Arts for Wellbeing: Making to Feel Good
I have always been a maker. At times in my life I’ve done it more, and at times less, but it’s a really important in helping me wind down, switch off, and just be in the moment. That said, and this is...
2021
Recharge Your Career Over Summer!
It’s no secret – taking some annual leave is one way to hit the reset button, but there are many other things you can do to recharge your career over Summer! "Out of office" First and foremost, t...
Re-Claiming Wellbeing: Travel in a Post C-19 World
Less than two months into the UK’s first lockdown, Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for the British Department of Transport, was tasked with delivering one of the now famous briefings from Downing...
Turning Ideas into Reality
If someone had told me a year ago I'd be working full-time on two businesses I'd created during lockdown, I'd never have believed them... But the reality is… this is where I am at now. At the end of m...
Re-Claiming Wellbeing: The Joys of Friendship
Could nurturing our friendships help us to reclaim our wellbeing? When I was a child, I lived oversees and only saw my wider family (grandparents, cousins etc.) once, maybe twice, a year. I had a firs...
How My Criminology & Criminal Justice MA Has Enabled Me to Support Victims of Domestic Violence
Me and my role My name is Lisinayte Lopes, I am originally from Sao Tome and Principe. I work as an outreach support worker for BAWSO in North Wales and my role is to support victims of domestic viole...
How Have Our Experiences With Products Changed?
There are three main areas where I have noticed things have changed in recent times. This is primarily following COVID restrictions and lockdowns, but also due to the digital nature that the world has...
First Responders to Human Trafficking and the Support They Offer
PROFESSIONAL ROLE AT BAWSO My Name is Glory Williams, I work as a Senior Practitioner Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA). My role includes ass...
Essential Tips for Parents of University Students
So, the time has finally come – your child is fleeing the nest to start their new life at university. As a parent you are bound to have mixed feelings – whilst you are undoubtedly proud of your child,...
What Pride Means to Us
Below we hear from Ali and Pete, on what it means to them to be a proud straight ally. Their words show us that being an ally is important and ultimately very simple, helping to improve the lives of t...
