Dhruti Shah

What’s it like when your job involves wading through others’ suffering? I was left weeping and hopeless Psychologists call it ‘vicarious trauma’ – the result of witnessing too much misery, even if you’re not experiencing it first hand. And it can affect anyone, from war correspondents to legal professio...

Three years since this came out and I'm glad it still helps people. www.theguardian.com/science/2023...

Might be a disturbance but at least I'm a thoughtful one It's important to share things because you don't know where it leads

When I was younger I was a real news junkie; it was my dream to live, breathe, eat, sleep news. But the world has changed, so how can we be more thoughtful in times like this...

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Have You Thought About: Nonstationary Time Series and a Spot of Trendspotting Professor Rebecca Killick is a statistician whose work dives deep into and across the field of nonstationary time series but how does it help them spot trends across decades?

Professor Rebecca Killick is a statistician whose work dives deep into and across the field of nonstationary time series but how does it help them spot trends across decades? Check out our conversation on the latest episode of Have You Thought About
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Have You Thought About: Small Earthquakes, Travel and Finding the British Shafik Meghji is an award-winning travel writer and author with his latest book Small Earthquakes offering an insight into the British links to South America

What did @shafikmeghji.bsky.social find out when he began to investigate the British connections to South America? The award-winning travel writer explains more to me on my Have You Thought About podcast

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BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Poems on the Underground A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.

Talking about Poems on the Underground on BBC Sounds. Sometimes you get some very good storytelling gigs:

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Have You Thought About: Tutoring, Career Switching and Entrepreneurship Sarah Brouner is an award-winning tutor and entrepreneur who loves problem-solving and devising ways to help neurodivergent students embrace science and maths.

Sarah Brouner is an award-winning tutor and entrepreneur who loves problem solving and helping neurodivergent students embrace science and maths. She shares her journey on my Have You Thought About podcast.

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Turning up but having to turn things down The Year of the Snake has involved shedding of all sorts

The difference in how you see yourself compared to how others see you…

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Have You Thought About headline Podcast with Dhruti Shah Guest Aaron Blaise Cartoon of a South Asian woman wearing a wolf shirt There is a screengrab of Aaron Blaise in a studio set up Overlapped in yellow is a quote: "One of the ironies of making a story very simple is that it becomes more complex" Aaron Blaise Aaron Blaise, Animator and Filmmaker, Snow Bear, Co-Founder of Creature Art Teacher Then a image of a South Asian woman with headphones one.

@aaronblaiseart.bsky.social is an award-winning animator but what lesson has his latest hand-drawn release Snow Bear taught him about the world in which we live? Find out on Have You Thought About - available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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"We don't go to green spaces to connect with nature. We're in it. We are nature. We are animals."

My latest guest for my Have You Thought About podcast is Dr Jacqui Wilmshurst who shares how she ended up in a career in conservation after trying out many other paths first
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More than 90% of streaming shows created by white people, study shows Annual UCLA study finds declines in cultural diversity behind and in front of the camera since last year

“But TV is a meritocracy!!!”

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It's quiet and then all the buses come at once A tsunami of activity

It's quiet and then all the buses come at once
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Have You Thought About: Mentoring, Business and the Power of African Storytelling Hamid Ibrahim is the CEO and co-founder of Kugali Media, a media powerhouse focused on telling stories inspired by African culture but what role does mentoring play in his journey?

The latest edition of Have You Thought About features Hamid Ibrahim, the CEO and Co-Founder of @kugalimedia.bsky.social discussing mentoring, business and putting African storytelling at the forefront.

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Have You Thought About: Rocks, Science and bringing in Spirituality Earth scientist Dr Anjana Khatwa is passionate about rocks but how did she manage to bring science and spirituality together in her seminal debut The Whispers of Rock

In case you missed it, catch up on a conversation I had with the amazing @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social about her book The Whispers of Rock, the state of nature writing today and embracing the art of disruption. Have You Thought About is available wherever you listen to podcasts or here: pod.fo/e/35ef01

The one change that worked: I started bringing my own takeaway box to every meal – and sparked a mini movement Every year, 1bn tonnes of food are wasted. I value my meals and the work that has gone into them, so I am now always prepared and ready to take home delicious leftovers

Trying to do my little bit to tackle food waste... with this piece in @theguardian.com
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On figuring who your people are. Taking stock of what's going on

Why is it some relationships are so messy and others so stable?

Took to Substack and created my latest Have You Thought About posting to figure it all out. Also some updates on adventures and obscure opportunities.

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The BBC is a behemoth but don't forget it's made up of human beings We talk of it in the abstract but

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Have You Thought About Society & Culture Podcast · Updated weekly · Have You Thought About is for those at a reckoning. Join us as host Dhruti Shah, a writer and poet, speaks to inspiring guests about how they use their pas...

Tentatively planning Season Six of my Have You Thought About podcast... and now to go through the list of hopeful guests and make sure it's evenly spread... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality

An absolute win to get my first book review in the @newscientist.com and it's for @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social's The Whispers of Rock!

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Getting Closer to Nature.... A Review of Scenes from The Climate Era and other environmental touchpoints

I went to review Scenes from The Climate Era this week and also grew a lot of tomatoes... haveyouthoughtabout.substack.com/p/getting-cl...

A moment that changed me: An accident left me terrified of risk. Then I joined a stranger on a motorbike adventure We rode through the dark, through winding mountain roads to reach scenic nooks I otherwise would never have seen. From then, I had the confidence to make friends and travel more

In print and online but a first person from me in The Guardian on learning to trust strangers (and also travel)

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Nature books, finding faith in a museum and the power of sound When everything comes in all at once.

Finally found some time to write about how nature seeps into everything. I guess you just have to tell the universe about the path you are on sometimes.

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Putting it out there

Immersed in Truth and Understanding 'Meaning Making'. Building bridges and communities

Was inspired by all the conversations happening at the Truth Tellers Summit organised by @sirharrysummit.bsky.social that I finally got round to this month's Substack newsletter! haveyouthoughtabout.substack.com/p/immersed-i...

I put a note out saying that I needed more paid work and fewer offers to work for free. And I still got messages asking me to work for free for exposure.

My 'autistic' poetry apparently shouldn't exist. Ooops. Some thoughts on stereotypes

Oopsie to being an autistic poet. haveyouthoughtabout.substack.com/p/my-autisti...

Have You Thought About: Cake Designs, Opera Singing, and the Art of Mediation Philippa Larbi has built up a reputation as a classy cake designer but how does her legal career and a passion for singing opera fit into her life?

Philippa Larbi is a cake designer but how does her past career in opera and law help her with her entrepreneur journey?

Philippa is the final guest on Season Five of my Have You Thought About podcast focusing on those with interdisciplinary lives.

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Betwixt - a space of belonging in the unbelonging Trying to figure out gaps and watching art mimic life

New newsletter focuses on the idea of being in a betwixt space

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Dr Alina Patelli is a responsible AI enthusiast who grew up in post-Communist Romania. She is also a member of the @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social and here we discuss how she is she taking her data and using it in health and other spheres.

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Have You Thought About: Poetry, Committees, and Attracting Attention in A Crowded Market Rishi Dastidar is a poet, brand strategist and copywriter but how did he find the confidence to find his voice in what can be a competitive sphere?

Poet and brand strategist @betarish.bsky.social is skilled at playing with words but influences his creativity?

Listen to our conversation with top takeaways at Have You Thought About. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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