Welcome to episode 4 of Blondy’s people. You can watch the video interview….be prepared for plenty of belly laughs… Be warned…. there is a lot of info in this blog….a lot of links…videos….greatness. So, get comfy. Growing up I didn’t have many role models. I just had lost of people around me that I knew…
Blondy’s People….Jenny @Bear Face Theatre
Episode 3 of Blondy’s people is here! Today I am speaking to Jenny Walmsley fromBear Face Theatre. We made a video that you can’t watch HERE, and I can tell you now it may have a little swearing. Growing up I was not the academic type. Never have been. It’s something I had to work at…
Blondy’s People …. Luke Goldie-McSorley
Watch our interview here. I have done lots of work in Essex and have always been blown away by the good work I have seen going on. I was introduced to Essex by Junior Smart who told me that I HAD to be part of what they were doing. So, I did, and it was…
Blondy’s People: A Interview With Naomi Donald
So, this is my first interview……and what a way to start! Let’s be clear….I don’t know how to edit….wait…I don’t know how to interview….so with this it is very much “What you see is what you get” a down to earth interview (I would say more of a natter) with some of the people I…
Blondy’s People…..
Blondy’s people Blondy, if you didn’t know, was my nickname growing up. There were plenty of blonde girls around, but I have always been Blondy. Everyone called me it, Even my mum. I would be in my room and she would call “Blond (Yes, a shortened version of Blondy) go to the shop for me”….
#YouAreNotAlone… At Home Shouldn’t Mean At Risk
Trigger warning. Maybe I typed that trigger warning for myself. I’m going to talk about domestic violence. I have done a few times in my blogs and there is also a podcast available. It’s something that I feel so strongly about it feels like I can’t breathe at times. This may be a long one….sorry…
#iwasblamed
#iwasblamed Jessica Taylor…where do I start. The first time I saw her talk was at my first feminist conference. She was an epic blur of tattoos, great hair, mouth like a sewer and a truth teller. Just my kind of women. If you have not read her stuff….do it now. NOW. Jessica is a champion…
THIS IS A CALL FOR ACTION…..FROM A NURSE ON THE FRONT LINE….
I have just finished clapping for front line workers. It gets me every time. The first week I really cried. This week I felt quite proud. Anyway…this is a call to action. I don’t often do them so…. sit up and listen. Its mad how people’s lives’ weave in and out of each other. Its…
Mental Health… Hidden Truma…and COVID -19
I have been here before. Not in a pandemic, no. But I have been in situations where things are happening to me and around me that I can’t control. I have known that fear before. I hate to ever speak for others, but I think that anyone who suffered trauma growing up, maybe even in…
But how will my daughter cope with lock-down…..
I don’t know how may blogs I will start like this…I guess until it’s not an issue anymore…. but I am struggling to write. Not due to lack of material. Just because I am struggling to calm my thoughts. So much has gone through my head over the past few weeks. I worry, no matter…
Out of the Shadows 