Episode 7 - Looking after your health & wellbeing in challenging times

We know it’s a challenging time at the moment, so we’re delving deep with a bumper episode with 10 awesome women changemakers putting health and wellbeing on the map! With our 7th episode our very first virtually recorded podcast, we haven’t let the COVID-19 lockdown stop us getting our podcast out there, so tune in to this jam-packed episode!

 

As social entrepreneurs, juggling multiple plates is a given! And as much as you'd like, your self-care probably isn’t at the top of your priorities list. So we’ve decided to dedicate this month to the value of self-care, health and wellbeing. We’ll share insights from women changemakers who have set up health and wellbeing ventures to support the community from innovative modest wear for those with dementia to a support network for new mums. 

 

First of all, we hear from a diverse range of inspiring women working and living in Salford providing valuable insights on why health and wellbeing is paramount for their social enterprises and the challenges that emerge. With Jasmin Bakhre @WomenWithWings3on why a tailored approach is vital when working with diverse communities, to the inspiring Michaela Parnell @MAParnellHS on why she set up HS Action Together @HsAction to provide valuable advice and support to sufferers of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) where none was available, from creating a community for sufferers to share their views to raising the profile of HS on a national and international scale. We also hear from the award winning Kimberley Bond from Visit from the Stork @VFTSeditor, on why she set up her social enterprise to support new mums and how B.O.O.B.S (Be Open On Breastfeeding in Salford) was born!

 

We’ve got the amazing Natasha Anand Boojihawan from @YourEarthClinic, with her inspiring story from burnout to rejuvenating health and the birth of Your Earth Clinic.  And how creating a holistic social enterprise has allowed her to achieve a work-life balance whilst fulfilling her life purpose.

 

You’ll get some health and wellbeing tips from female changemakers who are providing grassroots support to communities in the fields of brain injury, dementia, mental health and more! And finally we’ll end with some top health and wellbeing tips from how channelling your inner creativity can be a great medium to better health to the benefits of singing and mindfulness! So tune in to this bumper episode, definitely not one to be missed!

 

Special Thanks to Salford CVS @SalfordCVS for supporting this month’s podcast and the work we do! 

 

 

Natasha Anand Boojihawan @YourEarthClinic, Heather Henry @HeatherHenry4 from  @BreathChamps, Kimberley Bond  from Visit from the Stork @VFTSeditor, 

Michaela Parnell @MAParnellHS from HS Action Together @HsAction, Jasmin Bakhre from Women with Wings @WomenWithWings3, Barbara Lewis from Limon Attire @LimonAttire, Rachel from Plastic Shed @Plastic_Shed, Emma Lenihan from Calm Connections @calmcic and Karen Howarth from Brain Health Breakthrough @brainhealthCIC, 

 

For more info on our upcoming events, visit our eventbrite page. 

 

For more info on Calm Connections and their family mindfulness support visit www.calmconnections.org/

 

For advice and support for new mums and breastfeeding mums in Salford from Visit from the Stork http://www.visitfromthestork.co.uk

 

For creative ideas on how to upcycle your plastic – a great lockdown activity, visit www.plasticshed.org/save-plastic-from-the-bin

 

 

Supporting Women in Social Enterprise is a MIC Media Production @MICmediaUK and is produced and edited by Vic Elizabeth Turnbull @SilentVic