Changing it Up

Podcast series - Changing It Up: Rewriting Social Care

Did you know Bryony Shannon was once paraded through the streets of Leicester dressed as a pint of Guinness? No? Well, that’s exactly the kind of scoop you can expect from Changing It Up and Clenton’s legendary ‘Famous Five’ questions.In this latest episode, we dive deep into a rich conversation with Bryony about the power of language and her upcoming book which is due out this September.Together, we explore: * How language shapes the culture of social care. * How it influences identity and can take on a life of its own. * Moving from ‘them and us’ to ‘all of us’. * Reframing the core purpose of Adult Social Care. * Why relationships, connection, and trust matter most. * Clenton’s personal reflections on drawing on care and support. * How to stop using language to ‘filter people out’ and instead use it to ‘bring people in’. * The importance of belonging. * A timely, thoughtful unpacking of the word ‘prevention’. Wow! This one’s a must-listen for fans of Bryony’s brilliant blog, anyone excited about her upcoming book, and everyone working to champion real change in social care!

Podcast series - Changing It Up: An Equipment Matters Special

After a few years away, Clenton and Nick are back - relaunching Changing It Up, aka CommChats, the Community Catalysts Podcast. Get ready for some fascinating and useful reflections from a diverse mix of guests who are truly changing it up and breaking the mould in social care, community work, health, housing, and beyond. Our first guest, the inspirational Isaac Samuels, joins us to reflect on the 'Equipment Matters' co-production group, exploring all things community equipment and co-production. Through an in-depth discussion, we get to the heart of what makes community equipment work through the lens and lived experience of those who use it. And what about those quick-fire questions we hear you asking. Are they still a thing? Oh, absolutely. But they’ve had a bit of a refresh. We've retired our classics e.g. 'What would you do with a million quid?' and 'Where do you like to go on holiday?' and replaced them with the all-new Clenton’s 'Famous Five'… or four (time dependent). Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

Podcast series - Changing It Up: Relaunch promo

After a few years away, Clenton and Nick are back - relaunching Changing It Up, aka CommChats, the Community Catalysts Podcast. Get ready for some fascinating and useful reflections from a diverse mix of guests who are truly changing it up and breaking the mould in social care, community work, health, housing, and beyond. Stay tuned for the first episode on Equipment Matters which is coming soon...

Podcast series - Changing it up: The power of language

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.    In our ninth episode, Bryony Shannon talks about the power of language and her blog series which explores the detrimental effect language can have on people.    "We can't change what we do without changing our language." – Bryony Shannon    Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko Date recorded: November 2021

Podcast series - Changing it up: A vision for the future of social care

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.    In our eighth episode, Anna Severwright, co-convener of Social Care Future, talks about the Social Care Future vision: “We all want to live in the place we call home with the people and things that we love in communities where we look out for one another, doing the things that matter to us”….and how it’s essential to include people who draw on social care in those conversations.    "If people actually had the freedom and choice and be trusted to be able to do something a bit more flexibly they would choose to do something different. So we do need more money in social care, but we also need to be able to start using things more imaginatively…innovatively, trying out different models…we know some of them work." – Anna Severwright    Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko Date recorded: 5th July 2021