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Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 6, Episode Six, Liminality and The World Between WorldsSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in Conversation with psychic medium Nikki Leader for the final episode in this 6 part series on liminality! We explore liminality in the world between worlds, tracing how trauma can open intuition and how small rituals help us cross from fear to becoming. We reflect on trauma as a portal to intuition and change, and rituals as bridges for separation, transition and integration. Nikki gets a mention in my blog post on The New Year That Belongs to Everyone where we talk about 17th February! You...
2026-02-2141 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeries 6, Episode Five, Liminality and CompassionSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Dr Jo Taylor as they explore liminality as a human constant and argue why compassion is not optional when lives sit between identities, roles and outcomes. From school supervision rooms to street-level tensions, we share tools to widen safety, practise care and make change sustainable.In this episode we talked about fears, blocks and resistances to compassion, which are totally human. You can read more about Fears of Compassion in this seminal paper link here.We discussed the way that checking in with...
2026-02-1439 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeries 6, Episode Four, Liminality and Work Cultures; From The Police to GymnasticsSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Geraldine Costello, Director of Governance and Safe Sport at British Gymnastics, where we look at the liminal space between work cultures; the police and gymnastics. What happens when a career built on command and certainty collides with a mission that depends on trust, listening and repair? We explore how safeguarding shifts from policy to lived practice when survivors are heard and institutions choose to change.Geraldine traces her path from the police cadets to child protection and multi-agency hubs, where she discovered that careful interviewing...
2026-02-0726 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeries 6, Episode Three, Liminality and The Making Of A TeacherSend a textContinuing the exploration of liminality, join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Tracey Smith, who taught for many years in primary schools in Oxfordshire. She was Headteacher for Bladon, Tower Hill and New Marston Primary Schools in Oxfordshire, before becoming Head of Primary Teacher Training at the University of Buckingham. Tracey returned to Headship as Executive Headteacher of two Faringdon Primary Schools before continuing working with teacher training and supervision at the University of Buckingham. Tracey is also a trainer and consultant for Values-based Education and is in the process of completing her EdD e...
2026-01-3134 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeries 6, Episode Two, Liminality & Adoption.Send a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Annalisa Toccara-Jones on liminality and adoption.Annalisa is a Doctoral researcher in Journalism at the University of Sheffield, an award-winning cultural producer, communications strategist, and graduate teaching associate. As an adoptee, her research explores how UK adult adoptees use social media to challenge dominant adoption narratives and highlight the colonial logics that shape UK adoption, drawing on decolonial theory, the theory of intersectionality, and critical adoption studies. She teaches on media, identity, and social justice, and her work spans digital storytelling, community engagement, and lived-experience-led...
2026-01-2439 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 6, Episode One - Crossing Boundaries: How Liminal Moments Reshape Identity And BelongingSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry for Episode One in this 6-Part series on liminality. Lisa is in conversation with Professor Bjørn Thomassen, Professor in Global Political Sociology at Roskilde University, to unpack liminality. They explore the in‑between phase after an old identity collapses and before a new one takes hold and why that space is powerful, precarious and everywhere in modern life. Starting from rites of passage, we look at what happens when there’s no recognised guide to carry us through and how that vacuum can invite both care and manipulation.T...
2026-01-1741 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceCaring for The People Who Care IntroductionSend a textIn this somewhat different episode for the podcast, Dr Lisa Cherry reads the Introduction of her upcoming book for you, which is out on 31st December 2025 and can be pre-ordered here. This book takes the reader on a journey around the country and across various different sectors to explore the aspect of Trauma Informed Practice that can be the most ignored and the most difficult to understand; collective care for those who are doing the work. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom i...
2025-11-1414 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 13, Social Worker Beth Vecchione on Dance for Children in CareSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Beth Vecchione on Care to Dance, a venture set up by Beth to bring the power of dancing to children experienced in, or experiencing care. Care to Dance can be found HERE! And you can connect with Beth HERE! Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more ab...
2025-09-2822 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 12, Amelia Brunt on Trauma Informed SupervisionSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry and Amelia Brunt in conversation on trauma, whether supervision is s*xy and meeting yourself more deeply!*Since this podcast was recorded we have added a new date for the training that was mentioned which you can find here. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.c...
2025-07-1124 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 11, Whitney Iles on relational work and reducing violence, nutrition therapy and recovering from trauma.Send a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry and Whitney Iles speak on growing up with trauma, to working with communities living with violence, neurodivergence and moving into her body to begin to heal. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram a...
