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On The OutsideAS WE REST: Soraya Abdel-Hadi is Prompted by NatureText us your views -- we'll share some on the next episodeFollowing on from the last episode on 'interviewing as an ally', this is the first episode in a series of crossovers where we share interviews with some of our previous panellists. This episode comes from a podcast called Prompted by Nature, from the very aptly named Helen Forester. Helen chats to creative people to learn how nature feeds into and inspires there work, and in this episode she speaks to Soraya Abdel-Hadi. Listeners of On The Outside will know Soraya from episode on...2024-04-251h 17
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 164: Kendal Mountain Festival Live 23, The Power of Storytelling - New PerspectivesEpisode 164 of The Adventure Podcast is a special live episode recorded at Kendal Mountain Festival 2023. This is a definite deviation from our standard episode format, and instead of focussing on a single individual, this is the recording of a live panel discussion in front of a crowd. Matt co-hosted this discussion alongside Matt Barr, who runs the Looking Sideways podcast, and is joined by guests Adam Raja, Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Lauren MacCallum. The theme of this roundtable was The Power of Storytelling - New Perspectives, and covers vulnerability in storytelling, how to take climate storytelling out of the echo...2023-12-041h 00
Looking Sideways Action Sports PodcastEpisode 219: Looking Sideways x The Adventure Podcast Roundtable Special!Welcome to an extra-special episode of Roundtable, free for all subscribers, and a collaboration with my pal and podcasting peer Matt Pycroft of the brilliant Adventure Podcast, recorded live in front of an audience at the 2023 Kendal Mountain Festival.This conversation came about when Kendal founder and friend of the show Steve Scott asked myself and Matt to pull together a panel for a discussion on the topic of The Power of Storytelling - New Perspectives. We invited our pals Adam Rajah, Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Roundtable regular Lauren MacCallum to join us, and this conversation is the...2023-11-291h 09Looking Sideways Action Sports PodcastEpisode 219: Looking Sideways x The Adventure Podcast Roundtable Special!Welcome to an extra-special episode of Roundtable, free for all subscribers, and a collaboration with my pal and podcasting peer Matt Pycroft of the brilliant Adventure Podcast, recorded live in front of an audience at the 2023 Kendal Mountain Festival.This conversation came about when Kendal founder and friend of the show Steve Scott asked myself and Matt to pull together a panel for a discussion on the topic of The Power of Storytelling - New Perspectives. We invited our pals Adam Rajah, Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Roundtable regular Lauren MacCallum to join us, and this conversation is the...2023-11-291h 09
Prompted by Nature6.2a Katherine May: Creating EnchantmentWelcome to series 6, episode 2 of the Prompted by Nature. I’m Helen and I hope this finds you well. Lots going on on this side of things but I’m going to jump straight into today’s episode.
If you enjoy non-fiction at the moment today you may have heard of today’s guest, Katherine May.
Katherine is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficu...2023-06-111h 00
The Everyday Adventure PodcastCreating Community & Being an Expert Beginner - Soraya Abdel-HadiSend us a textSoraya Abdel-Hadi is the founder of All the Elements, a community working to increase diversity in the outdoors. Her passion for the outdoors stemmed from childhood and she has carried this through her career ever since. After working as an equestrian journalist, she left in 2014 to study Sustainability in Business. Through her work as a sustainability professional, writer and artist, she aims to help as many people as possible to find their own connection with nature, motivating them in turn to protect it. She also offers coaching, facilitation and consultancy through her business...2023-05-2736 minPrompted by Nature5.7a Rebecca Beattie: ‘Rediscovering Nature’s Seasons and Cycles’Welcome to series 5, episode 7 of the Prompted by Nature podcast. I hope you’re doing well and keeping warm if it’s as cold where you are as it is here. Well, it’s the final episode of 2022 and I’m very excited that this week’s guest is the one who will help us draw it to a close. i’ll be taking a short break but will be back to continue series 5 in the new year.
