Nine years ago was one of the best days ever, and both the continuation and beginning of a fantastic adventure โค๏ธ
#WeddingAnniversary
@hannahellisgray.bsky.social
Believer in the power of ordinary people. Camerado & alongsider. Citizen. Seeing what's strong first. Mother of 2. Story lover. All about hopeful relationships. Beautiful Bannockburn, Stirling.
Nine years ago was one of the best days ever, and both the continuation and beginning of a fantastic adventure โค๏ธ
#WeddingAnniversary
Brilliant!! ๐
23.05.2025 22:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Overheard in the playground- 8 yr old boy playing football:
"Our teacher said "it's your time you're wasting, not mine"... do you think she's in a different time zone?!"
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So grateful to have farmland and nature so close to our home in #Bannockburn.
A 5k walk before bedtime with the kids, with no real complaints from any of us, in the sunshine. A rare treat indeed!
#DailyGratitude #ducklings
No, thank *you*! It's really got me thinking & trying to be more critical than judgemental. Books like this change the world, even just a little bit.
04.05.2025 19:58 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thank you! Xx
04.05.2025 09:20 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Highly recommend this book by @dfdubz.bsky.social
My goodness, it is a breath of fresh air in today's climate of polarisation, tweets & cancel culture
Almost made me want to go & talk to the guy in the Reform UK tshirt today... maybe next time
@camerados-org.bsky.social - think you'll like this
We have been working away in the background since 2022, on how and when to bring back The Sruighlea Festival.
As we look to take advantage of the May bank holiday weekend, Stirlingโs food, drink and live music festival will return on Saturday 2nd May 2026.
Fantastic opening event at #Fallin Community Garden. The way this community has pulled together & taken action is inspiring
Shout out to my pal Iain, who has done a great job of walking alongside this strong community for the last 3 yrs
Growing together โค๏ธ
#ScottishABCD @strathcarron.bsky.social
Can't wait to listen to this conversation with 2 of my brilliant & wise colleagues, & leading light @cormacrussell.bsky.social
"Dr Bruce Perry will explore the profound impact of relationships on healing from trauma, especially in children"
communityrenewal.learnworlds.com/course/child...
I've been finding some absolute gems in Toryglen over the last couple of months.
On Monday I visited the #ESOL class in the Cornerstone Hall and found out about what folks love about Toryglen, & what their gifts & skills are.
"I'm basically living in my dream land" ๐ฅฐ
#ScottishABCD #ABCD #Glasgow
I had a call with folks in Aberdeen today. One of the spontaneous moments was when Karen said, excitedly: "Our next bookgroup is reading this one by Sarah Lathan." I snapped a photo & said I would be glad to share widely their enthusiasm for Sarah's insights on relational practice.
28.04.2025 17:46 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A graphic with the words "Come and work with us at Opus" over a bright yellow background
In our three recent job ads, we failed to list our Equal Opportunities form and we didn't specify that we'll offer an interview to any disabled person who meets the criteria.
We've extended the deadline for all three, as we're seeking the strongest and most diverse field possible ๐งต
#SheffieldJobs
A beautiful welcome back to work yesterday, in Toryglen.
#Community #ABCD
The Easter holidays were intense! Chicken pox, visiting what has felt like the ENTIRE of England... it feels like the important thing with the kids' holidays is to humbly point out the smug moments. You know, the times when everything feels lovely.
Being handed this was just one of those.
Next book to keep me company on my commute. A work related one this time... although everything is related to this line of work really, isn't it?
#trauma #traumainformed #community
I really love this from Amy Gibson.
Leadership absolutely goes beyond managing people & tasks.
It involves showing up with intention & demonstrating integrity, empathy & vision โจ
It's about creating a safer environment where people not only feel valued & respected, but also empowered.
You're right, it does shine a light on what I think is important & the choices I want to make. But with my 1st, when things were rough when he was tiny & I hadn't found my tribe yet... idk. It kinda feels like praying on the vulnerable. That's capitalism at it's worst, eh?
09.04.2025 10:19 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"If we do not create & control our environment, our environment creates & controls us" - Marshall Goldsmith
From the beaten down & stuck woman accused of not being able to cope with change; to a completely new & nurturing environment, coping with most of what life is throwing at her โ๏ธ
Recognising the privilege I have to be able to walk away from barren land, & the things that were consuming me.
How is this a thing?! AI replacing the village it takes to raise a child?? No, no, no. Humans can do better than this. We have to do better than this.
@suzannezeedyk.bsky.social @cormacrussell.bsky.social
Got my fresh air today around the @uofglasgow.bsky.social. I challenge you to find a more beautiful uni building (we won't talk about the Boyd Orr building...)
The nostalgia of walking from town, along Sauchiehall St (including The Garage!) & thru Kelvingrove. Can't beat it.
#ClassOf2012
Haylis Smith from Suicide Prevention Scotland presenting now.
I'm looking forward to learning more about the function of community in this.
We're kicking off with @profrachelbaker.bsky.social! Looking forward to this.
03.04.2025 09:53 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Off to the Scottish Community Development Centre event at @uofglasgow.bsky.social to explore community led health in action.
Time to write up some stuff in my sweary note book before hiding it in my bag again ๐คฃ
#SCDC #CommunityDevelopment
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IF WOMEN ROSE ROOTED is the much loved, international word-of-mouth bestseller by award-winning psychologist and mythologist Sharon Blackie.
Originally published in 2016, the book is now being reissued with this stunning new cover. ๐
โPowerful and inspiring.โ - Melissa Harrison
Two things can be true... we can be full of grief & full of gratitude at the same time. On Mothers Day. On any day.
#MothersDay #MotheringSunday #MiscarriageAwareness
I absolutely love these guys. Peaceful civil disobedience is always vastly underrated and they are masters of the craft ๐๐๐
29.03.2025 08:18 โ ๐ 28 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Resilience IS relational ๐ฅฐ
26.03.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Always ๐ Bringing all my Compassionate Communities energy & knowledge to Housing... perhaps a strange mix, perhaps the perfect mix.
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