2025-07-0249 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 10, Lou Lebentz on Trauma Recovery, Psychotherapy and The Soul!Send a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Lou Lebentz as they explore trauma, trauma recovery and therapy.Lou Lebentz is a trauma educator, speaker, and creator of The Voyage® a mind-body-soul recovery framework used by clinicians, coaches, and changemakers worldwide. Lou brings over two decades of clinical therapeutic experience and her own lived journey through trauma, addiction, and illness into everything she teaches. She’s here to talk about the messy, sacred work of healing and what it takes to move from surviving to thriving.”You can find Lou on all th...
2025-06-2044 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 9, Betsy de Thierry on Trauma RecoverySend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Betsy de Thierry as we explore trauma recovery, shame and rupture & repair. Betsy's latest book can be purchased here and Betsy can be found on all social media platforms.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.
2025-06-0738 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 8, Jules Hillier, CEO of Pause, on Trauma Informed Organisational ApproachesSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Jules Hillier, CEO of Pause, as they explore trauma informed approaches to the organisation and how having cancer has influenced how she strives to lead an organisation where the workforce is regulated enough to do the deep work. Pause is a national charity that works to improve the lives of women who have had, or are at risk of having, more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them. This podcast talks about cancer, cancer treatment so...
2025-05-2339 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 7, Sarah Johnson on belonging in education and beyond.Send a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry in converstion with Sarah Johnson as they explore belonging in education. Sarah's research is looking at belonging in alternative provisions and Lisa's research looked at belonging as understood by adults who were care experienced and excluded from school. There is a space in the middle of both of those pieces of research where they meet. Find out more about Cultviating Belonging as an antidote to trauma! Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social c...
2025-03-1540 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 6, Vicki Shevlin on overcoming challenges for new Social WorkersSend a textJoin Dr Lisa Cherry and Vicki Shevlin, founder of Social Work Sorted and generous podcast host on Social Work Sorted, as they untangle how to simplify some of the more prickly aspects of social work. You can find Vicki here: Web - https://www.socialworksorted.com/LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/vicki-shevlin-820171256Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then le...
2025-01-1530 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 5, Ian Thomas on compassion, addiction and authenticitySend a textDr Lisa Cherry is in conversation with social worker Ian Thomas, where we discuss lived experiences of addiction, recovery and compassion. You can find Ian on LinkedIn. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Su...
2024-12-2841 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 4, Jonny Hoyle on AI and Social Work.Send a textDr Lisa Cherry is in this conversation with social worker Jonny Hoyle where we discuss how AI isn’t the future; it’s the present. Social work needs to have the difficult conversations and steer the destination rather than waiting, not knowing or misusing it.We explore how the work around this is in two parts which should interact; technology and ethics. We need to use technology for the things we decide it should do, not necessarily for what it could do.We also talk about record keeping and the role...
2024-12-0940 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 3, Richard Rose on the practice of therapeutic life story workSend a textDr Lisa Cherry is in conversation with Prof Richard Rose talking about the development and creation of therapeutic life story work which is now a widely used practice in much social work around the UK, Australia and many other countries. We talk about fractured childhoods, missing pieces and our deep desire to figure out who we are and where we're from. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling i...
2024-11-2437 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 2, Chris Braitch on recovering from the trauma of a childhood in boarding schoolSend a textChris explores the trauma of abandonment and privilege – Elite boarding schools, their impact on Britain and the world, the wounded leaders that come from them, generational trauma and the wounds that have to be healed in adulthood.Chris invites us to face into the abuse legacy of UK private schools, why there is much left to do and it’s not “all better now” as the schools would have us believe.Lisa draws some parallels between boarding school and care.... Chris Braitch is on LinkedIn and the website is www.se...
2024-11-1333 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 1, Expressing Research Findings Through MusicSend a textIn this fantastic episode not only does Lisa talk to Ric Flo about music, belonging and care but we release Big and Bold. Dr Lisa Cherry commissioned Ric Flo to create a piece of music from her research on belonging, communicating some of the themes, direct quotes and general sense of the wisdom given by the research participants. Our conversation contextualises the whole process. You can download the song HERE!We also invite you to make a donation to our chosen...
2024-09-1629 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 4, Episode 7, Jessica Parker on Trauma Informed Senior Mental Health TrainingSend us a textFind out from Jessica Parker how you can unlock the full potential of your school community by joining TICS DfE quality-assured Practising as a Trauma Informed Mental Health Lead (SMHL150) which allows you to become a certified lead. The best bit? It is fully funded for schools in England.“Creating schools, services & systems that make the difference for children, young people and their families"This course is meticulously designed to equip senior leads with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to implement an effective wh...