This week, I’m speaking with Dr Rebecca Beattie. Rebecca is a Wiccan Priestess with a PhD in Creative Writing, whose chi...2022-12-1754 minOn The OutsideIt's time for the outdoor sector to talk about MONEY...Text us your views -- we'll share some on the next episodeIt's time to talk about money in the outdoor sector. I know there are individuals and groups having these conversations on a case-by-case level. We decided not to talk about this on the podcast until now because we didn’t want to be outing individual experiences with payment.But in August, Matt Barr from the Looking Sideways podcast posted this:Open Thread: is it ever OK for brands not to pay creatives or contributors fairly for their time and expertise?...2022-10-101h 05
Looking Sideways Action Sports PodcastType 2: Episode 026 - Soraya Abdel-Hadi“I’m very hyper-aware of my privilege and background, so I didn’t feel like I was the right person to be speaking on these subjects. But people kept on asking me. I realised I was doing everyone a disservice by saying ‘No, I’m not going to talk publicly’. It didn’t mean someone else was going to step in to that space, so I needed to find a way that I would be able to support other people’s voices”This week’s guest is Soraya Abdel-Habdi, a writer, artist and activist from Hampshire who is the founder of Al...2022-09-1456 minLooking Sideways Action Sports PodcastType 2: Episode 026 - Soraya Abdel-Hadi“I’m very hyper-aware of my privilege and background, so I didn’t feel like I was the right person to be speaking on these subjects. But people kept on asking me. I realised I was doing everyone a disservice by saying ‘No, I’m not going to talk publicly’. It didn’t mean someone else was going to step in to that space, so I needed to find a way that I would be able to support other people’s voices”This week’s guest is Soraya Abdel-Habdi, a writer, artist and activist from Hampshire who is the founder of Al...2022-09-1456 min
On The OutsideShould topless climbing be banned? (with Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Carlos Casas)Text us your views -- we'll share some on the next episodeIn this episode, Francesca is joined by Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements, and Carlos Casas of Colour Up Bristol, to talk about a London climbing centre banning topless climbing. this conversation was inspired by an Instagram post by Scottish Climber Robbie Phillips. See the post yourself here:https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWgVDOMiMV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D We share our own thoughts on topless climbing/culture, toxic masculinaty in climbing gyms, whether the top-off ban is justified, and other p...2022-09-0642 minPrompted by Nature4.12b 'Nourishing your Creativity': Prompt for my Conversation with Soraya Abdel-HadiIn this prompt, I encourage you to try something new - painting, sculpting, writing, sewing! Life is about variety and we can nourish our creatives selves by trying out lots of different things, something Soraya spoke of in the conversation.
Let me know what you try and how it helps you in your main creative practice.
Happy creating!
Helen x2022-07-2005 minPrompted by Nature4.12a Soraya Abdel-Hadi: 'Finding my Creative Voice through Nature'Action point: All the Elements, the CIC founded by today's guest. Go to alltheelements.co and have a look around at their resources pages, the directory and everything they’re doing and have coming up. You can also find them on Instagram and Twitter @alltheelements_
Today I’m speaking with Soraya Abdel-Hadi. Soraya is a powerhouse of creativity. She is an award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. She believes in taking a holistic approach to making the world a better place, and writes about sustainability, nature and adventure travel. Soraya is Lo...2022-07-171h 11
On The OutsideThoughts from Kendal Mountain Festival 2021Text us your views -- we'll share some on the next episodeIn the final episode of Season One, On The Outside producer Francesca Turauskis is joined at Kendal Mountain Festival by Kirsty Pallas of Our Shared Outdoors and Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements. They discuss the 2021 festival, talk about their best bits, diversity at the festival, expectations versus reality and why they've not been to the festival before.Plus we hear thoughts from listeners, panellists and speakers who were at the festival, including:@frit_tam@iona.adventuring2021-12-0643 min
