I’ve had a feeling in my stomach for the past few days that I haven’t been able to name. It hasn’t been hopelessness, I’ve had a tonne of ideas about the future and Bird and how things will develop (I’m thinking re-wilding, treehouses in the woods, space for connection to self, nature …
Sometimes, to get a bit of perspective, I think about what life will be like way into the future. I was mulling over what 100 years from now might look like for us and felt hopeful for the journey I think we will collectively go on. In 100 years I don’t think …
We’ve been delivering so many webinars lately and compiling a robust list of resources for attendees that I thought I’d share the list with our lovely Bird readers too. So please take a look below to see if any jump out as helpful resources for you. Resilience resources Dr Brené Brown’s first …
During this very bizarre year Bird has been very busy supporting charities across the country with staff wellbeing and resilience. We’ve delivered coaching programmes on resilience to 131 clients working at all levels within organisations, and we’ve delivered 108 resilience webinars to over 1000 attendees. We are a team of 9 facilitators …
At Bird we talk a lot about looking at our own individual wellbeing and resilience. We explore strategies and ideas that help you take care of yourself as you do challenging work and live in an unpredictable world. It’s really important to think about how you can support yourself, how you can …
This week has been a strange one for me. I’ve experienced a bit of a change in circumstance which has involved some loss. It’s been uniquely hard, given that it has taken place within this bizarre pandemic. That emotional rollercoaster has been particularly dramatic for me over the past seven days. I …
Every so often Baz Lurhman’s ‘Sunscreen’ comes on the radio and I have to stop everything I am doing, turn up the volume and feel the joy of the song. I love what he says about advice: ‘Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it Advice …
For today’s blog I wanted to share a poem, I tapped ‘poems on resilience’ into google for some inspiration, and immediately my eyes were drawn to an incredible piece that I’d been introduced to back when I was working in the not-for-profit sector. We had been pulling together resources to inspire women …
At points this week I’ve felt incredibly fed up of lockdown. The feeling ebbs and flows but overall I have experienced an underlying rumble of ‘enough now’ and at times it has felt a little unbearable. A few years ago I was given a beautiful book called ‘The Poetry Pharmacy’ by William …
This week we have a beautiful guest post from someone Bird has worked with to support a number of the staff in her organisation. As a people-first, task second advocate, Sarah Spencer is passionate about supporting people’s personal development, wellbeing and happiness. Working in the world of leadership & learning development, she is …