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Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Three - Self Awareness: Endings and BeginningsSend a textIn this three part, one off series, Dr Lisa Cherry is in conversation with Nikki Leader, close friend, energy healer and Sound Therapist, as they navigate cancer together. Join them as they explore the trauma of diagnosis, inner strength and allowing the beauty from within to shine!This episode has a sharp focus on endings and beginnings, self awareness with a discussion on death so do take care if that feels like that might be a lot for today.Episode One is here.Episode Two is here. F...
2024-06-2029 min
Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Two - Navigating Nurturing The Self Through CancerSend a textIn this three part, one off series, Dr Lisa Cherry is in conversation with Nikki Leader, close friend, energy healer and Sound Therapist, as they navigate cancer together. Join them as they explore the trauma of diagnosis, inner strength and allowing the beauty from within to shine!This episode has a sharp focus on self care, collective and energy!Episode One is here and Episode Three is here. Find Nikki here:Insta - @nikkileaderWeb - www.nikkileader.comSupport the showT...
2024-06-1941 min
Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode One - Finding The Beauty in CancerSend a textIn this three part, one off series, Dr Lisa Cherry is in conversation with Nikki Leader, close friend, energy healer and Sound Therapist, as they navigate cancer together. Join them as they explore the trauma of diagnosis, inner strength and allowing the beauty from within to shine!Episode Two is here and Episode Three can be found here. Find Nikki here:Insta - @nikkileaderWeb - www.nikkileader.comSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the...
2024-06-1638 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 4, Episode 5, Colby Pearce on attachment, relationships and the importance of identitySend a textIn conversation with Lisa Cherry today is Colby Pearce who is a Clinical Psychologist who lives and works on Kaurna (pronounced “Garna”), Nurungga (pronounced as it reads), and Nukunu (pronounced “nookunoo”) country in the land known as Australia. Across the last twenty-eight years Colby has worked continuously with children and young people recovering from a tough start to life, and adults who interact with them in care and professional roles. He maintains three busy psychotherapy clinics, but also finds time to write and deliver programs intended to enhance awareness of the experience, needs, and therapeu...
2023-10-2540 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 4, Episode 3, System Change, Culture Change & Trauma with Emm Irving from West YorkshireSend a textLisa Cherry is in conversation with Emm Irving, Senior Programme Manager for Improving Population Health, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board who leads on the Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Programme. The ambition is for the whole of West Yorkshire to become Trauma Informed by 2030. Lisa and Emm discuss the challenges, dealing with overwhelm and facing our own traumas alongside why we need to start with the workforce! Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at...
2023-03-0628 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 4, Episode 2, Changing The Culture: Trauma Informed ServicesSend a textJoin Lisa Cherry and Karen Treisman in a live webinar conversation about changing organisational systems, services and cultures. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry
2022-12-1656 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 4, Episode 1, Breaking The Boundaries WEBINARSend a textJoin Lisa Cherry in conversation on a live webinar with Peter Blundell and Danica Darley on boundaries and relational practice. Professional boundaries are there for the safety and security of service users and professionals. However, there are factors that can increase professionals' use of boundaries that can lead to defensive and distance-based practice rather than relational and effective practice.The best professional social care practice is relational, yet boundaries (if used ineffectively) can interfere rather than foster those relationships.We are advocating for relationship-based professional boundaries practice, rather than a...
2022-11-3054 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 14, Alex Kemp on professional kindness in the helping professionsSend a textIn this episode, Lisa Cherry is in conversation with Alex Kemp exploring professional kindness, culture and leadership. Alexander Kemp has been working with children and families for over 20 years. He holds a degree in social work and a masters of public administration. He lives in Brighton with his husband who is a doctor working in intensive care. Alex is care experienced. Alex has worked in senior roles within large organisations specialising in the provision of services to children and families who need help and protection and with children in care and...
2022-08-3149 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 7 The Brightness of Stars - Meet SeanSend a textSean, who features in the new section of The Brightness of Stars 3rd Edition, shares with us a little bit of history of 'care', why community is everything and why speaking about the care experience is hard yet so important! Buy the book at all online and offline stores including Amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brightness-Stars-Stories-Experienced-Inspire/dp/1032191589/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1641830200&refinements=p_27%3ALisa+Cherry&s=books&sr=1-6&text=Lisa+CherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom i...
