A conversation with Angela Byrne, a clinical psychologist working in the NHS who has worked within the Black & Minority Ethnic access service and with the marginalised religious and cultural communities of East London. Angela shares her journey with community psychology ideas, values and practice and her reflections on the Covid-19 pandemic. Some relevant links and resources below: Recipes of Life: https://dulwichcentre.com.au/recipes-for-life-by-natale-rudland-wood/ Social Kitchen: This facebook page (now inactive) provides an overview of the project: https://www.facebook.com/SocialKitchenCIC A video here: https://www.facebook.com/SocialKitchenCIC/videos/713765132038765 Mamma’s to market: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/154177987219143897/?fb_ref=154178124651696859%3A95b4ea46532c6ba7763e&fbclid=IwAR2O4lz9k2xDqHwu-8x-AqiBBfkRJCDXRNsV7_TtIKkA4ZmWi3eLd9Wcszg Regarding Collective Narrative Practices/Tree of Life: Founder of the Tree of Life - Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo - Original paper here: http://inee-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/Tree_of_LIfe,_child_therapy_in_South_Africa.pdf Read about the Tree of Life methodology being used cross-culturally: https://dulwichcentre.com.au/the-tree-of-life/ Ncazelo now runs Phola.org: https://phola.org/tree-of-life/ Angela’s work with the Trailblazer’s Project: https://smnolas.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/trailblazers_final-programme.pdf https://dulwichcentre.com.au/the-tree-of-life/england/using-the-tree-of-life-with-the-trailblazers-group/ Angela Byrne et al's work written up in Context, Issue 117: “A powerful piece of work”: African and Caribbean men talking about the ‘tree of life’ (contact us for a copy). Working with religious, spiritual, cultural communities Byrne et al., 2017 Working together to break the ‘circles of fear’ between Muslim communities and mental health services https://clinpsychnick.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/angela-bryne-and-shirin-mustafa-building-bridges-psychology-community-and-faith-groups-in-tower-hamlets.pdf Work within Kurdish/Turkish Community: http://derman.org.uk/en/