist Genelle Aldred on how cancel culture can drive important discussions around Diversity & Inclusion underground. Join us for Season 2 which starts on Wednesday 7th September. Follow Raise Her Up so you don't miss out! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Series 1 Retrospective: The Future of the Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 14:59


    Continuing our Series 1 retrospective…here's Episode 2: The Future Of The Workplace Throughout series 1, we have spoken with some amazing, strong, inspiring women - about their lives and areas of expertise. This time host Cathy Walker hears from expert guests giving their take on a fast-changing workplace. This episode features DJ, instagrammer, writer and flexible working campaigner Anna Whitehouse; neuroscientist and TV producer Dr Cathy Rogers; entrepreneur and Allbright founder Debbie Wosskow OBE; and careers coach Erica Sosna. Listen now to these four female powerhouses giving their take on what they see as the important ways to support our young people as they begin their own journeys into work. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes of season 2 - and you'll also be notified about our next special where we will hear from some brilliant and influential women giving their take on the future of the workplace. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Series 1 Retrospective: Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 14:40


    Welcome to our Series 1 retrospective. Here's Episode 1: Mental Health Throughout series 1, we have spoken with some amazing, strong, inspiring women - about their lives and areas of expertise. In this episode host Cathy Walker takes a look back at the moments our guests spoke openly about Mental Health. Journalist and author Harriet Walker on the powers of journaling; psychologist Dr Tina Mistry on how young people learn to find their tribe, and how parents and carers can support them; Natasha Devon MBE on how her mental campaigning led to her writing her first Young Adult novel; and Professor Abi Gewirtz on reassuring our children and validating their feelings when the modern world feels like a scary place. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes of season 2 - and you'll also be notified about our next special where we will hear from some brilliant and influential women giving their take on the future of the workplace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Flex Appeal, or: how flexible working makes the workplace more equitable for everyone (not just mothers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 31:51


    For Season 1's finale: influencer; activist; writer and columnist; broadcaster : Anna Whitehouse aka Mother Pukka launched the Flex Appeal campaign to show Flexible Working as a way of bringing about greater inclusivity and gender equality in the workplace. She's also the co-writer, with her husband Matt, of bestselling book UnderBelly, writes for Grazia and Marie Claire, has her own podcast and hosts a show on Heart radio. She talks about her campaigning, her experiences of parenthood, career changes, life in the public eye, and why she is doing everything she can to make sure the workplace is a more equitable place for her two daughters. Thank you for listening to Season 1 of Raise Her Up! Look out for Raise Her Up miniseries roundup episodes coming out over the summer, and Season 2 landing this autumn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Sisterhood, Resilience & Wellbeing: Overcoming Toxic Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 33:18


    Our guest this week is Natasha Devon MBE. Mental health campaigner, journalist, broadcaster and now Young Adult author, Natasha joins us to talk about her new novel Toxic, which addresses topics of friendship issues, well-being and sisterhood. Natasha discusses the findings of her research around young peoples' mental health, and shares insights into her career as an outspoken woman in the public eye, touching on how she has handled online backlash and come back stronger. Natasha's young adult novel Toxic comes out on 7th July and is published by UCLan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Communication in Early Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 29:57


    The Department for Education has shifted its Early Years focus to put communication and language at the top of the list for Early Childhood Education. Communication brings children's thought processes to life, as they articulate how they feel and what they think through dialogue and discussion with others. In short: initiating and maintaining conversation with their child is one of the most important things that a parent can do to support the work teachers do in the classroom. This episode Phil Armstrong joins us from Early Excellence, to suggest ways for parents to make the conversations they have at home with each other and with their children as rich, meaningful and enjoyable as possible. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Staying Safe Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 18:57


    On Episode 21 of Raise Her Up our expert guest talks us through how to approach cyber-security in our homes and with our families. As BT's Director of Security Michala Hart works with governments and businesses across the globe. Her work as a cyber-security expert has also led her to co-found E-Aware, an organisation which works with parents and schools to help teach their children and young people to stay safe and confident online, and to thrive in a digital age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Periods, Pregnancy & Policy: Why Women's Health Is Everyone's Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 43:44


    Our guest on this episode is a leading voice in women's health. Professor Dame Lesley Regan is Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital, London. She remains only the second woman, and the first in 64 years, to be elected the President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Professor Regan joins us to share her experiences and insights on the importance of open communication around periods and women's health, gained from her decades of experience in this area, both in the UK and with the WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Young Women's Guide to Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 27:18