2022-03-1617 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 9 Andi Brierley on Trauma, Criminal Justice and Taking ResponsibilitySend a textSparked by a Twitter conversation, Lisa and Andi deep dive in a more nuanced way than Twitter allows, into thinking about childhood adversity and trauma in the context of criminal justice. How do we ensure that the public are safe, that people take responsibility for their actions and that there are interventions in place that support healing from childhood trauma and adversity? @andibrierley@_lisacherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection a...
2022-03-1438 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 5 The Brightness of Stars - Meet IsabelleSend a textThe 3rd Ed of The Brightness of Stars is out in May 2022 and this short series of videos introduces you to some of the contributors.Meet Isabelle, one of the youngest contributors sharing why contributing a chapter was so important to her, the act of processing trauma through writing her chapter and the importance of sharing shared lived experiences. The book has brand new contributors bringing the book up to date, reflections from the original contributors and poetry. Isabelle is one of the new contributors. You can order yo...
2022-02-1212 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 4 The Brightness of Stars - Meet PavSend a textThe 3rd Ed of The Brightness of Stars is out in May 2022 and this short series of videos introduces you to some of the contributors.Meet Pav, one of the original contributors talk candidly about our time on Women's Hour, the healing power of being involved in the book, life as a Muslim in the children's home and how we should never stop reaching out to children and young people even when they won't let us! The 3rd Ed has brand new contributors bringing the book up to date, additional r...
2022-01-2816 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 3 The Brightness of Stars - Meet JamieSend a textThe 3rd Ed of The Brightness of Stars is out on 22nd May 2022 and this short series of videos introduces you to some of the contributors.Meet Jamie, sharing the impact of finding people with similar experiences and how that has led him to focus on community, connection and collaboration. He also begins to explore the intersection of care with sexuality. The book has brand new contributors bringing the book up to date, reflections from the original contributors and poetry. Jamie is one of the new contributors. You ca...
2022-01-2214 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 2 The Brightness of Stars - Meet TimSend a textThe 3rd Ed of The Brightness of Stars is out on 22nd May 2022 and this short series of videos introduces you to some of the contributors.Meet Tim, one of the original contributors from the 1st Ed written back in 2013/2014 sharing the reflective process of looking back at where he was and where he is now. You can order your copy here:Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brightness-Stars-Stories-Experienced-Inspire/dp/1032191589/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1641830200&refinements=p_27%3ALisa+Cherry&s=books&sr=1-6&text=Lisa+CherryRoutledge: https://www.r...
2022-01-1709 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 1 The Brightness of Stars - Meet ShaunnaSend a textThe 3rd Ed of The Brightness of Stars is out on 22nd May 2022 and this short series of videos introduces you to some of the contributors.Meet Shaunna, one of the youngest contributors sharing why taking part was so important to her. The book has brand new contributors bringing the book up to date, reflections from the original contributors and poetry. Shaunna is one of the new contributors. You can order your copy here....Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brightness-Stars-Stories-Experienced-Inspire/dp/1032191589/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1641830200&refinements=p_27%3ALisa+C...
2022-01-1110 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 8 Kate Silverton on why "there's no such thing as naughty"Send a textA deep discussion on parenting, the menopause and translating the science of neurobiology.Kate on Twitter : @katesilvertonKate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katesilverton/Kate's Book: There's No Such Thing as NaughtyLisa on Twitter: @_lisacherryLisa's Book: Conversations That Make A Difference for Children and Young PeopleSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then l...
2021-11-0450 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceTo The Moon and Back Interview Lisa Cherry on her new bookSend a textA short interview about the book Conversations That Make a Difference for Children and Young People by contributing organisation, To The Moon and Back.You can buy the book here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations-Difference-Children-Young-People/dp/0367644010/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Here is a review found on Amazon from Dr Christopher Moore:What an achievement by Lisa Cherry. This book is a must-read for anyone who has a vested interest in the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
2021-09-1612 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceCollective Book Launch - Relationship Focused Practice for all Those Working on the FrontlineSend a textA live Book Launch event recorded on Zoom with 5 authors releasing books this year on the subject of trauma, relationships and connection. Lisa's Book:http://bit.ly/conversationswithyouand a FREE chapter download:https://bit.ly/chapter4youAndi's Book:http://bit.ly/andibrierleyMark's Book:http://bit.ly/markfinnisKaren's Book:http://bit.ly/karentreismanAdele's Book:http://bit.ly/adelebatesSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe...
2021-04-181h 03Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 7 Madeleine Black on victim blaming and ending the shame, stigma and silence associated with sexual violence.Send a text**Warning for listeners** This Episode references violence and abuse towards women and children throughout.This conversation, while booked weeks ago, is recorded in light of Sarah Everard’s body being found and a Met Police Officer being charged and named.Reclaim These Streets, having organised the Clapham Vigil which has since been considered illegal by the Met Police, have set up a page to raise £320,000 to donate to women's charitable causes. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/reclaimthesestreetshttps://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/Website – www.madele...
