First Impressions

Simon Blake

A special bonus episode for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, I'm chatting to Simon Blake, Chief Executive, MHFA England. In a world where we’re told to think one thing or the other - we discuss what leadership with compassion and understanding looks like. Simon also delves into his childhood, navigating coming out to his parents, as well as giving honest advice to others in similar positions. Thank you Simon! Links: * Mental Health First Aid [www.mhfaengland.org] England Website * Off the Top of Your Head Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-the-top-of-your-head-podcast/id1483926913] * @MHFAEngland [instagram.com/MHFAEngland] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/mhfaengland/mycompany/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cherylee Houston

For the final episode of the season, I'm so honoured to introduce Corrie legend Cherylee Houston who plays Izzy Armstrong! We talk all things bumpy cobbles, disability advocacy and Cherylee's journey to acting. It's an absolute corker of an episode, thanks so much to Cherylee for joining me! Find Cherylee on: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cheryleehouston/] TripleC [https://triplec.org.uk/] Find more about First Impressions and the host Gem Turner on gemturner.com [gemturner.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ash Tyson (nohunidonthavetiktok)

If you don't know her already, meet Ash. With over 100,000 followers Ash has curated the most raw and hilarious TikTok page. With the perfect balance of humour mixed with honest ADHD chats you're bound to love Ash by the end of this chat if you don't already know her Find Ash on: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nohunidonthavetiktok?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Ash_Tyson] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tysonashlynne/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nick Kennedy

I loved chatting with Nick this week on First Impressions. He has a lot of impressive achievements to his name but here's a lil summary: an Amputee & Disability advocate, Physical Disability Rugby League player World Cup winners, and Castleford Tigers RLFC Captain! Wowzer! We had a really raw open chat about identifying as disabled, community and resilience. Thanks so much Nick! Find Nick on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/who_needs_two_arms/ Thank you so much for listening/watching - find me on Instagram @gem_turner or my website gemturner.com! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Holly Girven

In this episode, I introduce one of my good friends, Holly Girven. Holly is a wheelchair-using barrister who shares all about life with OI (Brittle Bones) in like me, living in London. We discuss growing up around a shared community and gaining independence with some top tips for others along the way. Huge thank you to Holly for sharing her experience with me, I hope you find it as insightful as I did. Watch on YouTube [https://youtu.be/MHnjctWWy-I] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.