    This week on the podcast, we talk to Clinical Psychologist Dr Tara Porter. Dr Porter has been working with young people for 25 years. Her clients have primarily been the girls and adolescents she has treated through the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and she joins us on Raise Her Up to share with us the insights and experiences which she has documented in her recently published book, You Don't Understand Me: A Young Woman's Guide To Life. Covering friendships, family, experimentation, conflict, feminism, self-image and much more – this is an episode for parents and daughters alike. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Menopause education and empowerment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 35:25


    Our guest this week is Kate Muir, producer of the Channel 4 documentary Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause, which has been viewed over 2.5 million times. Last autumn Kate was part of a #MakeMenopauseMatter rally in Parliament Square supporting the Menopause Bill to demand free prescriptions for HRT in England. Her book Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask) came out in January. Kate joins us to explain about why we should all be talking about menopause, as well as giving us an insight into her follow-up documentary on menopause at work. A must-listen for the whole family: mums, dads, daughters and sons. Davina McCall: Sex, Mind & The Menopause will air on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday 2nd May. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Fixing Fast Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 26:59


    Members of Gen Z care about sustainability, equality and being the generation that makes a difference. Yet ‘fast fashion', one of the most polluting industries, and is also one of the most popular of teenage interests. How do we persuade our young people to resist it? Writer and sustainable fashion expert Lauren Bravo has an idea: make fast fashion uncool.In this episode Lauren presents her extensive research and persuasive arguments to show that fast fashion damages the environment, has its most negative impact on the predominantly young women who work in its sweatshops and doesn't even look that great. She re-frames the ‘quick fix of a new trend' as an old-fashioned habit and one which is easier than we think to kick. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    *Mothers Day Special* Motherhood and reinvention

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 26:04


    For our Mother's Day Special, we welcome Katie Kirby: award-winning blogger, cartoonist, writer and role model for harried mums everywhere. Katie's blog, Hurrah For Gin, which she confesses to having started on a whim, very quickly found a large and loyal following of parents who identified with Katie's honest yet warm observations of motherhood, as depicted in her unique and very funny cartoons. Katie has since published two Hurrah For Gin books, has well over 700k followers across her social media channels, and has recently published her first two children's books. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks is the second in the series which follows an 11 year old girl as she starts secondary school and encounters the challenges that go with it, from the trauma of bra-shopping, to the daily mortification of putting up with younger siblings See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    When The World Feels Like A Scary Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 33:54


    As Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Psychology, child psychologist Professor Abi Gewirtz is well-placed to understand the anxiety and uncertainty our young people have been through in the past two years. Professor Gewirtz's book When The World Feels Like A Scary Place came out last year and has become the go-to for many parents who want to know how to chat to their children and reassure them. As events unfold in Ukraine, and the world seems to get no less frightening even as Covid retreats, we welcome South Hampstead GDST Alumna Professor Gewirtz to this episode of Raise Her Up to share her wisdom with us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Girls, Power and Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 33:08


    This fortnight's Raise Her Up features business leader and GDST alumna Debbie Wosskow, a successful entrepreneur since the age of 16, when she won a school Young Enterprise competition. She went on to launch and then sell her online home exchange business Love Home Swap, which she set up having seen the Hollywood blockbuster, The Holiday. In 2017, she co-founded Allbright with her business partner Anna Jones, a global women's networking platform to allow working women across the world to connect, create, and collaborate at all stages of their careers. Debbie will also feature as a panellist in our GDST event in partnership with the Women of the World festival in March 2022, on the theme of Girls, Power & Change: should we teach disruption or how to play the game? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    How to be an anti-racism ally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 33:23


    This episode we are joined by singer, writer, activist, and educator Grace Barrett on how to be an anti-racism ally.Grace Barrett, co-founder of the award-winning Self-Esteem Team, founded her new anti-racism education programme, I Am Ally, after acknowledging the inescapable correlation between her complex mental health issues, and racism. As a mixed race girl growing up in a stable and comfortable family, she now acknowledges she had been in denial about the racist trauma she experienced. She had, simultaneously, felt she had no reason to complain because of her relative privilege and a reluctance to identify as a victim of something. In her late 20s, following plenty of therapy, Grace realised that by denying the presence and impact of racism she was holding herself (and potentially others) back. Grace joins us on Raise Her Up to discuss the subtle, and the less subtle ways, in which racism can manifest itself, and how young people of colour can empower themselves and others by naming and addressing the discrimination they have experienced. We also look into the ways in which white people can work to redefine the concept of allyship and how we can all create systemic change through using our own individual areas of influence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Conversations on Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 27:53