2021-03-1330 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 6 Dee Michell and Rosie Canning on Care Experience & CultureSend a textDee and Rosie join Lisa Cherry to talk about a new Digital Archive called Care Experience and Culture.Twitter: @CareExp_CulturePress Release: https://careleaversinfiction.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/care-experience-culture-2/Dee Michell is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Criminology & Gender Studies at the University of Adelaide. She was made a Ward of the South Australian State in 1960 and remained in foster care for 15 years. She worked as an administrator for a multi-national corporation before going to university in her 40s, when she combined study with primary care for her three children...
2021-02-1327 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 5 Kathy Evans interviews Lisa Cherry about her new bookSend a textIn this episode, Kathy Evans, CEO of Children England interviews Lisa Cherry on her new upcoming book "Conversations That Make A Difference To Children and Young People; Relationship Focused Practice From The Frontline" out in May 2021.You can pre order the book here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0367644010/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2Kathy Evans on twitter: https://twitter.com/Kathy_CEO_CEWebsite:https://www.childrenengland.org.uk/#In this unique book, international trainer and consultant Lisa Cherry in...
2021-01-2941 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceConversations That Make A Difference with Contributor, To The Moon and Back FosteringSend a textIn May 2021 Lisa Cherry's next book, Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young PeopleRelationship-Focused Practice from the Frontline, will be released. Lisa asks contributors why they felt that contributing to the book was important. In this video, Angela Hunt and Alison Kindred-Byrne from To The Moon and Back Fostering talk about love and fostering. You can pre-order your copy here:https://www.routledge.com/Conversations-that-Make-a-Difference-for-Children-and-Young-People-Relationship-Focused/Cherry/p/book/9780367644017and from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0367644010/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt...
2021-01-2004 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceLisa Cherry's Xmas HUGSend a textAfter the year we've had, how could we celebrate all the work of those on the frontline and those who support them? A Christmas HUG seemed the best way forward and what emerged was a hour of poetry, music and pure love. Sit back, soak it all up and remember that we will always be better together. #love #education #socialwork #careexperience #christmas #connection #relationships #relationalactivismSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change...
2020-12-231h 01Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceConversations That Make A Difference with Contributor, Fiona HolidaySend a textIn May 2021 Lisa Cherry's next book, Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young PeopleRelationship-Focused Practice from the Frontline, will be released. Lisa asks contributors why they felt that contributing to the book was important. In this video, Fiona talks about connection! You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.routledge.com/Conversations-that-Make-a-Difference-for-Children-and-Young-People-Relationship-Focused/Cherry/p/book/9780367644017Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If...
2020-12-1101 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 4 Jancis Andrew from the National Association of Virtual School HeadsSend a textJancis Andrew, Leeds Virtual Head and Chair of the National Association of Virtual School Heads joins Lisa Cherry to talk all things education, looked after children, children in need and having tricky conversations. We talk about what Virtual Schools are and what they are definitely not! Jancis can be found on Twitter on:@jancisfrancisand NAVSH can be found@NAVSH_UKSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a...
2020-12-0441 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 3 LIVE Webinar, PART 2 with Suzanne Zeedyk on ACEsSend a textIn a follow up to Part 1, we dive even more deeply into talking about power, suffering and empathy. The conversation on adversity and childhood suffering is not an easy one and both myself and Suzanne have times where we really struggle to articulate ourselves. What you'll hear is a compassionate, honest and thoughtful discussion about ACEs, trauma and adversity. References to books that arose in conversation: Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Youngby Peter Higginbotham | 30 Jul 2017The British Betrayal of Childhoodby...
2020-11-0456 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 2 LIVE Webinar with Suzanne ZeedykSend a textWhy is the conversation about ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) so challenging? In this conversation, we explore power, polarisation and suffering along with much discussion about the role of theory in making sense of data. For more of Suzanne's work:Website: www.suzannezeedyk.comTwitter: @suzannezeedykSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about L...
2020-10-141h 02Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 3, Episode 1 LIVE Webinar with Craig Pinkney on Anti Racism, the language of youth and ACTION!Send a textCraig Pinkney is a Criminologist, Urban Youth Specialist and Director at Solve: The Centrefor Youth Violence and Conflict CIC (UK). Craig is an experienced Youth Worker andacademically holds a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development (JNC), Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Post Graduate Certificate in Research, Masters in Criminology and is currently a PhD Researcher in Social Sciences at Birmingham City University. Craig has over 16 years of experience as an outreach worker, transformational speaker,international gang exit strategist, mediator, mentor and filmmaker. He is well k...
