#ListeninPodcast: Recent Episodes
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We are 3 Speech and Language Therapists working in the healthcare sector. We will be sharing our experiences as black women living and working in the UK. We hope to inspire and encourage you to be your true authentic self - wherever you are.
On this episode of the #ListenInMeets series, we speak with Dr Lisha Sheil- a Clinical Psychologist. Lisha shared some of her experiences with us as well as her valuable insight about matters such as racial trauma, racial discrimation and racism.
On this episode of the #ListenIn Podcast, we discussed the importance of allyship, what it mean to us and shared some experiences we have had in this regard. As always, we also shared some tips for how to move forward.
On this episode of the #ListenIn Podcast, we spoke with Faizal, a Highly Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist. Faizal candidly shares about his experiences of being a male SLT in a predominantly female profession, the influences of culture and religion in shaping his identity and the racial discrimination he has faced as a result. Faizal also gives his top tips to embracing your identity at work and the importance of speaking up about issues that are important to you. His is a story of overcoming challenging experiences, resilience and sheer determination. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Inspired by Rough Translation podcast, we had a conversation about identity and our experiences of being cultural insiders but also outsiders. We touched on some of the assumptions made about us based on our cultural background and shared some tips/ideas for moving forward.
You can listen to their episode here: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation
On this episode of the #ListenIn Podcast, we spoke with Angela Tella who is the principle consultant at Illumina lifestyle consulting. Amongst other things, she is a Dietitian, Author, Speaker and Publisher. For further information on Angela and all her amazing work including directions on how to purchase her books, please visit https://angelatella.com/ If you are lucky, you might get a special bundle offer on both books.
On this episode, we discussed about our rights in the workplace, values we place on ourselves and our work, what we have learnt along the way and shared some thoughts on what people and organisations can do to help.
On this episode, we chat with Rex, a Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader in Accounting at a university in London. He shares his passion for supporting students who have been "written off" and how he uses his experiences and knowledge to inspire and encourage others to fulfil their full learning potential.
In the first of our #ListenIn Meets episodes we interview Michelle. She is a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse and Children's Safeguarding Advisor in the UK. We spent time discussing Michelle's journey into this role, her challenges and successes and the importance of cultural competency in our professions.
On this episode, we discussed assumptions/ stereotypes we all have based on a talk by renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. For context, her original talk can be found at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
We are back with a new season! This episode, we reflect the lessons learnt from our first season and how we feel about being open.
Anya shared her very challenging experience on her first job as a newly qualified Therapist.
This week we share our own experiences of progression within our roles. This is the final part of a 2 part discussion and we invite you to join us, share your thoughts, experiences so we can move forward together.
This week we talked about some statistics around progression for people of BAME origin. We also considered impact of educational, societal and media influences on the same. As always, we look forward to hearing your experiences as well.
What is 'work life balance'? Is it important? What can we do to make it better? 🤔 Listen to our thoughts and experiences in this episode. Remember you can share your ideas and tips on our social media platforms
This is big topic with daily impact on all of our lives...what does identity really mean to you?
This week we looked back at the people who supported us from the beginning of our careers to where we are now.
On today's episode, we talked about the "imposter syndrome". Do have a listen and let us know if you do/ do not have this syndrome as well as anything you do to help yourself overcome it.
We had a chat about whether we feel able to be our authentic selves at work, the barriers that get in the way and what we have done to overcome these challenges. Listen in!
We will be launching out first episode on Wednesday - here is a quick snippet of our conversation