    Natasha Lunn is a journalist and features director at Red Magazine. She is also creator and author of Conversations on Love, an email newsletter with over 11,000 subscribers, which was turned into a book published last summer, quickly becoming a Sunday Times bestseller. In this episode she shares what she has learnt about love from talking to psychologists, writers, academics, actors and more, including Susie Orbach, Greg Wise, Esther Perel and Candice Carty-Williams, amongst others. This will be an episode for parents, lovers, friends, children and anyone else interested in and grappling with love. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Empowered: living your life with passion and purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 33:35


    This week on Raise Her Up: youtube, education activist and visionary Vee Kativhu on being empowered, overcoming adversity and living life with passion and purpose. We are grateful to Vee for sharing her story, including her experiences as a victim of racism. It can be hard for people to talk about the racism they've suffered, and we're grateful to have the opportunity to learn from her. Although Vee did not attend a GDST school, we can all learn from testimonies such as the one she shares with us in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Writing your way through anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 20:29


    It is a well-documented belief that writing your feelings down can make you feel better. A range of people, from seasoned mental health professionals to anguished teens, will agree that writing a diary, or ‘journaling', to invoke the current buzzword, can help you to clear your head and make important connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Writing stuff down can help us to identify the things that bring us down, the events that trigger anxiety and low mood, and the actions that make us feel better.Journalist and writer Harriet Walker is no stranger to the healing and reassuring powers of writing. As The Times' Fashion Editor and recently published novelist in her own right, she says using the disquiet in her own mind to create something much more dramatic on the page can become a type of helpful catharsis. Harriet joins us to discuss her strategies for using writing to overcome and exorcise feelings of anxiety, and to share ideas with listeners of how to incorporate therapeutic writing into their own good mental health practice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Managing behaviour between Home and School

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 32:37


    What impact have the past couple of years had on our young children's behaviour? Our children played in person, in the park, in the playground for several hours a day: they negotiated, disagreed, made up, compromised. Overnight, their schools closed and they suddenly had only their siblings, their parents and themselves for company, at home, all day, every day. How did this sudden shift in home life affect families, and how have we readjusted? And what are the implications moving forward, as we are firmly told that Covid is part of the new normal, on top of the ongoing challenges of everyday family life?Our guest on this episode of Raise Her Up is Livvy Gormally, a behaviour expert who works with families and schools to share her specialist knowledge of Early Intervention, Behaviour Management and School Inclusion. Livvy will talk us through the impact the past couple of years have had on our kids' development, will offer her tips on how to recalibrate our childrens' behaviour and manage our own expectations, and how to navigate the at-times challenging Christmas period ahead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Creativity and curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 28:50


    This week on Raise Her Up, we are talking about creativity. Episode 8's expert guest is Dr Cathy Rogers. The breadth and success of her career may make it impossible to categorise her, but certainly embodies her creative and diverse approach. Channel 4 presenter, TV executive, food entrepreneur, writer, and most recently, neuroscientist. Cathy's research is concerned with children's creativity - what can get in its way and what can really make it fly? And why should we even care about it? How can we as educators, parents and carers help to nurture our children's creativity at home and in school - and how can this help them to learn and develop? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Starting career conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 31:09


    The work landscape has changed and the pandemic has left us with a weakened economy, and the prospect of some tough times to come. Covid has also accelerated some changes that were already emerging in the workplace: flexible working; digital nomads; and the concept of having the same job for life feeling increasingly outdated. As we frequently tell our students at the GDST, we need to help prepare them for jobs that don't even necessarily exist yet, through developing transferable skills that will serve them well regardless of the career direction they take. However, many young people just don't know what they want to do, and parents are often the ones to initiate conversations around this; parents who themselves come from a very different work experience and hinterland, and bring their own anxieties about an uncertain future to the table. This episode's guest, Erica Sosna, is a GDST alumna, a careers consultant for several large firms, the author of recently published book The Career Equation, a 2 x TEDx Speaker and an authority on the subject of careers and the future of work. Erica offers some context and practical guidance for adults and young people alike on how to think about careers in a way to leave you feeling empowered, motivated and reassured. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Turning Eco Anxiety into Eco Agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 33:36