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Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 21 LIVE Webinar with Pooky KnightsmithSend a textLisa Cherry and Pooky Knightsmith dive deeply into mental health, anorexia, autism relationships that make a difference and what it means to bring the professional, the academic and the personal into the arena.An internationally respected face of child and adolescent mental health, Pooky works tirelessly to ‘be the change she wants to see’. A prolific keynote speaker, lecturer, trainer and author, she develops and shares practical, evidence-informed approaches to promoting mental health – arming health, social care and education staff with the skills, understanding and knowledge they need to support the children in the...
2020-06-231h 00Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 20 LIVE Webinar with Dr Warren Larkin on ACE's, Trauma and Social ChangeSend a textLisa Cherry is in conversation with Warren Larkin about the frustrations of applying the medical model to trauma, the purpose of the ACE study and how we continue to affect social change.T: @_lisacherryT: @warren_larkinSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy...
2020-05-261h 01Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 19 LIVE Webinar with Dr Karen Treisman on Culturally Informed and Infused OrganisationsSend a textKaren and Lisa in conversation about organisations during Covid 19, keeping trauma informed practices at the heart of how we work and remaining curious not furious.https://twitter.com/dr_treismanhttps://twitter.com/_lisacherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.
2020-05-1258 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 18 LIVE Webinar with Amanda Seyderhelm on Grief, Loss and BereavementSend a textTalking to Children about Grief and Loss during COVID-19.COVID-19 has not only disrupted every aspect of our daily lives, and locked us down, it has also magnified losses that were pre-existing, and opened up the topics of death, loss and grief, making them part of our daily conversations. If we found these conversations difficult before COVID-19, and avoided having them, thinking grief and loss were topics for ‘another day’, they are even harder now, as the issue of mortality has threatened our sense of safety, challenged our capacity for change, emotional resi...
2020-04-2957 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 17 A Letter To My GrandmotherSend a textIn this episode, inspired by June Sarpong's series "To The Woman That Saved Me", Lisa Cherry reads a letter to her Grandmother in an episode that is a little different to the usual podcast content. We hope you like it and feel inspired to consider which woman has saved you, shaped you or supported you. Maybe it also gives you a chance to reflect upon how we don't always say, that which needs to be said when we really should have said it. Of course, regretting what we didn't say or indeed know, when...
2020-04-2008 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 16 LIVE webinar with Mary Meredith and Steve RussellSend a textIn conversation with Lisa Cherry, Mary and Steve on Returning To School From A Trauma Perspective. What might this look like? How will pupils, families, staff and communities have changed post Covid 19? In this conversation we focus on relationships, connection, transitions and community.Maryhttps://marymered.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/five-ways-to-help-children-heal-when-schools-reopen/https://twitter.com/marymeredStevehttp://beyondbehaviour.co.uk/https://twitter.com/beyondbehaviour#Lisahttps://twitter.com/_LisaCherryhttps://www.lisacherry.co.uk/Support the showThank you for...
2020-04-151h 02Trauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 14 James Docherty on Maintaining Recovery from Addiction in Social isolationSend a textJames Docherty speaks with Lisa Cherry about addiction, trauma and how we can self regulate during Covid 19. Speaking from his home in Glasgow, James explores how found different solutions to trauma than using drink and drugs. https://twitter.com/Prev_JusticeSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry...
2020-04-1239 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 12 Ian Thomas on Social Work and Authentic Leadership During Covid 19Send a textIan Thomas, patron of BASW, joins me in conversation about Covid 19 and the potential for Social Work, liberation and leadership. https://twitter.com/Ianpresentshttps://www.ted.com/talks/ian_thomas_ian_thomas_the_gift_of_desperationSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Bo...
2020-04-1139 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 11 Kim Cormack from The Rees Foundation on Supporting Care Leavers During Covid 19Send a textIn this episode we take a look at how one organisation has responded to the needs of care leavers and care experienced people since Covid 19 took hold. The Rees Foundation is a national organisation and they work with people of all ages. http://www.reesfoundation.org/https://twitter.com/ReesFoundationhttps://www.instagram.com/reesfoundationSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then...
2020-04-0330 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 10 Sonya McMullan from Women's Aid Northern Ireland on Covid 19 and Domestic ViolenceSend a textSonya McMullan joins us from Women's Aid Northern Ireland to share some of the particular challenges for women and children during 'lockdown' and some of the local 'wins' that are making a difference.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin...
