Tag: interview
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Conversations with… Jessie Wolinsky (Subject: Vision Impairment and Fundraising for Foundation Fighting Blindness)
Foundation Fighting Blindness fundraiser and Sight Club founder Jessie Wolinsky speaks this week about living with a visual impairment and the work she does to spread awareness
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Conversations With… Sharon Hattle (Subject: Knife Crime)
When researching for this interview, I found out that there was one fatal stabbing every 1.45 days in England and in Wales in 2019. That statistic, however shocking it may be, only reflects fatal stabbings, but if knife crime kills people that frequently, then how often does it injure people? How many more lives are…
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Conversations With… Rebecca Browne (Subject: Fibromyalgia, Mental Health and Body Image)
Social media allows us to connect with people in a way that we would never get the chance to. I can find out what celebrities have for breakfast and where people I admire go on holiday. Social media has made the world and everyone in it seem closer. Because of this, I was able to…
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Conversations with… Segilola Salami (Subject: Writing, Grief and Being a Self Made Success)
Working as a writer, I am constantly finding myself in awe of others in the writing community. So many people I have connected with balance full time careers, families, illnesses and other pursuits with their writing. Some people have written all their lives whilst some have started later on in life. For some people, writing…
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Conversations with… Emma from Streetreads (Subject: Volunteering and Homelessness)
Through writing this blog and sharing my work on social media, I have been introduced to many wonderful people, charities and organisations that work every day to make the world a little better, a little kinder. A prime example of one of these organisations is Streetreads. Streetreads has a simple but significant goal – to…
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Conversations with… Joti @vitiligo_and_me (Subject: Vitiligo and Body Image)
Growing up with a birthmark, I was always aware that I was a little ‘different’. I can recall seeing other people with visible differences like mine only a handful of times in my life. Every time I saw someone with one, it was a welcome reminder that I wasn’t strange or ugly or weird and…
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Conversations with… Jess Kitching (Subject: Overcoming Sexual Assault)
** trigger warning – this post talks about the aftermath of a sexual assault** The introduction to this interview and questions were written by Janet Kitching, Jess’ mum. When you become a mum and they place that little bundle into your arms, apart from experiencing an overwhelming and all consuming rush of love, you simultaneously…
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Conversations with… Danni Shepherd AKA Pandora Belle (Subject: Acting, Modelling and Body Image)
At a family wedding when I was younger, I was scouted a a model. I was an incredibly shy, awkward child, conscious of my birthmark and the fact that I had hit puberty young. My mum politely said no, but I have always wondered what would have happened if she had said yes. Would I…
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Conversations with… Beth Shackleton (IBS and Body Image)
For most of us, when we go to the doctor we get an answer. A prescription might be given, a follow up appointment or test might be needed, but for the most part we walk away with a diagnosis. Only sometimes that isn’t the case. For a year, Beth was left looking for her answer.…
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Conversations with… Emma Naylor (Subject: ARFID)
Growing up, all I really knew about eating disorders was the brief mention of anorexia in Jacqueline Wilson’s ‘Girls’ series or the rare article on someone overcoming bulimia in the teen magazines I read. Women’s relationship with food and the societal pressure to look a certain way was not widely discussed. Girls who nowadays would…
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