    With the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in session, we address the issues of eco awareness and eco anxiety and how we can broach and discuss this with our children. As parents we may feel conflicted - too overwhelmed with the day-to-day running of family, home and work to participate meaningfully. Perhaps we do worry about climate change but don't know how to engage our children without transferring our own anxieties to them. Or maybe we just don't yet have the words to reassure our youngsters given the scale of the problem.Our guest today is Kathleen Hamilton, Programmes & Partnerships Director at Force Of Nature, a youth nonprofit who work to empower young people to turn their eco-anxiety into action, and with leaders across business and education to drive intergenerational solutions. Kathleen suggests ways for us to engage with our children and students to reassure, encourage and mobilise them, hopefully reigniting our own agency in the process. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Communicating for Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 32:21


    The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 brought about a cultural shift in the way many of us now speak about racism and discrimination. Moved on by a groundswell of people across the globe demanding change, we have revisited how we perceive and address these issues. In the workplace, this might have involved more focused Unconscious Bias training, learning to be more culturally sensitive and taking a more open and curious approach to our community and colleagues. What about at home, and at school? If we want to make a positive difference, we have to know how to recognise our own biases and blind spots – only then can we understand how to be part of the solution and start having meaningful conversations.In this episode of Raise Her Up journalist and communication consultant Genelle Aldred offers suggestions and guidance to help us be better listeners, readers, watchers and talkers. With insight drawn from years of experience, she breaks down the barriers to effective conversation so we can communicate in a more nuanced, thoughtful way and understand our part in bringing about a more just society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Who Are Generation A? *special episode for International Day of the Girl*

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 25:04


    Meet Generation A, navigating their way through adolescence amid the perennial themes and challenges of social media, independence, sexuality, mental health - and all as we rebuild after Covid. How do they see themselves? What does it mean to be a female member of Gen A? And what are our roles as educators, parents and carers in nurturing them? Our guest is Chloe Combi, writer, speaker, columnist and researcher. For her book Generation Z: Their Voices, Their Lives, Chloe interviewed over 10000 young people, and the insights she gained have informed her work with global brands on their future strategies. Currently researching and writing a follow up book on Generation A, she is also known for her itunes number 1-rated podcast You Don't Know Me as well as her column for The Telegraph about teenage and family life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Finding your tribe and feeling 'enough'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 25:59


    How many times have you told your child, ‘it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks!' However, caring about what people think, and deferring to others' judgement is an essential part of our young people's identity development. So what can we do to help them navigate the challenge of comparing themselves to everyone else and finding themselves lacking?To mark World Mental Health day, in this episode we welcome the brilliant Dr Tina Mistry, clinical psychologist, writer, speaker, podcaster and mental health expert. She'll be reminding us of the need to validate our young people's emotions and reactions, rather than soothing them away in a way that doesn't really bring any long-term solution or comfort. She will also be explaining how caring what others think is a vital step on the journey to greater self-awareness and self-confidence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Equal Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 30:52


    In this episode, we speak to Dr Charlotte Faircloth from the University College of London about how to model equal parenting in the home.It is widely accepted now that the examples set at home by parents, care-givers and extended family shape how young people think about gender and equality, and have very real implications for issues of work-life balance and career progression later in life. Since fathers undoubtedly want the best for their daughters, why are we still seeing old patterns predominate? And what can both mums and dads, whether in heterosexual or same sex relationships, do to address this and ensure their daughters and sons are witnessing fair and ‘equal' parenting? Dr Faircloth gives practical and realistic tips on how we can model equal parenting within our own four walls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Learning to Live With Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 25:50


    As we come through a global pandemic, the effects will be felt by young girls for some time to come. Clinical Psychologist Dr Deborah Woodman looks at the impact on our wellbeing, and shares her psychological insight into the brave new world we're living in, as well as what it means for us and our children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Introducing: Raise Her Up from GDST

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 2:34


    Covering topics from wellbeing to womanhood, communication to creativity, self-image to sexism, as well as mental health, careers, and relationships to name just a few, Raise Her Up from the GDST gives you the tools to help your girls flourish. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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