2020-04-0231 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 13 Helen Kemp from The Menopause Cafe on Trauma, Mental Health and LossSend a textHelen Kemp joins me in conversation about the menopause and how it can intersect with trauma and mental health and what might be coming up during Covid 19https://twitter.com/Menopause_CafeSupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on...
2020-04-0131 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 9 Nikki Leader on finding safety during the global crisis that is Covid 19Send a textIn this conversation, Lisa speaks with Nikki on finding safety through a lens of astrology, holistic health and spirituality. Nikki has been working in the field of holistic self-development, wellbeing with a particular interest in our connection to the universe for over 20 years.She is a speaker, spiritual mentor, guide,. Reiki Master, Healer (with a particular connection to horses) She is the voice of the journeys Into Stillness meditation programme, the founder of awakening events and in 2012 offered a talk called 'wake up the world is changing' so pretty re...
2020-03-3140 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 8 Gulwali Passarlay on Covid 19, Refugees and Being an Unaccompanied MinorSend a textGulwali Passarlay talks with Lisa about his 12 month journey from Afghanistan to the UK as a 12 year old and the reality of seeking refuge in the UK. Unpicking the network of traffickers, the fragility of life and building the empathy muscle.But his book and indeed the conversation is so much more than a story about a journey. It is a story of hope, of friendships and of the power of kindness. https://twitter.com/GulwaliPhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Lightless-Sky-Journey-Safety-Refugee/dp/1786497158Support the show
2020-03-2142 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 7 Dr Muna Abdi on Narratives, Anti-Racism and EducationSend a textDr Muna Abdi is a Leading Education consultant and independent researcher with over 10 years of experience in education, research and community engagement. She has previously worked as a youth worker and university lecturer and is currently the Director of MA Education Consultancy.Muna's work focuses primarily on educating practitioners in various fields on anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice as well as offering equity coaching and support as they embark on the challenge of creating anti-oppressive workspaces/practices. She suggests that there is little understanding or recognition of how historic trauma which is cumulative...
2020-03-0647 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 6 Dr Lucy Johnstone on the Power Threat Meaning FrameworkSend a textLucy joins the podcast where we look at alternatives to thinking about mental health other than the medical model in the context of Psychiatry. We look at lived experience and voices, the Power Threat Meaning framework, trauma informed care, the power of the medical model, drop the disorder and relational activism. Suggested further resources:'A disorder 4 everyone' events and resources: www.adisorder4everyone.com'A straight talking introduction to psychiatric diagnosis' https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/sti-diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosis has become one of the most c...
2020-02-2750 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 5 - Joanne Alper from Adoption Plus on How We Can Better Support Birth ParentsSend a textIn this episode we bring voices of lived experience together with therapeutic discourse and deepening our understanding about the realities of being a birth parent. We also touch on systemic challenges that do not seek to help but rather add to harm. Joanne is on Twitter and you can buy the book here and Adoption Plus can be found here. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time...
2020-02-0529 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 4 David Richmond on combat trauma, PTSD and relationshipsSend a textDavid Richmond the Director of the recently created Cabinet Office for Veteran Affairs talks with me about PTSD & combat trauma, the intensity of relationships and settling back into life after service. For the edited version of this conversation please head over to the podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts by searching for 'Lisa Cherry Trauma, Resonance, Resilience' and irritated dogs and fire alarms will have been edited out! Twitter David - @davidhopalong Lisa -@_lisacherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Pleas...
2020-01-3033 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 3 Karen Treisman on Trauma, Systems and Organisations.Send a textKaren Treisman joins us on the podcast this week to explore trauma, systems and organisational change with some deeper diving into Institutional Trauma and creating trauma-informed environments.We talk through power, privilege and social justice as an underpinning to trauma awareness.https://twitter.com/dr_treismanhttps://twitter.com/_LisaCherryhttp://www.safehandsthinkingminds.co.uk/https://www.lisacherry.co.uk/Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection...
2020-01-2338 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode 2 Bev Thomas, Author & Clinical Psychologist on her debut novelSend a textBev Thomas, Author & Clinical Psychologist, speaks candidly about her debut novel which asks us to consider whether the lies we tell ourselves are in fact the greatest lies of all...A compassionate and multi layered look at the messy reality of what it is to be human in the context of the private and professional spaces we inhabit. Twitter - @bevthomas20Twitter - @_lisacherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, o...