On The OutsideResponses to racism on Ben Nevis, the ethics of horses in sport, and thoughts on outdoors festivalsText us your views -- we'll share some on the next episodeIn this episode, host Francesca Turauskis is joined by All The Elements Founder Soraya Abdel-Hadi, Black Girls Hike London Leader Oge Ejizu and Outside Our Way creator Ani Patas.Topics covered include the responses from the outdoors community (both individuals and groups) after a racist stunt on Ben Nevis; whether horses should be used in outdoors and competitive sports following controversies at the Olympics; and our opinions on outdoors festivals.READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE INDIVIDUALS...2021-08-1544 min
Tough Girl PodcastSoraya Abdel-Hadi - Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_Soraya believes in taking a holistic approach to making the world a better place, and writes about sustainability, nature and adventure travel. Soraya is Lonely Planet Sustainable Storyteller 2021 and founder of the All The Elements – a community working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors. Soraya in her own words: In 2014, I left my ‘dream job’ to make a difference. I kickstarted my new career by studying sustainability for business. As a reward to myself for handing in my dissertation, I went wild camping and canoeing on the Mississippi river. This trip was far more than an adventure holiday – it was a re-c...2021-07-0147 min
The Women's EditionS2, E2 Diversity Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-HadiI absolutely loved this interview. I talked to Soraya Abdel-Hadi who is the founder of All the Elements, a community working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors and she is also a contemporary female adventurer. There are large segments of our population who are underrepresented, under promoted and under supported in our outdoor spaces, but there are also individuals, community groups and organisations working to create change and All the Elements is their community.In 2014, Soraya left her career as an equestrian journalist to study sustainability for business, achieving a One Planet MBA, and since...2021-06-2442 min
The Earth Sea Love Podcast027 - Working to include All The Elements in the Great Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-HadiSoraya Abdel-Hadi is an award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors.
In this episode you get to enjoy the conversation around:
Lockdown fatigue
Paying attention to the seasons.
All the Elements
Building community to create diversity in the outdoors
Creativity to bring about change
Barriers to equitable access to the outdoors
Fear - internal and external
The dominate image of the Great Outdoors is male
Operating from a place of privilege
Mixed heritage backgrounds
Getting an outdoors fix with horses and climbing
Working with women and sustainability through a holistic l...2021-05-1757 min
Extraordinary Ordinary You#E3- Soraya Abdel-Hadi - Writer, Activist, Will Try Anything Once - Life's Hard, But It’s Going To Be OkayBy now you are probably used to EOW podcast going in with big topics, and this episode is no different. We talk about all sorts of different outdoor activities, from climbing, to canoeing, how Soraya will try any outdoors activity once, and how you can get started and try them out too. And of course we tackle some big questions. Like why doesn’t outdoors clothing fit different body types? What Authenticity really means (Soraya studied authenticity and her answer goes big) and how her life journey meandered from a Law degree to yard assistant. We also talk about he...2020-11-301h 28
Turn On The LightEpisode Sixteen - The Black Footed Ferret Part 2. Featuring Soraya Abdel-HadiWelcome to part 2 of the first two-parter of the podcast! This episode concludes my favourite conservation success story of the Black Footed Ferret and concludes Series 1 of Turn On The Light! My special guest Soraya Abdel-Hadi speaks to us further about her experiences, diversity in the outdoors, ways to help conserve our planet, and generally shares words of wisdom. You can follow her adventures on Instagram and Twitter @sorayaearth and our first person to follow on Pinterest under that same username - sorayaearth. There is also of course Soraya's own lovely website where you can delve into her world through...2020-08-3157 minTurn On The LightEpisode Fifteen - The Black Footed Ferret. Featuring Soraya Abdel-HadiThis exciting episode is part 1 of 2! That's right, we have a two-parter episode to round off Season 1 of Turn On The Light! Which also means this is the penultimate episode!! I had to save my favourite conservation success story for the crescendo of the season... A fuzzy little carnivore that was one declared extinct in the wild.. not once, but twice! It is of course the adorable face of intensive, successful captive breeding, the Black Footed Ferret. My special guest this week has many strings to her bow and is always striving to use all of her skills towards the...2020-08-1645 min