Inclusion

World Bipolar Day

World Bipolar Day

Did you know World Bipolar Day falls on March 30th? It’s held on Van Gogh’s birthday, since he was posthumously diagnosed with the disorder. It felt like a good moment to talk about bipolar—something that affects around 60 million people worldwide.

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ADHD Top Tips

ADHD Top Tips

This blog post is about sure-fire concentration hacks for people with ADHD. For those of you who just can’t face a big ‘ole block of text, I’ve summarised each hack under the subheading ‘skip to the tip’.

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Veganuary

Veganuary

Instead of trying to guilt or scare people into change, what if I just shared my story? The why, how, and what of my journey from meat enthusiast to full-blown vegan. Maybe, just maybe, it will inspire you to give Veganuary a go.

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5 Myths About Migrants

5 Myths About Migrants

When we hear the word “migration,” we might think of birds flying to warmer climates, instinctively seeking better conditions to survive and thrive. It’s not so different for people. Migration is about resilience, hope, and the courage to pursue a better life—whether that’s for safety, opportunity, or the chance to start again.

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Who’s High Potential?

Who’s High Potential?

How could everyone have the same high potential in a world with so much inequality. So many outward signs of successful lives and careers screamed that some people have it and other people don’t. The outside world is quick to show the very clear and very real differences between who can and who can’t. But appearances can be very deceptive…

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Dyspraxia Week

Dyspraxia Week

This Dyspraxia week we have the chance to consider our friends and coworkers who may still struggle with tasks that we take for granted and provide an opportunity for them to share some of their lived experience with us.

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Sign Languages Day

Sign Languages Day

One of the primary goals of International Day Of Sign Languages is actually to protect and preserve deaf culture, and part of that effort is to keep the individual sign language dialects alive. But the trouble with preserving any language, spoken or signed, is that languages are living things.

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Equal Pay Day

Equal Pay Day

As we approach International Equal Pay Day on September 18th, it’s an opportunity to look at where we’re at, reflect on how far we still have to go, and see if maybe we can lock this thing down before, say, the next ice age.

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Nelson Mandela Day

Nelson Mandela Day

I knew a little (not enough!) about Nelson Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid revolutionary. But beyond his imprisonment and global reputation for peace, there were serious gaps in my knowledge. So, let’s learn together…

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World Schizophrenia Day

World Schizophrenia Day

Imagine hearing voices or seeing things that aren’t actually there. How would you feel if it seemed like people were out to get you and you couldn’t figure out who you could trust? Sadly, there’s so much stigma surrounding schizophrenia that those dealing with the condition can feel pushed to the margins of society, when they are most in need of empathy and support.

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Approaching Ramadan

Approaching Ramadan

If you’re aware of Ramadan and know it has something to do with giving up food and drink during the daytime, then welcome into my shoes for a few moments – it might help join the dots between the ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ sign in the grocery shop, the mosque and colleagues booking some of their annual leave during the month.

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Women In History

Women In History

Women’s stories are all too often left out of history books, which is why, when I was scrolling through our Inclusion Calendar for March, Women’s History Month seemed like the perfect subject to dive into…

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