2020-01-1637 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason 2, Episode 1 - Relational Activism with Mike Clarke, Becca Dove, Tim FisherSend a textA deep conversation on relational activism in social work. Thinking collectively, interdependently and relationally. We unpick power, vulnerability, co-production, humanity and community. Read more about Relational Activism from Becca and Tim here: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/becoming_unstuck_with_relational_activismTwitter:https://twitter.com/MrMichaelHClar1https://twitter.com/BeccaDove2https://twitter.com/familygroupmeethttps://twitter.com/_LisaCherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one co...
2020-01-0951 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceSeason Two is Coming Soon!Send a textHappy New Year! What's coming up next in 2020? What are the themes that we are going to be looking at? Season Two is coming SOON! Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for D...
2020-01-0101 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceFinal Episode Reflections of Season OneSend a textIn this episode, Lisa Cherry is interviewed by Jon Reid from Oxford Brookes School of Education, to conclude this hugely successful Season One. Together they reflect on the last year drawing conclusions about what might lie ahead. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.
2019-10-3136 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Thirty Sally Donovan on the terrifying world that is 'county lines' and child exploitationSend a textSally Donovan, parent, adoptive parent and writer on therapeutic parenting, talks about child exploitation and the world of county lines and the impact that this has had on her family, on all children/young people and the erosion of it into our town centres. The reticence to deal with this is raised as a call to action. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a c...
2019-10-2432 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Nine Nick Hardwick on inspecting prisons, homelessness and scraping through UniversitySend a textNick Hardwick, Professor in Criminology, former CEO Centrepoint, former CEO Refugee Council and Former Chief Inspector HM Prisons, shares his wisdom on the prison system, homelessness and what a lifetime of working in these areas can teach us. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.
2019-10-1837 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Eight Anna Carlile on LGBTQ, Diversity and EducationSend a textAnna Carlisle, Senior Lecturer from Goldsmiths University on education, inclusion and diversity. Anna takes us on a journey around schools, school exclusion and LGBT Inclusion. Creating shifts, embedding into cultures. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram a...
2019-10-1138 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Seven Rob Loe on Relationships and How To Make Them Matter!Send a textThis podcast is about as Relationships Focused as it gets! Dr. Robert Loe is the Founder and Director of Relational Schools. A former teacher and senior leader, Robert now researches, writes and speaks on the importance of fostering positive relationships between key stakeholders in schools. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.c...
2019-10-0342 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Six Kim Golding on PACE, DDP and ConnectionSend a textIn this episode Kim Golding shares her journey and wisdom around how she came to become a certified DDP Practitioner through Dan Hughes work. Working with children who have endured early childhood and developmental trauma, Kim needed to find a model that placed safety and connection at the heart of this work.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn...
2019-09-2733 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Five Andi Brierley talks about living in and working in the criminal, justice systemSend a textBreaking the cycle is the amber nectar for so many people who come through the care system, school exclusion, addiction and the criminal justice system. Andi shares his journey from living in the system to working in the system, writing a book and being a parent!Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www...
2019-09-2036 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Four Kiran Gill On Education, Leadership and Making The DifferenceSend a textKiran Gill talks about her charity 'The Difference' which works with teachers who have stopped working in mainstream schools to work on developing their leadership potential to take up posts in alternative provisions. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, B...
2019-09-1331 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Three 'Annie' on grooming, being in care and surviving safeguardingSend a textWhat happens when your child is taken into care, removed from birth by the local authority that once has been your own 'corporate parent'? 'Annie' talks about the impact on her, her family and how this has spurred her on to relentlessly help others and support Social Workers in delivering the best practice.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! ...
2019-09-0636 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Two Stuart Guest on being a Head Teacher, Inclusion and AdoptionSend a textStuart Guest, a Birmingham Head Teacher, shares how he came to develop and lead an attachment aware school carrying The Timpson Award, what adoption has taught him and why inclusion is the answer for ALL pupils. Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. C...
2019-08-2932 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty One Sue Saunders on Human Givens Therapy for TraumaSend a textSue Saunders joins the podcast from the Human Givens Centre in Dublin and talks about Human Givens as an effective therapy for trauma recovery and how it is not necessary to talk about the trauma, making it a gentle and safe approach. Sue shares some of the key areas of this therapeutic intervention.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! ...
2019-08-2335 minTrauma | Resonance | ResilienceEpisode Twenty Mike Armiger on Suicide Prevention, Mental Health and AuthenticitySend a textMike Armiger shares his work with athletes, education and with Mental Health professionals. Together we explore how best to support someone sharing their suicidal thoughts and not medicalising normal responses to distress.Support the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky...
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