Voicenotes To Strangers

Following a 700% increase to domestic abuse helplines, just days ago, the Home Secretary launched the hashtag hashtag#YouAreNotAlone campaign, focusing attention on the very real issues hidden behind lockdown doors. Now, as we come to the end of a warm Easter break, usually packed with family Easter egg hunts, BBQs and religious gatherings, we look at how best we can manage relationships in isolation, with our partners, friends and family, community and self. How can our relationships with others, and ourselves, thrive or survive this period of lockdown? I am joined by the wonderful Lisa Paul, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. And Easter chick, Polly Downes ACC Director at PSW Coaching Ltd Catch up on previous editions: https://bit.ly/2VgHhTm 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline telephone number: 0808 2000 247 & nationaldahelpline.org.uk More support information in the full length, YouTube comments.

Sam Moinet, Founder of Student Breakthrough and Polly Downes ACC Resident Coach, specialising in coaching parents and families, join Barry Ennis PCC to share ideas and insights on working from home while home schooling. Since the government took the unprecedented steps to close schools for the majority of children, parents and families have rapidly risen to the challenge of home schooling our young. Now, as we approach a warm Easter break and continued lockdown measures in place, should we down tools and eat chocolate or try to catch up with the curriculum? And are ‘life lessons’ more important now than ‘maths lessons’? As a former teacher Sam witnessed many challenges that young people face and has set up Student Breakthrough to support them. And as Mamma of 3 secondary school kids Polly is currently navigating the home school curriculum. Our format is simple, we take 3 topics and share our insights. We’re not experts. We have the same amount of clues as you, but have experiences and ideas that we will share honestly and with a positive and practical focus. So today we are going to look at: SCHEDULE, CURRICULUM and MENTAL HEALTH.

This week Rachel Bye Bye from a leading contemporary fashion label joins Polly Downes ACC and Barry Ennis PCC Ennis to share tips, thinking and insights into how to shape your business in these unprecedented times. The Chancellor of The Exchequer has recently offered businesses and employees what seem like endless bags of money and support, and now as the reality of these schemes are sinking in we take a look at how to pivot, flex, and rapidly evolve your business in these unprecedented times. Top take-aways today: - Ask customers how they would like to communicate with you. - Send gratitude to your customers and the amazing people out there. - Demonstrate your values over your value. - Stay humble. - What's your 'once a week' product or service? - What new markets have emerged for you since Covid19? - Allow ideas to be shared by everyone from stockroom to boardroom. - Mix it up in a mixed digital pod. - Now is a great time to make mistakes so be brave and try something new. - Bounce ideas off others to stay creative. - Listen and learn from what other industries and sectors are doing.

Wake Up to WFH: How to share workspace with family, animals and housemates is here! Thanks to the wisdom, generosity and adaptability of Nikki Peterson and Polly Downes ACC this morning! It's a lovely, warming and helpful listen. Nikki and Polly providing brilliant common sense advice, observations and support to all of us facing the new challenges of WFH.

A quick wizz through LGBTQ+ pain, the British education system and little Nigel.

Dalia and Barry, amongst other things, discuss the joys of a sit down shower and a freestanding, gold roll top bath.

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